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Nanisivik Mine

Producer in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Zinc, Lead, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085062
MRDS ID W700568
Record type Site
Current site name Nanisivik Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.53311, 73.03397 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 224
USGS model code 32a
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.53311, 73.03397
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E-W Fault Tectonics Control Ore Directions And Locally Ore Emplacement, N-S Cross Faulting Controls Late Stage Dyke Direction And Offsets Ore Zones Locally.

Comments on the geologic information

  • APPALACHIAN ZN, 32 B ALSO MODEL AND MODEL NUMBER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Discoverer Texas Gulf Sulfur

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Strathcone Mineral Services Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nanisivik Mines Ltd., Conwest Exploration Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 2975000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 8.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989
    Lead Pb 0.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1989
    Silver Ag 41 g/mt Silver Major 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 6000M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 LEVELS, 6.0 KM TRACKLESS WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 500,000 AND 1,000,000 TONNES/YEAR. ; MILL.CAP: 2000 T/D ; ECON.COM: CONVENTIONAL FLOTATION USED IN MILL; 55 UNDERGROUND WORKERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 44.

  • Deposit

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.

  • Production

    CORE SHED DISPLAY INDEX, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-90 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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