Mystery Lake South

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Iron, PGE

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10039348
MRDS ID	M046999
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mystery Lake South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-97.76297, 55.8209 (WGS84)
Relative position	PROPERTY IN THE THOMPSON AREA

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
Nickel Critical	Primary
Iron	Secondary
PGE Critical	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pyrrhotite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-97.76297, 55.8209	ListMap

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

Pyrrhotite And Pendlandite Occur As Disseminations Within The Peridotite Lying Mainly Beneath The Sw End Of Mystery Lake.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)

Home office Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Type	Owner
Owner	International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)
Home office	Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Comments on the reserve resource information

1952 ?

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046999

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1979	Saso, Jerri L.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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