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Gunnar Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056353
MRDS ID TC00012
Record type Site
Current site name Gunnar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.2556, 50.85612 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM SE OF BISSETT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • RICE LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DARK BROWN TO BLACK VARIETIES OF SPHALERITE ARE APPARENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH GOLD VALUES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.2556, 50.85612
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike 070-075
    Dip 75-90 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921
Year of first production 1936
Year of last production 1942

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gunnar

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1936-1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^11.6 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 12g/mt

Comments on development

  • CEN CAN ORE RECOVERY LTD. PROCESSED MINE TAILINGS IN 1979. ; MILL.CAP: 136 T/D

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, D.J., AND OSTRY, G., 1987, GOLD DEPOSITS OF MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.

  • Production

    FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25; RICHARDSON, AND OSTRY, 1987, P. 24.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO STRIKE DIRECTION GIVEN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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