| Deposit ID | 10082801 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062151 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lyle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.11745, 48.61972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 338 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | LOCATED AT THE NORTH TIP OF DRYWEED ISLAND OF RAINY LAKE, IN NOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, ABOUT 12 MILES EAST OF FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO, CANADA., Acc Location Taken From 1:50,000 Scale Map, Acc Location Taken From 1:50,000 Scale Map |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Koochiching(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cranberry Bay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
International Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
International Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rainy Lake(hydrologic unit)
Rainy(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rainy(hydrologic subregion)
Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Voyageurs National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | Koochiching |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71N | 22W | 23 | SE4 | Minnesota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Seine Series | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -93.11745, 48.61972 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | In The Quetico Subprovince Of The Superior Province. The Rainy Lake Area Lies Within A Dextral Wrench (Shear) Zone Bounded On The North By The Quetico Fault And On The South By The Rainy Lake-Seine River Fault. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rainy Lake |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | LYLE MINE SHAFT |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W062151 |
SIMS, P.K., AND DAY, W.C., 1992, A REGIONAL STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ARCHEAN SUPERIOR PROVINCE, UNITED STATES, IN SIMS, P.K., AND CARTER, L.M.H., EDS., CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1094-M, 19 P.
DAY, W.C., 1990, BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RAINY LAKE AREA, NORTHERN MINNESOTA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1927, SCALE 1:50,000.
DAY, W.C., AND SIMS, P.K., 1984, TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE RAINY LAKE AREA, NORTHERN MINNESOTA: GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, THE MINERAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA, PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS, V. 9, P. 57.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GROUT (1937) CLASSIFIED THE VEIN AT LYLE AS BEING OF HYPOTHERMAL ORIGIN. THE WALLROCK AT LYLE IS LIKE THAT AT THE LITTLE AMERICAN MINE. CARD AND OTHERS (1989) DISTINGUISHED TWO TYPES OF GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE SUPERIOR PROVINCE OF CANADA: (1) SULFIDE SCHIST DEPOSITS, AND (2) EPIGENETIC VEIN DEPOSITS. THE LARGE HEMLO DEPOSIT IN CANADA IS BELIEVED TO BE AN EPIGENETIC VEIN DEPOSIT. SULFIDE SCHIST DEPOSITS ARE LESS COMMON AND LESS PRODUCTIVE THAN EPIGENETIC VEIN DEPOSITS. |
| Deposit | THE OCCURRENCE OF LARGE GOLD DEPOSITS IN CANADA SUGGESTS THAT THE GREENSTONE-GRANITE TERRANES OF MINNESOTA ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF IMPORTANT GOLD DEPOSITS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-95 | Sutphin, David M. (Cannon, W. F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-97 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-97 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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