Mary River Iron Deposit

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182031
MAS/MILS ID 1220300012
Record type Site
Current site name Mary River Iron Deposit
Alternate or previous names Baffinland Iron Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.3327, 71.10055 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.3327, 71.10055

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Baffinland Iron Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Indicated 112000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 112000000mt ore
    Total resources 112000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 68.13 wt-pct Iron Major 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.34.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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