Quebec
Producer

Copper Rand / Portage

Quebec, Canada
CopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAnorthite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Chloritoid, Diopside, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Zoisite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1959
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10181984
Alternate namesPortage Island, Bateman Bay, Chibougamau Mines, Copper Rand Mine, Eaton Bay Zone, Machin Block A, Jaculet, Bouzan, Quebec ChibougamauPortage, Machin Ore Zone, Copper Cliff
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates49.88328, -74.2828
References
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