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Atikokan

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, PGE
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039319
MRDS ID M046951
Record type Site
Current site name Atikokan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.27516, 48.78528 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quetico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1972

Analytical data

Result SAMPLING INDICATES AN APPROXIMATE GRADE OF 43 % FE, 0.2 % CU, 0.02 % CO, 0.03 % NI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.27516, 48.78528
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Quetico Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Min. In Mafic Dikes Along Quetico Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1882

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Paulpic Gold M.L

Comments on development

  • 1911 - 12 ADIT, SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Reserve-Resource

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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