Ghost Lake Mine

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305393
MAS/MILS ID 1220150004
Record type Site
Current site name Ghost Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -100.09916, 54.83334 (WGS84)
Elevation 285
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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 Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -100.09916, 54.83334

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 127000mt ore
    Demonstrated 127000mt ore
    Total resources 127000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.45 wt-pct Lead Trace 1985
    Copper Cu 1.02 wt-pct Copper Trace 1985
    Gold Au 0.75 g/mt Gold Trace 1985
    Zinc Zn 7.5 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1985
    Silver Ag 35 g/mt Silver Trace 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 181000mt ore
    Demonstrated 181000mt ore
    Total resources 181000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.2999 wt-pct Lead Trace 1973
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1973
    Gold Au 0.8 g/mt Gold Trace 1973
    Zinc Zn 14.6 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1973
    Silver Ag 35 g/mt Silver Trace 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    WATSON, JOHN F., SNOW LAKE CONCENTRATOR WILL SERVE HUDSON

  • Production

    BAY MINES IN MANITOBA; WESTERN MINER, OCT., 1978,

  • Production

    P.12-14, 16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1986-87, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,P.188.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINE RESERVES AND CURRENTLY PROMISING DEPOSITS, JAN. 1985,

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, MR 209, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    STEPHANSSON, A.E., DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION AT HUDSON

  • Deposit

    BAYS'S GHOST LAKE MINE; CIM BULL., JAN., 1975, P.45-50.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77RCD-601-SMALL LENS OF ORE DISCOVERED BY D.D.,1974, NEAR LO WILL BE DEVELOPED AND MINED FROM THE GHOST LAKE DECLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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