G. R. - 34 Deposit

Occurrence in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, PGE
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039296
MRDS ID M046918
Record type Site
Current site name G. R. - 34 Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.50056, 53.50002 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 MI. SW OF WABOWDEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1975

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Millerite Ore
Pentlandite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.50056, 53.50002

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Disseminated Ore Min. Under 200 Ft. Overburden And Paleozoics. Several Mineralized Zones In Serpentinite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amax Exploration, Inc.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STATED NI. GRADE TO DEPTH OF 1200 FT. IN 1975

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN AT DEPTH, NOT FULLY EXPLORED ALONG STRIKE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: AMAX CONSIDERS DEPOSIT AS APPROACHING ECONOMIC VIABILITY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    THE PAS SHEET - MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN, MAP 268 A, CA. DEPT. MINES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1934

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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