| Deposit ID | 10084794 |
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| MRDS ID | W700003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.72063, 54.71336 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | ON THE WEST SHORE OF THE NORTHEAST ARM OF SCHIST LAKE, 12.3 MILES FROM FLIN FLON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | 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 | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -101.72063, 54.71336 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Amisk Volcanic Series |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80-85 DEGREES TO THE NORTHWEST |
| Plunge | 35 DEGREES NEAR SURFACE AND 23 DEGREES BELOW THE 1990 LEVEL |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Year of first production | 1972 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Year | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.028 Oz/T Au, 0.52 Oz/T Ag, 2.04% Cu, 5.39% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1972-1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.97% Cu, 4.63% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 566.93M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700003 |
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, P. 46-49.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.
FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.
ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, MANITOBA: V. 182, NO. 11, P. 156-177.
ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 13; ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, P. 173.
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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