Wanapitei

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodity Kyanite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023800
MRDS ID I001549
Record type Site
Current site name Wanapitei

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.7081, 46.70138 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kyanite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.7081, 46.70138

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 804.65M
    Width 121.92M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Northern Kyanite Mining Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1958
    Total resources 6000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Kyanite Kyn 13.71 wt-pct Andalusite-Kyanite-Sillmanite Major 1958

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES TO 100 FT DEPTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR233, UNPAGINATED

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KYANITE-GARNET-BIOTITE-QUARTZ-FELDSPAR GNEISS OUTCROPS OVER AN AREA 400 FT WIDE AND 0.5-0.38 MILES LONG. KYANITE CRYSTALS ARE BANDED OR PRISMATIC AND ARE 0.25-4 IN LONG AND 0.06-0.5 IN WIDE. BODY C COVERS AREA OF 2000 FT BY 140 FT AND IS THE RICHEST AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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