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Mystery Lake-Moak Lake Nickel Deposits-Canada

Occurrence in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper
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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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069225
MRDS ID W002753
Record type Site
Current site name Mystery Lake-Moak Lake Nickel Deposits-Canada
Alternate or previous names Thompson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.90052, 55.80006 (WGS84)

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
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.90052, 55.80006
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name MOAK LAKE
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 362800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.7 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Name MYSTERY LAKE
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 181400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.45 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORNWALL, H.R., 1973, NICKEL: USGS PROF. PAPER 820, P. 437-442

  • Deposit

    CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 20, MAP, P. 10-11.

  • Deposit

    ZURBRIGG, H.F., 1963, THOMPSON MINE GEOLOGY: CANADIAN MINING AND METALL. BULL., V. 56, NO. 614, P. 451-460.

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, N. JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 49

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL THOMPSON DISTRICT IDENTIFIED RESOURCES OF NICKEL SULFIDES IS 1-BILLION METRIC ? TONS OF AVERAGE GRADE 1.0% NI. NI-CU RATIO AT THOMPSON MINE IS 15:1. THOMPSON MINE INSTALLATION GOT UNDER WAY IN 1961.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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