Quebec
Past Producer

Lamaque Mine

Quebec, Canada
GoldCopperTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationCarbonitization, Pyritization, Tourmalinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10084895
MRDS IDW700122
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.08332, -77.78298
References
HODGSON, C.J., AND MACGEEHAN, P.J., 1982, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF "GOLD ONLY" DEPOSITS IN THE SUPERIOR PROVINCE, IN HODDER, R.W., AND PETRUK, WILLIAM, EDS., GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 286 P.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.BOYLE, R.W., 1979, THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD AND ITS DEPOSITS (TOGETHER WITH A CHAPTER ON GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR THE ELEMENT): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA BULLETIN 280, 584 P.MINING MAGAZINE, 1987.