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Puffy Lake Mine

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056388
MRDS ID TC00054
Record type Site
Current site name Puffy Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.97393, 55.0381 (WGS84)
Relative position SOUTHEAST OF SHERRIDON, 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLIN FLON, 1 KM NORTH OF PUFFY LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Nokomis Group;
    Rock description Nokomis Group;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.97393, 55.0381
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1987

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pioneer Metals Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pioneer Metals Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • THE MINE IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER ABOUT 50,000 OZ OF AU IN 1988 AND 70,000 OZ IN 1989.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.99 g/mt Gold Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.522 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Comments on the workings information

  • MODIFIED ROOM AND PILLAR METHOD

Comments on development

  • DEV$: 18 ; MILL.CAP: 1000 ST/D ; ECON.COM: GRANGES EXPLORATION LTD. IS ENTITLED TO A 20% SHARE OF THE NET PROFITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DAYTON, S.H., 1989, THE GOLD RUSH HEADS NORTH, TO CANADA: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, V. 190, NO. 2, P. C7-C23.

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    DAYTON, 1989, P. C11.

Reporter information

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

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