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Populus Lake

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095406
MRDS ID M046944
Record type Site
Current site name Populus Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -93.63525, 49.48306 (WGS84)
Relative position 43 MI. SE OF KENORA, ATIKWA-POPULUS LAKE AREA, NW ONT.

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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1957

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -93.63525, 49.48306
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Vertical Fault Zones

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sulphide Minerals Occur As Blebs In Amphibolite Or As Massive Fracture Fillings In A Zone Between Two Vertical Faults In An Almost Vertically Plunging Mafic Breccia Plug.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1936

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kenbridge Nickel M.L

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 622.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT TO 2042 FT., 13 LEVELS IN 1955 - 57 . PROPERTY IDLE SINCE 1957 (CA. MINES HNDBK. STATES SHAFT TO 1525 FT. WITH LEVELS AT 150 - FT. INTERVALS.)

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROB. WITH TALC IN ORE WHICH HINDERS PROD. OF 'CLEAN' NI-CU CONCENTRATE. DEPOSIT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL METALLURGICAL TESTING. DEVELOPMENT DEPENDENT ON CORPORATE PRIORITIES OF FALCONBRIDGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER, P. 182

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPANY IS MAJORITY-CONTROLLED SUBSIDARY OF FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL M.L

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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