Dickstone Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056365
MRDS ID TC00029
Record type Site
Current site name Dickstone Mine
Related records 10278784

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.49058, 54.85504 (WGS84)

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

  • SNOW LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.49058, 54.85504

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Year of first production 1970
Year of last production 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Period 1970-1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.47% Cu, 3.13% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 3wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 308380000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.36 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984

Comments on development

  • NO. 1 WAS DISCOVERED BY CONVENTIONAL PROSPECTING; NO. 2 WAS DISCOVERED BY DRILLING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ANOMALIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.

  • Production

    ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 13.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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