Hoidas Lake REE deposit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400622
Record type Site
Current site name Hoidas Lake REE deposit
Alternate or previous names Nisikkatch-Hoidas Lakes REE deposit

Geographic coordinates

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.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Saskatchewan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Allanite Ore
Apatite Ore
Barite Ore
Analcime Ore
Pyrite Ore
Siderite Ore
Zircon Ore
Titanite Ore

Analytical data

Result High proportion of neodymium (Nd) compared to other REE deposits - 22% of TREE.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.8012, 59.9379

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Great Western Minerals Group Ltd
    Home office Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.\n219 Robin Crescent \nSaskatoon, SK S7L 6M8 Canada
    Year 2011

Comments on the production information

  • Metallurgical tests in progress in 2011. Project may reach production as early as 2015.
    http://www.gwmg.ca/html/projects/exploration/hoidas-lake/index.cfm

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2009
    Demonstrated 2560835mt ore
    Remarks 1.5% TREE cutoff grade.\nDunn, 2009 NI 43-101 report p. 2.
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE 2.027 wt-pct REE Primary 2009

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Saskatchewan Geological Survey, 1991, Mineral resources of Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Energy and Mines Miscellaneous Report 91-5, 76 p.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-NOV-11 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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