| Deposit ID | 10073137 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018981 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lyon Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.88959, 49.88668 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SW CORNER OF LYON LAKE, 3 KM S OF STURGEON LAKE. 8 KM EAST OF MATTABI MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -90.88959, 49.88668 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| District name | Sturgeon Lake Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3660000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018981 |
1976, MINING JOURNAL 4-30-76 P. 323
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.
1971 DIREXPL MATTAGAMI, ORE FOUN
NORTHERN MINER 3-31-77 P. 24
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1971 LYON LAKE, 1972 CREEK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.