| Deposit ID | 10107329 |
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| MRDS ID | W018973 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Polaris Cornwallis and Little Cornwallis Is. |
| Alternate or previous names | Arvik Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -96.9343, 75.38405 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 30 |
| Relative position | 100 KM EAST OF MAGNETIC NORTH POLE, 100 KM NORTH OF RESOLUTE, ON LITTLE CORNWALLIS ISLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Northwest Territories |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | RESERVES GRADE APPROXIMATELY 15.7% ZN, 3.1% PB |
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| Model code | 224 |
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| USGS model code | 32a |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Thumb Mtn. Formation Dolomite And Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Thumb Mtn. Formation Dolomite And Limestone | ||||
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| (1) | -96.9343, 75.38405 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Open Folds, Normal And Strike Slip Faults, Thrust Faults, Bedding Plane Slips |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Discoverer | Cominco Ltd.; Showings Found By Bankeno Resources Ltd. In 1960. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cominco (Exploration And Test Shipments) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arvik (41% Cominco, 34% Bankeno, 34% Pinepoint Mines Ltd.) |
| Year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1970-1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3.82% Pb, 14.20% Zn, 4.62% Fe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22700000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13045000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Overall depth | 550M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018973 |
SANGSTER, D. F., 1974, GEOL. OF CANADIAN PB AND ZINC DEPOSITS, GEOL. SURV. CAN. PAPER 74 - 1A P 141
1975, COMINCO CALLS ITS ARCTIC DEPOSITS WORTH MINING, AM METAL MARKET, 9-16-75 P 7
CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.
1966 DIREXPL COMINCO - EXPLOR. & D D
1970 GEOCHEM COMINCO - GEOCHEM & GEOPHYS
1972 DIREXPL COMINCO - UNDERGROUND ADIT COMPL. 1973
MINING MAG 4-76 P 331; CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.
SKINNER'S MINING INTL YBK 1975 P 174. CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 74-75 P 33
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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