Lyon Lake

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073137
MRDS ID W018981
Record type Site
Current site name Lyon Lake

Geographic coordinates

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.

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
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.88959, 49.88668

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Mining district

District name Sturgeon Lake Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 3660000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.15 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Zinc Zn 6.66 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 0.63 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Silver Ag 116 g/mt Silver Major 1977
    Gold Au 0.34 g/mt Gold Minor 1977

Comments on the workings information

  • $5 MILLION SHAFT SINKING TO 457 M PLANNED IN MID - 1974.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1971 LYON LAKE, 1972 CREEK

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.