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Lynx Mine

Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Cadmium
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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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073059
MRDS ID W018867
Record type Site
Current site name Lynx Mine
Alternate or previous names Myra Mine, Price Mine, Myra Falls Paramdunt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -125.59305, 49.57477 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Relative position NEAR SOUTH END OF BUTTLE LAKE, VANCOUVER ISLAND.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR LYNX. MYRA IS AT 49 DEG. 34 MIN N. 125 DEG., 35.5 MIN W. PRICE - 49 DEG, 33 MIN N. 125 DEG, 34 MIN W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Cadmium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RESERVES AVERAGE 1.2% PB, 7.5% ZN, 1.1% CU 140 G/MT AG 2.7 G/MT AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -125.59305, 49.57477
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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 1966

Mining district

District name Alberni Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Western Mines Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.4 % Pb, 13.2 % Zn, 1. % Cu, 8.2 G/Mt Au, 782 G/Mt Ag, (Myra)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 782g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 8g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 13wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.7 % Pb, 6.1 % Zn, 1.8 % Cu, 1.4 G/Mt Au, 58 G/Mt Ag - Lynx
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 58g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 680 MTPD MILL STARTED DEC. 1966, INCR. TO 9072 MTPD 1968. ITEM ONE - COPPER; LEAD; ZINC CONCENTRATES - 9245; 8334; 47,790 MT RESPECTIVELY. GROSS METAL CONTENTS - CU; PB; ZN - 3405; 3805; 25,388 MT RESPECTIVELY. AU; AG; CD - 694; 41,366; 104,134 KG RESPECTIVELY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 1710000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Zinc Zn 7.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Copper Cu 1.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Minor 1974
    Gold Au 2.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 171000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Zinc Zn 7.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Copper Cu 1.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Minor 1974
    Gold Au 2.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1974

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1973, LYNX HAD 17 LEVELS, MYRA - 5 AND WORK WAS PROGRESSING ON A TUNNEL CONNECTING MYRA AND PRICE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK - VARIOUS YEARS.

  • Deposit

    1973, GEOLOGY, EXPLORATION AND MINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA; B. C. DEPT. MINES AND PET. RES. P. 235 - 236.

  • Production

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOKS. GEOL. EXPLORATION AND MINING IN B. C., 1973 P. 24

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK '75-76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: 1966 - LYNX, 1972 - MYRA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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