Canalask White River Nickel Deposit-Canada

Occurrence in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096177
MRDS ID W002767
Record type Site
Current site name Canalask White River Nickel Deposit-Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.35234, 63.19986 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.35234, 63.19986

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 499000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.68 wt-pct Nickel Major 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 35

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 9/12/57, TORONTO, NORTHERN MINER PRESS, LTD.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON THE WHITE RIVER 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA HIGHWAY, ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH OF WHITEHORSE. CANALASK NICKEL MINES, LTD. CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, INDICATES A SULFIDE DEPOSIT OF LESS THAN 10,000 TONS OF CONTAINED NICKEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.