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Axis Lake Deposit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039333
MRDS ID M046974
Record type Site
Current site name Axis Lake Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.99813, 59.34649 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MI. NW OF STONEY RAPIDS ON LAKE ATHABASCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Saskatchewan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 1935 , 1977

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.99813, 59.34649
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Min. In Siliceous Phase Of Norite In A Triangular - Shaped Body Of Norite. Zone Apparently Open To West

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1929

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frederick Mining And Dev. Co. Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TONNAGE AND GRADE NEED RE-EVALUATION

Comments on the workings information

  • LAST WORK IN 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Reserve-Resource

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE TO DISSEMINATED
Deposit CURRENT OWNER UNKNOWN

Reporter information

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

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