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Osborne Lake Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104299
MRDS ID TC00022
Record type Site
Current site name Osborne Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.72833, 54.96311 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE FROM OSBORNE LAKE, 21 MILES BY ROAD NORTHEAST OF SNOW LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.72833, 54.96311
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 55-75 NW
    Plunge 30

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1953
Year of first production 1968
Year of last production 1983

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.006 Oz/T Au, 0.13 Oz/T Ag, 2.42% Cu, 1.01% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 4g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Period 1968-1983
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.14% Cu, 1.52% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 528054000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.45 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 1.28 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.74 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 1.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED BY CONVENTIONAL PROSPECTING METHODS ; ECON.COM: AVERAGED 10.2 TONS/ MAN-SHIFT IN 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, MANITOBA: V. 182, NO. 11, P. 156-177.

  • Production

    ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 12; ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, P. 173.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE OREBODY HAS A PLUNGE LENGTH OF AT LEAST 4,500 FT, EXTENDING AT A 30 DEGREE PLUNGE FROM THE 500 LEVEL TO BELOW THE 3,000 LEVEL. THE AVERAGE STRIKE LENGTH IS 800 FT ABOVE THE 1,750 LEVEL AND 400 FT BELOW THE 800 LEVEL. PLUNGE 30 DEGREES, NO DIRECTION GIVEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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