Quebec
Producer

Mattagami Lake Mine

Quebec, Canada
ZincCopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1963
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10133385
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates49.7167, -77.71634
References
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