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| Record Name(s) | Mattabi - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Oct-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Gtp Block 7
Latitude: 49° 52' 26.16" Longitude: -90° 58' 15.36"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 645792.04 Northing: 5526588.46 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52G15SW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1969: showing discovered by Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd. on Block Number 7 of the Abitibi Paper Company Ltd. 1970: Mattabi Mines Ltd. was incorporated (owned 60% by Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd. and 40% by Abitibi Paper Co.) and took over Mattagami Lake Mines’ property. Mattabi drilled 155 DDH totalling 40,583.8 m. 1972: open pit mining began. 1975: underground mining began. 1981: ore in open pit exhausted. 1988: mine closed in September.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 52G15SW0019B1 | 52G15SW9152 | 52G15SW9152 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Sturgeon Lake
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Rhyolite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Tetrahedrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Bournonite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Cubanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Gudmundite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrargyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 11 | Electrum | Economic | Ore |
Jan 29, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - The Mattabi ore body is a conformable stratabound zone accumulation of massive to semi-massive sulphides in a volcanic or volcanoclastic terrain. The ore body can be divided into two conformable beds, the upper and lower zones. These are divided by a unit of cherty rhyolite tuffs. Each ore zone has been subdivided into 5 facies: 1) high sphalerite ore, 2) high pyrite, low sphalerite ore, 3) massive chalcopyrite ore, 4) high galena ore, and 5) stringer ore and alteration pipe. Facies 1 to 4 all form part of the conformable massive sulphide portions of the ore and grade into each other. The fifth is more disseminated and locally disconformable (Franklin et al., 1977).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | VMS Base Metal |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattabi | 1989 | Exhausted | 1 | |||
| Mattabi | 1988 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 387000 | Canadian Mines Handbook 1988–1989, p.338 Noranda | 0.387 Mt of 0.13% Cu, 9.28% Zn, 0.58% Pb and 1.77 opt Ag | |
| Mattabi | 1972 | Measured + Indicated Resource | 12397340 | Franklin et al., 1977 | Pre-production reserves of 13,665,800 tons @ 7.5% Zn, 0.8% Cu, 0.77% Pb, 3.10 oz/t Ag | Copper 0.8 Percent, Lead 0.77 Percent, Silver 3.1 Ounce per Ton, Zinc 7.5 Percent |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 398105 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1972, p. 141 | Production started July 1972. 438,838 tons @ 1.27% Cu, 11.97% Zn, 4.99 oz/t Ag | |
| 1973 | 1008571 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1973, p. 155 | 1,111,765 tons @ 1.10% Cu, 11.37% Zn, 5.31 oz/t Ag | |
| 1974 | 1033246 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1974, p. 170 | 1,138,965 tons @ 0.91% Cu, 8.81% Zn, 4.31 oz/t Ag | |
| 1975 | 975149 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1975, p. 176 | 1,074,923 tons @ 0.97% Cu, 7.34% Zn, 0.70% Pb, 3.23 oz/t Ag | |
| 1976 | 966797 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1976, p. 189 | 1.23% Cu, 8.13% Zn, 0.76% Pb, 121.0 g/t Ag | |
| 1977 | 938427 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1977, p. 151 | 1.01% Cu, 8.40% Zn, 0.84% Pb, 121.7 g/t Ag | |
| 1978 | 871675 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1978, p. 154 | 0.83% Cu, 6.49% Zn, 0.67% Pb, 93.26 g/t Ag 0.41 g/t Au | |
| 1979 | 945015 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1979, p. 166 | 0.55% Cu, 6.91% Zn, 0.77% Pb, 97.71 g/t Ag 0.38 g/t Au | |
| 1980 | 846940 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1980, p. 207 | 0.44% Cu, 8.11% Zn, 106.63 g/t Ag | |
| 1981 | 471600 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1981, p. 14.10 | 0.56% Cu, 6.50% Zn, 0.57% Pb, 86.40 g/t Ag | |
| 1982 | 359342 | Canadian Minerals Yearbook 1982, p. 17.10 | 0.44% Cu, 6.50% Zn, 0.73% Pb, 98.05 g/t Ag | |
| 1983 | 448147 |
Silver 1172000 Ounces Copper 950 Tons Lead 3090 Tons Zinc 34590 Tons |
Canadian Mines Handbook 1984-85 p. 256 | 494,000 tons for 950 tons Cu, 34,590 tons Zn, 3,090 tons Pb, 1,172,000 oz Ag |
| 1984 | 442342 |
Silver 1209000 Ounces Copper 5424 Tons Lead 9220 Tons Zinc 61756 Tons |
Canadian Mines Handbook 1985-86 p. 275 | 487,579 tons for 5,424 tons Cu, 61,756 tons Zn, 9,220 tons Pb, 1,209,000 oz Ag |
| 1985 | 322956 |
Silver 1209000 Ounces Copper 1370 Tons Lead 1650 Tons Zinc 40000 Tons |
Canadian Mines Handbook 1986-87 p. 257 | 356,000 tons for 1,370 tons Cu, 40,000 tons Zn, 1,650 tons Pb, 925,000 oz Ag |
| 1986 | 606653 |
Silver 61738 Kilograms Gold 164 Kilograms Copper 5628 Tonne Lead 4073 Tonne Zinc 46536 Tonne |
1986 Canadian Minerals Yearbook p. 69.5 | 5628 T Cu, 46536 T Zn, 4073 T Pb, 61738 kg Ag, 164 kg Au |
| 1987 | 589940 | Canadian Mines Handbook 1988-89 p. 303 | 650,301 short tons for 0.13% Cu, 8.75% Zn, 0.58% Pb, 1.77 oz/t Ag | |
| 1988 | 330213 |
Copper 340 Tons Lead 700 Tons Zinc 28280 Tons |
Canadian Mines Handbook 1989-90 p. 307 | 364,000 tons for 340 tons Cu, 28,280 tons Zn, 700 tons Pb |
Article - 1979 report of Sioux Lookout Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP091.003 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Janes D.A., Speed A.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Annual report on mineral industry operations in Ontario during calendar year 1970
Publication Number: ARV80 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Matten E.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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Book - Archean Metallogeny and Stratigraphy of the South Sturgeon Lake Area; Mattabi Trip, 23rd Annual Meeting at Institute on Lake Superior Geology
Publication Number: ILSG FT Scale: Date: 1977
Author: Franklin, J.M., Gibb, W., Tamman, A., Kerr, B.
Publisher Name: Institute on Lake Superior Geology
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