Strange Lake

Prospect in Newfoundland, Canada with commodities Zirconium, Uranium

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Site location context
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Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Economic information about the deposit and operations
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Bibliographic references
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10024825
MRDS ID	ISM0577
Record type	Site
Current site name	Strange Lake
Alternate or previous names	Lac Brisson

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-64.12121, 56.31806 (WGS84)
Relative position	CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Canada	Newfoundland
Canada

Comments on the location information

ZHANJIANG IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COASTAL REGION OF SE CHINA WHICH CONTAINS SEVERAL HUNDRED KMS OF HEAVY MINERAL RICH SANDS, AND 5 PROCESSING PLANTS. (ORE IS DELIVERED TO THESE PLANTS FROM DISTANCES OF UP TO 30KM AWAY).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Zirconium Critical	Primary
Uranium	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

ZIRCONIUM

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
Rock unit name	Strange Lake Alkalic Complex
Rock description	Strange Lake Alkalic Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-64.12121, 56.31806	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	High Level Granite Cupola

Comments on the geologic information

; ILMN + ZRCN + RUTL + MNZT + QRTZ; DEPOSITS OCCUR AT OR SEVERAL METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL, AND CONSIST OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT, ROUGHLY PARALLEL STRANDLINES, 2 TO 10 KM IN LENGTH, 200 TO 800 M IN WIDTH, AND 2 TO 5 M THICK. SOURCE OF HEAVY MINERALS IS THE MESOZOIC GRANITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1979

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Iron Ore Co. Of Canada

Type	Owner
Owner	Iron Ore Co. Of Canada

Comments on the production information

TYPICAL PLANT CAPACITY: ZRCN - 600 T/YR *ILMN - 1500 T/YR, RUTL - 50 T/YR, AND MNZT - 75 T/YR). NONENO SEPARATE PRODUCTION FOR THE 5 PLANTS; ALL OF CHINA'S ZIRCONIUM PRODUCTION IS INCORPORATED IN BEIHAI DISTRICT (ZR 28). SEE BEIHAI DISTRICT (ZR 28).

Comments on development

NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (MOVING FULLY TO MECHANIZED MINING;). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(AT CURRENT MINIG RATES, LIFE OF THE RESOURCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE INDEFINITE; STRONG RESISTANCE BY LOCAL FARMERS PREVENTS ANY LARGE-SCALE MINING BY MACHINERY TO TAKE PLACE.); TAILINGS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL DRY PLANTS ARE DISPOSED OF IN THE OCEAN ADJACENT TO THE PLANT. FEED FOR PLANTS COME FROM AS FAR AS 50 KM. DRY PLANTS OPERATES IN 3-8 HOUR SHIFTS/DAY, 6 OR 7 DAYS/WEEK. ZIRCON CONTAINS 65% ZRO2, AND IS SOLD IN 35 KG BAGS. PRODUCTION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMENCED IN LATE 1950S OR EARLY 1960S. NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	ISM0577
USGS	International Strategic Minerals Inventory	ISMI	ZR024
Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada	Mineral Policy Sector	CANMPS	24A/8 ZR1 (QUE

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MILLER, R.R., 1986, GEOLOGY OF THE STRANGE LAKE ALKALIC COMPLEX AND THE ASSOCIATED ZR-Y-NB-BE-REE MINERALIZATION: NEWFOUNDLAND DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY, CURENT RESEARCH REPORT. 86-1, P. 11-19.
Deposit

NEWFOUNDLAND, DEPARTMENT OF MINES. ASSESSMENT REPORTS.
Deposit

ZAJAC, I.S., MILLER, R., BIRKETT, T., AND NANTEL, S. 1984, QUEBEC LA GITE DE ZR, Y, NB, ET BE DU COMPLEXE ALCALIN DE STRANGE LAKE: QUEBEC-LABRADOR MERQ-DV. VOL. 84-18, P. 127-142.

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.). SURFACE 0.00 CM NONE DATE OF ORIGINAL: 03-AUG-88; DATE OF LAST CHANGE: 05-MAY-89

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.). SURFACE 0.00 CM NONE DATE OF ORIGINAL: 03-AUG-88; DATE OF LAST CHANGE: 05-MAY-89

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1987	Johnston A.	Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada
Reporter	01-JUL-1987	Birkett Tyson C	Geological Survey of Canada

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Strange Lake

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