Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1929
Discovery year1923
Identification
Deposit ID10206020
Alternate namesLes Mines Gallen, Ltee., West Macdonald
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates49.3256, -78.95299
References
ANNIS, R.D.; D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWNMINERAL DEPOSITS THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED, MINERAL BUL-LETIN MR 181, ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, APRIL1978GALLEN TO REOPEN MACDONALD ZINC MINE, CANADIAN MINING JOUR-NAL, JANUARY 1980, P.7.LES MINES GALLEN LIMITEE RE-OPENING FORMER GOLD MINES, WES-TERN MINER, JANUARY 1980, P. 49.MACDONALD MINE REOPENING WILL HINGE ON SUSTAINED ZINC PRICEIMPROVEMENT, THE NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 29, 1978, P. 18.MACDONALD NEAR NORANDA DEAL ON ZINC PROPERTY, THE NORTHERNMINER, MARCH 15, 1979, PP. 1, 2.NORANDA, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1978-1980.WEST MACDONALD MINE TO BE DEVELOPED IN QUEBEC, SKILLINGS'MINING REVIEW, DECEMBER 8, 1979, P.5.PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF AND SITE VISIT JULY 8,1981