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Logtung

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024783
MRDS ID ISM0535
Record type Site
Current site name Logtung
Alternate or previous names Logjam Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -131.5984, 60.00483 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TUNGSTEN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -131.5984, 60.00483
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry Dike And Related Monzogranite Stock

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; QUARTZ + GRNT + DPSD + SCLT; QRTZ + PYRT + SCLT + FLRT + FLDP + MLBD; QRTZ + MLBD + PYRT + FLRT + SCLT; QRTZ + SCLT + MLBD + BRYL + FLRT + BSMT + ARPR + CSTR + SPLR + GLEN; SCHEELITE, MOLYBDOSCHEELITE AND MOLYBDENITE OCCUR IN QUARTZ VEINLETS AND FR ACTURES THAT FORM A STOCKWORK ZONE 700 TO 800 M ACROSS AND MORE THAN 200 M IN V ERTICLE EXTENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Watson Lake

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Canamax Resources Inc. Logtung Resources Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( H, IMPROVED METAL PRICES (W AND MO);). ASSESSMENT(LOW GRADE OF DEPOSIT PRECLUDES DEVELOPMENT IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.);

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). OPEN PIT POTENTIAL
Deposit Discovery Year: 1977 (SHOWINGS KNOWN IN 1976)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Sinclair, W.David Geological Survey of Canada

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