Laguna Mine

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Gold
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. 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 10056366
MRDS ID TC00031
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Mine
Alternate or previous names Rex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.76804, 54.78615 (WGS84)
Relative position 19.5 KM SOUTHEAST OF SNOW LAKE, NEAR THE EAST SHORE OF WEKUSKO LAKE

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

  • FLIN FLON AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Missi Group
    Rock description Missi Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.76804, 54.78615

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 70 SE
    Length 460M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1918
Year of last production 1940
Production years 1918, 1920-1921, 1924-1926, 1936-1940

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Laguna

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period 1936-1940
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^17.7 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 18g/mt

Comments on development

  • 1944-1968, 2 HOLE 17 M DRILL PROGRAM BY MARSHALL BALLARD; TRENCHING IN 1977 BY W.B. KOBAR; A.V. HARRIS EXPLORATION SERVICES LTD. DID LINECUTTING AND SAMPLING IN 1978; BIOGEOCHEMICAL SURVEY IN 1984; NORANDA EXPLORATION $50,000 LINECUTTING & GEOLOGICAL MAPPING, LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY, SOIL SAMPLING, & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS 1984.

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 IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.

  • Production

    FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 28; RICHARDSON, AND OSTRY, 1987, P. 51.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A LINEAR ZONE OF SCHISTOSE ROCKS ALONG THE WESTERN MARGIN OF A LENTICULAR STOCK OF QUARTZ-FELDSPAR PORPHYRY. IT AVERAGES 0.8 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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