| Deposit ID | 10038796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046240 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rankin Inlet |
| Alternate or previous names | Johnston Bay |
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.50029, 62.76692 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | S. SHORE JOHNSTON BAY - AN INLET ON THE NORTH SHORE OF RANKIN INLET |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Northwest Territories |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| (1) | -92.50029, 62.76692 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hudson Bay |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046240 |
O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 111
DRYBROUGH, J., 1931, NICKEL - COPPER DEPOSIT ON HUDSON BAY: TRANS. CAN. INST. MIN. MET. V. 34, P. 157 - 172
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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