The Valemont deposit is located 1.6 kilometres west of Valemount and was mined for sand blasting material by Alba Sands Ltd. in 1963 and 1964.

The sand is reported to grade 60 to 70 per cent silica. Approximately 150 tonnes of material was mined from an open pit on the property and sold mainly for sand blasting (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1963). A $150,000 mill was constructed at the pit, which had a 200-ton per day capacity.