| Deposit ID | 10303482 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mattabi |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.98466, 49.88109 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 420 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brandon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -98.98466, 49.88109 |
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| Strike | N85W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 75N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 550M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 914M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Sublevel |
| Year of first production | 1972 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sturgeon Lake |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mattagami |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Abitibi Paper Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mattabi Mines Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 3830000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3830000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3830000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 351000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 351000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400007 |
ALLAN, W. AND R. D. BOURKE, MATTABI MINES LIMITED;
D.E. PICKETT, ED., MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM
SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978 P.175-177.
FRANKLIN, J.M., J. KASARDA AND K.H. POULSEN, PETROLOGY AND
CHEMISTRY OF THE ALTERATION ZONE OF THE MATTABI MASSIVE
SULFIDE DEPOSIT; ECON. GEOL., VOL. 70, 1975, P.63-79
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,
P. 174.
WHITE, J.C. COMMUTING TO WORK AT THE MATTABI MINE; CIM BULL.
DEC., 1976, P.81 - 85.
ALLMAN, NORAH J., UNDERGROUND MINING AHEAD FOR MATTABI;
NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 12, 1979, P.L,5.
BROWN, M.R., MATTABI FINDS RICH NEW 'PLUM' STEPPING UP
EXPLORATION WORK; NORTHERN MINER, NOV. 29, 1979, P.A1, A2
MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, MATTABI MINES LIMTED, CIM, 1978.
THE NORTHERN MINER, UNDERGROUND MINING AHEAD FOR MATTABI,
APR. 12, 1979.
MINING JOURNAL, NEW MINE FOR STURGEON LAKE, NOV., 1972.
MINING MAGAZINE, MATTABI GOES ON STREAM, NOV. 1972.
CIM BULLETIN, COMMUTING TO WORK AT THE MATTABI MINE, DEC.
1976.
THE NORTHERN MINER, MATTABI MINES GETS OFF TO HANDSOME START
DATE UNKNOWN.
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PETROLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF THE ALTERATION
ZONE OF THE MATTABI MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, V. 70, 1975
PP. 63-79.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE STARTED IN 1972 AS AN OPEN PIT WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE IN 1981 AS THE UNDERGROUND OPERATION OPENED. THE PIT IS 488 M LONG BY 152 DEEP |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-DEC-94 | Gazdik | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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