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Camflo

Past Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278879
MAS/MILS ID 1220500019
Record type Site
Current site name Camflo
Alternate or previous names Malarctic, Camflo/Malarctic, Orion Deep Zone

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.04216, 48.14279 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.04216, 48.14279
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 40N
    Length 750M
    Width 687M
    Depth to top 122M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:40N
    Date of Last Modification 861204

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORE BODY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORPHYRITIC MONZONITE STOCK INTRUDED INTO SEDIMENTS FORMING A SERIES OF PARALLEL NORTHWEST STRIKING FAULTS, WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CHANNELWAYS FOR THE ORE FORMING SOLUTION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1965
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Val D'Or

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Barrick Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
    First year 1966
    Last year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Description Gold Ore Mined 332000 Metric Tonnes Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 332000mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Gold Ore Mined 353000 Metric Tonnes Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 353000mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Gold Ore Mined 421000 Metric Tonnes Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 421000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Gold Ore Mined 427000 Metric Tonnes Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 427000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Gold Ore Mined 418000 Metric Tonnes Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 418000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 3.63g Au 316749 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 316749mt 4g/mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 3.18g Au 330530 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 330530mt 3g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 2.94g Au 349375 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 349375mt 3g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 2.77g Au 321525 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 321525mt 3g/mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 3.01g Au 300000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 300000mt 3g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • MINE CEASED OPERATION IS OCTOBER 1992:
  • DESCRIPTION SHOWS MILL FEED GRADES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 2532000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2532000mt ore
    Total resources 2532000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4 g/mt Gold Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 411390mt ore
    Total resources 411390mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.394 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 90719mt ore
    Total resources 90719mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.371 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 411390mt ore
    Total resources 411390mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.394 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES ESTIMATE FOR PROPERTY EVALUATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1925M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1720
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.68
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE DILUTION OF THE ORE IS 10%. 75% OF THE UNDERGROUND MINING IS DONE BY LONGHOLE SUB- LEVEL STOPING. THE OTHER 25% INVOLVES SHRINKAGE AND RIB- PILLAR STOPING.
  • THE DORE BULLION IS SHIPPED TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, IN OTTAWA, FOR SEPARATION OF GOLD & SILVER, AND REFINEMENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNUAL REPORT, CAMFLO MINES LTD., 1980.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-92, PAGE 39.

  • Deposit

    ACRES DAVY MCKEE. GOLD MINING IN CANADA.

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORTS, CAMFLO MINES LTD. (1966-80)

  • Deposit

    BOYLE, R.W. THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD AND IT'S DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, BULLETIN 280, 1979, 584 PP.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK. NORTHERN MINER PRESS, 1966-1981.

  • Deposit

    FINANCIAL POST CORP., REPORT ON CAMFLO MINES LTD., MCLEAN

  • Deposit

    HUNTER LTD., 1980.

  • Deposit

    LATULIPPE. AN OVERVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD PROSPECTS

  • Deposit

    AND DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTHWEST QUEBEC. GEOLOGY DIVISION CIM

  • Deposit

    GOLD SYMPOSIUM AND FIELD EXCURSION, 1981, PP. 1-5.

  • Deposit

    LYDALL, J.W. OPERATING DATA SHEETS- GOLD MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES. FIRST MARATHON SECURITIES LTD., 1981.

  • Deposit

    MAKILA, A. CAMFLO MINES LTD. GEOLOGY DIVISION CIM GOLD

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM AND FIELD EXCURSION, 1980, PP. 65-69.

  • Deposit

    MERRILL LYNCH, STOCK ANALYSIS REPORT, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MIEKLE, B.K. CAMFLO MINES LTD.- GEOLOGY AND MINING, CAN.

  • Deposit

    INST. MIN. METALL. BULL., V. 63, NO. 74, 1970,PP. 1406-1410.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN BARRICK RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1991 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Deposit

    P27.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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