| Deposit ID | 10073140 |
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| MRDS ID | W018984 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Willroy & Willecho Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.83328, 49.16668 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 64 KM NNE OF MARATHON, ADJACENT WEST OF GECO MINE. 265 KM ENE OF PORT ARTHUR GEMMELL, MAPLEDORAM TWPS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | WILLROY NO 3 ZONE IN 1958 GRADED 1.35% CU, 10.33% ZN, 0.33% PB, 103 G/MT AG |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
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| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Muscovite Schist, Biotite Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Quartz Muscovite Schist, Biotite Schist | ||||
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| (1) | -85.83328, 49.16668 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Manitou Wadge Syncline |
| General form | LINEAR LENSES |
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| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Discoverer | Willroy Mines |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| District name | Manitouwadge Lake Area, Thunder Bay Dist., Port Arthur Mining Div. |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Willroy Mines Ltd |
| Year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^.98 % Cu, 2.74 % Zn, 49 G/Mt Ag, (Ore Milled) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 650000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Length | 1211M |
| Overall depth | 870M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018984 |
TIMMS, P. D., MARSHALL, D., 1959, GEOL. OF WILLROY MINES BASE METAL DEPOSITS; GEOL. ASSOC CANADA V. 11, P 55 - 65.
PYE, E. G., 1955, PRELIM. REPT. ON GEOL. MANITOUWADGE LAKE AREA; ONTARIO DEPT. MINES GEOL. CIRC. NO. 3, 9 PAGES
1954 DIREXPL WILLROY - 4 ZONES FOUN
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 75 P 346
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | MOST WILLROY OREBODIES STRIKE E-W, DIP 70-90 DEG N AND PLUNGE AT A SHALLOW ANGLE EAST |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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