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Lotus Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056356
MRDS ID TC00016
Record type Site
Current site name Lotus Mine
Alternate or previous names Ling Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.36037, 51.15668 (WGS84)
Relative position 33 KM NORTHWSET OF BISSETT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • RICE LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tetradymite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Rice Lake Group
    Rock description Rice Lake Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.36037, 51.15668
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Eastward-Plunging Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1982
Production years 1982

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Esso Resources ; W. N. Baker In 1984
    First year 1978
    Last year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Period 1982
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.56 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 5g/mt

Comments on development

  • BRADLEY MINING INTERESTS (1926- ); MANITOU MINES, LTD. (1935); F. BAKER, O.J. QUESNEL, AND STRATEGIC MINERALS PROSPECTING SYNDICATE (1939-1976) ; ECON.COM: SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCE OF MILL FEED FOR THE SAN ANTONIO MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, D.J., AND OSTRY, G., 1987, GOLD DEPOSITS OF MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.

  • Production

    RICHARDSON, AND OSTRY, 1987, P.26.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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