Grey River

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024793
MRDS ID ISM0545
Record type Site
Current site name Grey River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.10393, 47.59153 (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 Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TUNGSTEN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Orthoquartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.10393, 47.59153

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Aureole Of Edev Granite Intrusion.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; WLFM + SCLT + QRTZ + PYRT + CLCP + BSMT + GLEN + FLRT + MSCV + FLDP; DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF COMPOSITE QUARTZ VEINS WHICH HAVE A STRIKE LENGTH OF 60 0 M. DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A MINERALIZED AREA 1 BY 2 KM WHICH CONTAINS HUNDREDS OF WOLFRAMITE-AND SCHEELITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Abitibi-Price Co. Ltd. Asarco

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

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: 1965, (SHOWINGS KNOWN SINCE EARLY 1950S)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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