Norita Mine

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279241
MAS/MILS ID 1220500054
Record type Site
Current site name Norita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.64963, 49.7667 (WGS84)
Elevation 295

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
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.64963, 49.7667

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1963

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Orchan Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda Mines Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Measured 317000mt ore
    Demonstrated 317000mt ore
    Total resources 317000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1979
    Copper Cu 1.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
    Silver Ag 24 g/mt Silver Minor 1979

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 496M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 816
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.194.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN.1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185,1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, NEW OREBODY FOR ORCHAN LOOKS IMPORTANT;

  • Deposit

    AUG. 10, 1978, P.1,6.

  • Deposit

    VITUNSKI, STEPHEN, ORCHAN HITS HIGH GRADE COPPER AT NORITA;

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, OCT. 5, 1978, P.1,17.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, ORCHAN PLANS PRODUCTION FROM NEW NORITA

  • Deposit

    OREBODY IN MID - '79; NOV. 9, 1978, P.23.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, PYX PLANNING UNDERWRITING AND LISTING

  • Deposit

    INTEREST FOCUASES ON NORITA DISCOVERY; NOV . 16, 1978, P1

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, ORCHAN MILL IS NOW ASSURED FEED FOR EIGHT TO

  • Deposit

    10 YEARS; JAN.4, 1979, P.3.

  • Deposit

    VITUNSKI, STEPHEN, PYX HEADING FOR LISTING, OIL & GAS WITH

  • Deposit

    OVER $300,000 IN TREASURY; FEB. 1, 1979, P.1,6.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, RAYROCK OIL, GAS AND GOLD AUGMENT NORITA

  • Deposit

    HOLDINGS; MAY 31, 1979, P.24.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-620-PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED 1976 WITH ORE TO BE TREATED ORCHAN MILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.