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Detour Lake Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084884
MRDS ID W700111
Record type Site
Current site name Detour Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.72193, 50.01389 (WGS84)
Relative position 70 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOUTEL, NEAR SUNDAY LAKE AND THE ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER.

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
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.72193, 50.01389
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Campbell Red Lake And Amoco Canadian Petroleum

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 4988000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.388 g/mt Gold Major 1985
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985
    Silver Ag 4.517 g/mt Silver Minor 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 27733000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.88 g/mt Gold Major 1980
    Copper Cu 0.205 wt-pct Copper Minor 1980
    Silver Ag 4.66 g/mt Silver Minor 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1983, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR 198, 308 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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