| Deposit ID | 10056387 |
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| MRDS ID | TC00052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fox Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.63121, 56.63479 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 30 MILES SW OF LYNN LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| (1) | -101.63121, 56.63479 |
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| General form | LENSE |
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| Strike | N72E |
| Dip | 70 N |
| Thickness | 30.48M |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Depth to top | 4.57M |
| Depth to bottom | 975.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1961 |
| Discoverer | Sherritt Gordon |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| Year of last production | 1985 |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd. |
| Year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^1.78% Cu, 2.29% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1970-1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.81% Cu, 1.77% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^1.62% Cu, 2.20% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00052 |
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, RUTTAN AND FOX SUSTAIN SHERRITT'S LONG MANITOBA MINING HISTORY: V. 182, NO. 12, P. 80-83.
FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.
ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.
DURUSSEL, E.N., AND MUIRHEAD, J.L., 1981, DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AT SHERRITT GORDON'S FOX MINE, WITH THE FOX MINE STORY: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, V. 182, NO. 8, P. 66-85.
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL,1981, P. 80, ESPOSITO, 1986, P.12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN LOWER LEVELS THE OREBODY SPLITS INTO TWO LENTICULAR OREBODIES --THE MAIN LENS AND THE WEST LENS--WHICH ARE CONFORMABLE WITH THE ENCLOSING ROCK UNITS AND GNEISSOSITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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