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Werner Lake Nickel Deposit-Canada

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069230
MRDS ID W002762
Record type Site
Current site name Werner Lake Nickel Deposit-Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.00034, 50.25 (WGS84)
Relative position GORDON LAKE, 55 MILES NW OF KENORA, NW ONT.

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
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cobaltite 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) -96.00034, 50.25
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mine Includes A Number Of Sulphide Deposits Associated With A Series Of Serpentinized Ultramafic Lenses Located Along Fault Zone And Consisting Largely Of Peridotite With Associated Hornblende Peridotite And Pyroxenite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 972000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.62 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973
    Copper Cu 0.62 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 155000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.85 wt-pct Nickel Major 1971
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 25

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL, ITS GEOLOGY, MINING, AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY: PRINCETON, N.J., D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 43

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER,1974,CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,P.88.

Reporter information

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

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