Vamp Lake

Occurrence in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Zinc, Copper
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056380
MRDS ID TC00045
Record type Site
Current site name Vamp Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.16728, 54.93837 (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

  • VAMP LAKE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.16728, 54.93837

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 421840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1985
    Copper Cu 1.66 wt-pct Copper Major 1985

Comments on development

  • UNDEVELOPED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.