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Westarm

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084795
MRDS ID W700004
Record type Site
Current site name Westarm

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.83785, 54.64253 (WGS84)
Relative position ON WESTARM OF SCHIST LAKE, 13 MILES BY ROAD FROM FLIN FLON METALLURGICAL PLANT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.83785, 54.64253
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike SW
    Dip 70-85 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Year of first production 1978

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.39% Cu, 1.1% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Period 1978-1984
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.34% Cu, 1.25% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 525542000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ABOVE THE 510-M LEVEL AS OF JAN. 1981 TOTALED 835,619 T, GRADING 0.036 OZ/T AU, 0.47 OZ/T AG, 3.90% CU, AND 1.1% ZN. BELOW THE 510-M LEVEL, KNOWN RESERVES TOTALED 326,287 T, GRADING 0.050 OZ/T AU, 0.62 OZ/T AG, 3.61% CU, AND 2.4% ZN.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED BY DRILLING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ANOMALIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, P. 46-49.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, MANITOBA: V. 182, NO. 11, P. 156-177.

  • Production

    ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983

Reporter information

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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