Quebec Lithium

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodity Lithium
Sections on this page
  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 10303610
MAS/MILS ID 1220500117
Record type Site
Current site name Quebec Lithium

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.81215, 48.41389 (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
Lithium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Spodumene Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.81215, 48.41389

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N76W
    Dip 62S
    Thickness 16M
    Length 2400M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N76W:62S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 850805

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Other Open Stope Methods
Year of first production 1955
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Lacorne

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sullivan Mining Group Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Description Li20 In Cons Produced Between 1955 & '65 9660 Mt Ofli 20 In Concentrate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Li2O Conc. Lithium Lithium 9660mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1962
    Indicated 14599999mt ore
    Demonstrated 14599999mt ore
    Inferred 3600000mt ore
    Total resources 18199999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 1.28 wt-pct Lithium Major 1962

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 168M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER W/LAGGING CONCRETE-UNREINFOR
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.88
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL FEB.,APRIL.,NOV.,DEC., 1955

  • Deposit

    _____________________. NOV., 1956

  • Deposit

    FLANAGAN,J. TERRENCE. QUEBEC LITHIUM. ENERGY VOL. 3,

  • Deposit

    PERGAMMON PRESS LTD, 1978, P.394.

  • Deposit

    HALE, RAYMOND W. LITHIUM - PRESENT AND FUTURE AND ITS

  • Deposit

    MEANING TO THE CANADIAN MINING INDUSTRY. THE CANADIAN

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULL., SEPT. 1962, P. 640-643.

  • Deposit

    INGHAM, W.N., M. LATULIPPE. LITHIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LACORNE

  • Deposit

    AREA, QUEBEC. THE GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 1957, P. 159-163.

  • Deposit

    MULLIGAN,ROBERT. GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN LITHIUM DEPOSITS:

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT 21,

  • Deposit

    1965, P.42-51.

  • Deposit

    OLLIVIER, C.A. AND E. H. NENNINGER. CONTINOUS PROCESS FOR

  • Deposit

    THE PRODUCTION OF LITHIUM CARBONATE. CIM BULL. 1979,

  • Deposit

    P. 131-136.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING INDEX, 1965, P. 1203.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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