Quebec
Past Producer

Ansil

Quebec, Canada
CopperGoldSilverZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
SecondarySilver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAmphibole, Arsenopyrite, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Electrum, Feldspar, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Mica, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Silver, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1989
Discovery year1981
Identification
Deposit ID10303447
Alternate namesMillenbach Mine, Lake Default Div., Norbec Mine Mined Out, Corbet Mine, Lake Dufault Mines, Limited
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.35829, -79.1247
References
CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R. T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OFCOPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLDAS OF JAN.1,1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS,MR 185,1979,P.10.NORTHERN MINER, FALCONBRIDGE COPPER DOUBLES NET EARNINGS;MARCH 22, 1979, P.4.DESROSIERS, J., THE ANSIL MINE STORY: AN OVERVIEW OFMINNOVA'S ANSIL MINE, CIM BULL. VOL. 84, NO. 955, NOV-DEC 1991, P. 35-37.SAMSON, RICHARD, ANSIL MINE STORY: EXPLOITATION DE LA MINEANSIL, CIM BULL. VOL. 84, NO. 955, NOV-DEC 1991,P. 38-45.FALMAGNE, VERONIQUE, ANSIL MINE STORY: ROCK MECHANICS ANDMICROSEISMIC MONITORING AT ANSIL, CIM BULL. VOL. 84,NO. 955, NOV-DEC 1991, P. 46-51.HEFFERNAU, VIRGINIA, "METALL AQUIRING CONTROL OF MINNOVA",NORTHERN MINER, 8/3/92, P. 1, 2.O'SULLIVAN, ORLA, "METALL CAPS MINNOVA ACQUISITION",AMERICAN METAL MARKEY, 5/5/93, P. 8.SIMMONS, BARRY D., GEOLOGY OF THE MILLENBACH MASSIVESULFIDE DEPOSIT, NORANDA, QUEBEC; CIM BULL., NOV., 1973,P.67-78.WRIGHT, W.R. AND C.P. PATEL, FALCONBRIDGE COPPER LIMITED,LAKE DUFAULT DIVISION; D.E. PICKETT, ED., IN MILLINGPRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978,P.164-167TIMM, W.H.A. AND A.J. WILLIAMS, MILLING AT LAKE DUFAULT;CIM BULL., APRIL, 1968, P.519-528.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-1981, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.P. 101-102. RESERVES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1979.MINNOVA INC., 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 12, 13.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1987-88, P. 271.NORANDA INC., 1990 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 24.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1989-90, P. 319.CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, LAC DUFAULT - RUNNING OUT OF ORE,5/86, P. 79, 81.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1992-1993, P-239.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,P. 43, 48.