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Canadian Mine

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283035
MRDS ID M001975
MAS/MILS ID 0040070073
Record type Site
Current site name Canadian Mine
Alternate or previous names Asbestos King
Related records 10027089

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.54209, 33.80588 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Hoof Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005 N 017 E 21 S2SWSE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Chrysotile Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Wollastonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.54209, 33.80588
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.6M
    Length 250M
    Width 130M
    Depth to top 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 250
    Date of Last Modification 821124
  • Area 15HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • TYPE OF WALLROCK ALTERATION IS MAINLY SERPENTINIZATION OF LIMESTONE. THE DEPTH TO MINERALIZATION FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL WITHIN WHICH THE OREBODY LIES IS ABOUT 250 METERS. THE AREA OF MINERALIZATION PROPOSED TO BE MINED INCLUDES ONLY THE NORTH HALF OF THE AREA IN WHICH WORKINGS EXIST. THE SOUTHERN AREA HAS HAD LIMITED EXPLORATION, BUT SINCE NO DATA EXIST ON THE ORE GRADE IN THIS AREA, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EVALUATION. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO RESOURCE POTENTIAL IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DEPOSIT. THE LIMESTONE IS FLAT-LYING. THE OREBODY DIMENSIONS ARE FROM A MAP BY D.W. JAQUAYS THAT WAS INCLUDED IN A REPORT BY AGETON (1954). CALCULATIONS OF TOTAL RESERVES DONE FROM THESE DIMENSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE TONNAGES IN THE Q DATA SET BECAUSE THE Q-P50, Q-P25, AND Q-P10 VALUES SHOWN ARE ESTIMATES BY KRAL (1976) WHICH ARE BASED ON A LARGER OREBODY AREA THAN THE ONE MAPPED BY JAQUAYS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1920

Mining district

District name Salt River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jaquays Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office 1219 S. 19th Ave, Phoenix Az 85009
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE MILL IS OWNED BY D.W. JAQUAYS MINING AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPANY. IT IS LEASED BY THE MINE OWNER- OPERATOR, JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION. THE MINE IS CURRENTLY UNDER LEASE TO PHILLIPS URANIUM CORP. FOR PURPOSES OF URANIUM EXPLORATION, BUT JAQUAYS BELIEVES THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM ARRANGING FOR ACQUISITION OF THE MINERAL RIGHTS TO THE ASBESTOS (JAQUAYS, 1981A, P.5).

Comments on the production information

  • PA IS AAA GRADE FIBER (CASSIAR, B.C. CLASSIFICATION). PB, PC, AND PD ARE 3Z, 4T, AND 7MF GRADE FIBER, RESPECTIVELY (QUEBEC STANDARD CLASSIFICATION). ALTHOUGH GRADE AAA IS NOMINALLY EQUIVALENT TO QUEBEC STANDARD GROUP 3, THE MINE OWNER USES THE AAA GRADE TO DESIGNATE FIBER EQUIVALENT TO QUEBEC STANDARD GROUPS 1, 2, AND 3 CRUDES. THIS AAA FIBER IS GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES (2.5 TO 5.1 CM) IN LENGTH AND IS A SPINNING GRADE. THIS AAA FIBER IS GENERALLY NOT FIBERIZED, THAT IS, IT IS NOT TREATED TO SEPARATE THE INDIVIDUAL FIBERS, BUT IS SOLD IN A CRUDE FORM. THE OTHER 3 PRODUCTS ARE FIBERIZED AND ARE USED IN A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS. THE P-STA FIELD IS SHOWN AS PROPOSED BUT THE PRODUCT DATA ENTERED ARE ACTUAL VALUES BASED ON PREVIOUS PRODUCTION AT THIS MILL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4. Q-P75 FIGURE OBTAINED FROM OWNER. Q-P50, Q-P25, AND Q-P10 FIGURES FROM KRAL, V.E., 1976, ARIZONA ASBESTOS: U.S. BUR. MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM REPORT PREPARED BY AZ. DEPT. MIN. RES. UNDER GRANT NO. GO254012. RECOVERABLE RESERVES ESTIMATED BY EVALUATOR TO BE 90% OF IN SITU RESERVES = 0.90 X 30240 MT = 27216 MT. OWNER STATES THAT THERE IS NO DILUTION. ALL TONNAGES SHOWN IN MATRICES 1 AND 9 ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST 1000 MT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1150M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Waste Rock 66.7
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 100
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 60.4
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 39.86
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE MILL ARE APPROXIMATE. THE DESIGN CAPACITY OF THE MILL IS BASED ON A ONE-SHIFT-PER- DAY OPERATION. THE MILLING PROCESS CONSISTS OF RELEASING THE FIBERS FROM THE ROCK THROUGH REPEATED SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF CRUSHING, SCREENING, FIBERIZING, AND AIR CLASSIFYING. MOST OF THE CRUDES (AAA GRADE) ARE EXTRACTED BEFORE FIBERIZING THROUGH REPEATED STAGES OF CRUSHING, SCREENING, AND AIR CLASSIFY- ING. THE REMAINING CRUDES ARE REMOVED FOLLOWING THE FIRST STAGE OF FIBERIZING. THE REMAINING 3Z, 4T, AND 7MF GRADES ARE REMOVED THROUGH FURTHER REPEATED STAGES OF FIBERIZING, SCREENING, AND AIR CLASSIFYING. THE INVESTMENT FIGURE REPRESENTS WORKING CAPITAL ONLY. ALL OTHER COSTS ARE DEPRECIATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JURWITZ, L.R., AND KANGIESER, P.C., 1959, THE CLIMATE OF

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    ARIZONA, IN CLIMATES OF THE STATES, VOL. II - WESTERN

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    STATES: NAT'L. OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN., P. 503-521.

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    JOSEPH, P.E., 1915-16, ASBESTOS: AZ. STATE BUREAU OF MINES BULL.

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    NO. 8, P. 3-8.

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    DILLER, J.S., 1920, ASBESTOS, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

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    UNITED STATES 1917: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 197-200.

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    ALLEN, M.A., AND BUTLER, G.M., 1921, ASBESTOS: AZ. BUR.

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    MINES BULL. NO. 113, P. 18-19.

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    DILLER, J.S., 1922, ASBESTOS, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

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    UNITED STATES 1919: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 299, 302.

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    MELHASE, J., 1925, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: MINING

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    JOURNAL-PRESS, VOL. 120, NO. 21, P. 805-810.

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    TRISCHKA, C., 1927, ASBESTOS AND THE ARIZONA INDUSTRY:

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    ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL. 124, NO. 9, P. 337-340.

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    WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: AZ. BUR.

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    MINES BULL. NO. 126, P. 28-49.

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    BOWLES, O., 1937, ASBESTOS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 403,

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    P. 20-21, 59-60.

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    WILSON, E.D., 1944, ARIZONA NONMETALLICS, A SUMMARY OF PAST

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    PRODUCTION AND PRESENT OPERATIONS: AZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL.

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    NO. 152, P. 8-10.

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    STEWART, L.A., AND HAURY, P.S., 1947, ARIZONA ASBESTOS

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    DEPOSITS, GILA COUNTY, ARIZ.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4100,

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    P. 4-16.

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    WILSON, E.D., AND ROSEVEARE, G.H., 1949, ARIZONA NONMETAL-

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    LICS, A SUMMARY OF PAST PRODUCTION AND PRESENT OPERATIONS:

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    AZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. NO. 155, P. 8-10.

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    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1952, 1950 MATERIALS SURVEY, ASBES-

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    TOS: COMPILED FOR NAT'L. SECURITY RESOURCES BOARD,

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    P. II-1 - II-3, V-1 - V-3.

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    ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 1953, DIRECTORY,

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    ARIZONA NON-METALLIC PROPERTIES 1953: COMPILED BY AZ.

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    DEPT. MIN. RES., P. 2.

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    STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF

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    ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES I.C. 7706, P. 1-33.

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    JAQUAYS, D.W., AND GERHARDT, A.W., 1957, HOW LOW-IRON

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    CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS IS MINED AND MILLED IN CENTRAL

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    ARIZONA: MINING WORLD, VOL. 19, NO. 8, P. 54-58.

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    AUTHOR UNKNOWN, 1960, ARIZONA ASBESTOS INDUSTRY IS GROWING

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    STEADILY AROUND GLOBE: MINING WORLD, SEPT. 1960, P. 44-

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    45.

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    STEWART, L.A., 1961, MINING METHODS AND COSTS, REGAL

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    ASBESTOS MINE JAQUAYS MINING CORP., GILA COUNTY, ARIZ.:

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    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES I.C. 7986, P. 42-53.

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    SHRIDE, A.F., 1969, ASBESTOS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOUR-

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    CES OF ARIZONA: AZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 180, P. 303-311.

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    ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 1972, 1973, 1974,

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    1976, AND 1978, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA,

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    P. 8, 6, 10, 12, 10-11 RESPECTIVELY.

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    LI, T.M., 1975, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ASSURES FUTURE

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    PRODUCTION AT JAQUAYS ASBESTOS OPERATION: MINING ENGIN-

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    EERING, MARCH 1975, P. 40-45.

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    BLAKE, R.L., 1975, APPRAISAL REPORT ON JAQUAYS MINING

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    CORPORATION ASBESTOS MILL, GLOBE, ARIZONA: UNPUBLISHED

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    PROPRIETARY REPORT SUPPLIED BY D.W. JAQUAYS, 6 P.

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    WINSON, R.W., 1975, ASBESTOS, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND

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    ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): A.I.M.E., P. 379-

  • Deposit

    425.

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    KRAL, V.E., 1976, ARIZONA ASBESTOS: UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL

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    FROM U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM REPORT,

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    PREPARED UNDER GRANT NO. GO254012.

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    JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION, 1980, UNPUBLISHED PROPRIETARY

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    INFORMATION ON PAST PRODUCTION, LABOR COSTS, AND SALES

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    FOR SEVERAL PROPERTIES OWNED BY JAQUAYS, 4 P.

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    JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION, 1981A, HIGHLIGHTS OF JAQUAYS

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    MINING CORPORATION: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 8 P.

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    JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION, 1981B, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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    REGARDING JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION: UNPUBLISHED

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    REPORT, 7 P.

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    JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION, DATE UNKNOWN, AN APPROXIMATE

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    ANALYSIS OF ARIZONA WHITE ASBESTOS FIBRE: UNPUBLISHED

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    REPORT, 1 P.

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    SAWYER, M.B., 1982, UNPUBLISHED PROPRIETARY FIELD NOTES

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    REGARDING JAQUAYS MINING CORP., APRIL 1982.

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    SHRIDE, A.F., 1952, UNPUB. REPT. ON GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN

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    MINE: DMEA 2338, 7 P.

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    STEWART, L.A., 1952A, UNPUB. ENG. REPT. ON CANADIAN MINE:

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    DMEA 2338, 19 P. PLUS MAP.

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    STEWART, L.A., 1952B, UNPUB. REPT. OF EXAMINATION OF

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    CANADIAN MINE: DMEA 2338, 4 P.

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    AGETON, R.W., 1954, UNPUB. FINAL ENG. REPT. ON CANADIAN

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    MINE: DMEA 2338, 7 P. PLUS MAP.

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    JAQUAYS, D.W., 1954, UNPUB. REPT. ON ASBESTOS KING (CANAD-

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    IAN) MINE: DMEA 2338, 4 P.

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    SHRIDE, A.F., 1954, UNPUB. COMPLETION GEOLOGY REPT. ON

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    CANADIAN MINE: DMEA 2338, 8 P. PLUS MAP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS EVALUATION IS BASED IN PART ON THE EVALUATION OF THE EL DORADO MINE (0040070111) WHICH IS ALSO OWNED BY D.W. JAQUAYS. THE EL DORADO MINE WAS PROPOSED TO OPEN IN 1983 AND CLOSE IN 1986. THIS EVALUATION PROPOSES THAT ALL MINING EQUIPMENT AT THE EL DORADO BE MOVED TO CANADIAN IN 1987 AND THAT PRODUCTION AT CANADIAN BEGIN IN 1988. THE PRODUCTION RATES AT BOTH MINES WOULD BE THE SAME. IN ADDITION, THE SAME MILL WOULD BE USED TO PROCESS THE ORE FROM BOTH MINES. THE GEOLOGY IS VERY SIMILAR IN BOTH DEPOSITS, AND THE MINING METHOD WOULD BE THE SAME IN BOTH MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sawyer, Michael B. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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