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Russell

Occurrence in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Potassium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023333
MRDS ID I000196
Record type Site
Current site name Russell
Alternate or previous names Millwood Harowby, Canamax

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.25055, 50.83332 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Estimated, Location Believed To Be Within 5 Minutes Of True Location.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS ALONG THE SAKATCHEWAN-MANITOBA BORDER IN SOUTHWEST MANITOBA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Potash Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Prairie Evaporite
    Rock description Prairie Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.25055, 50.83332
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Canamax Resources Inc. (51%), Manitoba Government (49%).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 515000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium K2o 25.4 wt-pct Potassium Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 165000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium K2o 24.5 wt-pct Potassium Major 1989

Comments on development

  • 10 HOLES HAVE BEEN DRILLED (1984). FEASIBILITY STUDY HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY 1989 AND MARKETING AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WERE BEING MADE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1984, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 202, P. 9-10.

  • Deposit

    BANATYNE, B.B., 1984, MANITOBA, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN CANADA -- A REVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 200, P. 93.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK -- 1989-90, P. 93.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1984 (FIRST ESTIMATE); BANATYNE, 1984 (SECOND ESTIMATE); CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1989-90 (THIRD ESTIMATE).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS COVER 57,004 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-88 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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