Lened

Occurrence in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024782
MRDS ID ISM0534
Record type Site
Current site name Lened

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -128.61872, 62.3666 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Rabbitkettle Formation
    Rock description Rabbitkettle Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -128.61872, 62.3666

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Aureole Of Cretaceous Granite Pluton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Nahanni

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FORSTER,C.N., BURSON,M.J. AND GLOVER,J.K., 1979, THE LENED TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT ; ORAL PRESENTATION AT THE 7TH GEOSCIENCE FORUM, WHITEHORSE, YUKON, DECEMBER 2- 4, 1979.

  • Deposit

    S.HOLLINGSWORTH, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO W.D. SINCLAIR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Sinclair, W.David Geological Survey of Canada

Beyond USGS

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