| Deposit ID | 10106889 |
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| MRDS ID | M046247 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lynn Lake |
| Alternate or previous names | Sherritt - Gordon Mines, Ltd. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.05313, 56.85285 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 145 MI. NW THOMPSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Labradorite | Gangue |
| Result | CONCENTRATE ANALYSIS, NI 12%, CU 1.5% CO .7% |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
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| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lynn Lake Gabbro';El Gabbro | ||||
| Rock description | Lynn Lake Gabbro';El Gabbro | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| (1) | -101.05313, 56.85285 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Volcanic And Sedimentary Country Rock With Discordant Intrusives; Several Ne Trending Faults Steeply Dipping To The West. |
| General form | PIPE-LIKE BODIES |
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| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| Production years | 1953 |
| District name | The Pas Mining District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd. |
| Year | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1954-1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^"El" Orebody Yielded Ni=2.5%, Cu=0.93% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046247 |
MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 27
ZURBRIGG, 1962, THOMPSON MINE GEOL: CAN. MIN. METALL. BULL. 56, P. 452
SHERRITT - GORDEN LYNN LAKE PROJECT, 1955: TRANS. CAN. INST. OF MIN. METALL, V. LVIII, P. 187
COATS, QUIRKE, BELL, CRANSTONE AND CAMPBELL, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FLIN FLON, LYNN LAKE AND THOMPSON AREAS, MANITOBA, AND THE CHURCHILL - SUPERIOR FRONT OF THE WESTERN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: 24TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, GUIDEBOOK FOR FIELD EXCURSION A31 - C31, 96P.
(CUMMULATIVE PRODUCTION) ITEM 3; COATS, QUIRKE AND OTHERS, 1972, GEOL. AND MIN. DEP. OF FLIN FLON,..., 24TH INTERNATIONAL GEOL. CONGR.
TRANS. CAN. INST. MIN. METALL, V. LVIII, 1955
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWELVE ORE BODIES IN LYNN LAKE AREA ARE STEEPLY DIPPING AND IRREGULAR IN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DIMENSIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1980 | Oster, Karel L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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