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Maclellan Mine

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056389
MRDS ID TC00055
Record type Site
Current site name Maclellan Mine
Alternate or previous names Agassiz Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.95924, 56.89841 (WGS84)
Relative position 6.5 KM NORTHEAST OF LYNN LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE SIZE OF GOLD GRAINS IS 20-20 MICRONS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.95924, 56.89841
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1946
Discoverer J.W. Boiley And J.G. Webb
Year of first production 1986

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hayes Resources
    First year 1988

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name MAIN ZONE
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.901 g/mt Gold Major 1989
    Silver Ag 15.557 g/mt Silver Trace 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Name EAST ZONE
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.929 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1500M

Comments on development

  • DURING 1987 SHERRGOLD WILL SPEND $7.3 MILLION TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL ORE RESERVES IN THE VICINITY; FROM 1979-1985 SHERRITT SPENT $9 MILLION+ TO DETERMINE SIZE, GRADE AND ECONOMICS OF DEPOSIT. ; TOTAL$: 40 ; EXPL$: 12

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DAYTON, S.H., 1989, THE GOLD RUSH HEADS NORTH, TO CANADA: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, V. 190, NO. 2, P. C7-C23.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATERALLY DISCONTINUOUS SERIES OF MINERALIZED ZONES: CENTRAL ZONE,WEST ZONE, EAST ZONE, DOT LAKE ZONE

Reporter information

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

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