Norpax

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, PGE
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039316
MRDS ID M046946
Record type Site
Current site name Norpax
Alternate or previous names Norpax Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.01892, 50.46807 (WGS84)
Relative position 56 MI. NNW OF KENORA, WERNER LAKE, NW ONTARIO; ADJACENT TO CONS. CDN. FARADAY MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1972

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.01892, 50.46807

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Major Fault Zones: (I) E-W-Trending Fault Zone Extending From Werner Lk. To Reynar Lk. (Ii) Sw-Trending Fault Zone

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Min. In Fault Gouge Zone Associated With Fault Zone Extending From, Werner Lk. To Reynar Lk. (E-W). A Sw-Trending Fault Zone Localized The Main Mineralized Area On The E-W Fault.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Reynar Lake M.L

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT CONSISTED OF 2 LEVELS, 402 FT. - 1954

Comments on development

  • PRIVATE COMPANY OWNED 75 % BY CONS MANITOBA ML. (IN BANKRUPTCY) AND 25 % BY NORPAX NICKEL ML.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER, P. 289

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED TO MASSIVE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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