Mystery Lake

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Platinum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10098395
MRDS ID	M046248
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mystery Lake
Alternate or previous names	Cross Lake Mining Division

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-97.74103, 55.87563 (WGS84)
Relative position	205 MILES NE OF THE PAS, 10 MILES WEST OF THOMPSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Canada	Manitoba

Comments on the location information

LOCATION UNKNOWN. TAO IS APPARENTLY A CODE NAME

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel Critical	Primary
Copper	Primary
Platinum Critical	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Pentlandite	Ore
Pyrrhotite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	NI = .45 TO .75% ORE

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-97.74103, 55.87563	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

HR.AGE.MV: GARNET - HORNBLENDE - PYROXENITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	The Pas Mining District

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)

Home office Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Type	Owner
Owner	International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)
Home office	Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046248

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 26, 27
Deposit

ZURBRIGG, 1962, THOMPSON MINE GEOL: CAN. MIN. METALL. BULL. 56, P. 453

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1975	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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