| Deposit ID | 10400622 |
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| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hoidas Lake REE deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Nisikkatch-Hoidas Lakes REE deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.8012, 59.9379 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 60 km northeast of Uranium City, 3 km west of the Black Bay Fault. Apatie and carbonate-rich vein zone 10 km long. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Apatite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Analcime | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Titanite | Ore |
| Result | High proportion of neodymium (Nd) compared to other REE deposits - 22% of TREE. |
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| (1) | -107.8012, 59.9379 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Prospect |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Great Western Minerals Group Ltd |
| Home office | Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.\n219 Robin Crescent \nSaskatoon, SK S7L 6M8 Canada |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2560835mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | 1.5% TREE cutoff grade.\nDunn, 2009 NI 43-101 report p. 2. | ||||||||||||||
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Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.
Saskatchewan Geological Survey, 1991, Mineral resources of Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Energy and Mines Miscellaneous Report 91-5, 76 p.
Dunn, Brad, 2009, NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Report on the Hoidas Lake Rare Earth Project, Northern Mining District-Saskatchewan, NTS MAP Area 74-O-13; 20 November 2009, 69 pages.
Harvey, S.E., Young, I., and Billingsley, G. (2002): Geology of the Hoidas Lake area, Ena Domain, northwestern Saskatchewan; in Summary of Investigations 2002, Volume 2, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sask. Industry Resources, Misc. Rep. 2002-4.2, CD-ROM, Paper C-2, 13p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-NOV-11 | Schruben, Paul | U.S. Geological Survey |
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