Boston Bay Mines

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038771
MRDS ID M046212
Record type Site
Current site name Boston Bay Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.61677, 49.20112 (WGS84)
Relative position 55 MILES NORTH OF THUNDER BAY AND PORT ARTHUR, LAC DES ILES AREA

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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result NORITE SAMPLE = .32% CU, .31% NI, PD .34 OZ/TON, PT .032 OZ/TON, AU .03 OZ/TON. DRILL HOLE SAMPLE = 11% CU, .13% NI, PD .128 OZ/TON, PT .015 OZ/TON

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.61677, 49.20112

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 91.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: NORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Discoverer Gunnex Mines

Mining district

District name Port Arthur Mining Division

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Boston Bay Mines

Comments on the workings information

  • 15 DRILL HOLES TOTALLING 5000 FEET BY SHERIDAN GEOPHYSICS, LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMONWEALTH GEOLOGICAL LIASON OFFICE, 1974, PLATINUM FIND IN NW ONTARIO: NEWSLETTER (LONDON) P. 7 -

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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