'A' Mine & Farley 'El' Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver
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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056351
MRDS ID TC00009
Record type Site
Current site name 'A' Mine & Farley 'El' Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.05896, 56.83618 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Acc For El Mine

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • LYNN LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.05896, 56.83618

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Discoverer Austin Mcveigh
Year of first production 1953
Year of last production 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Period 1953-1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.0% Ni, 0.5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on development

  • 1943-1950 MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEYS AND DRILLING OUTLINED 11 NI-CU ZONES TOTALING MORE THAN 12.7 MILLION TONNES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P

  • Production

    FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-89 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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