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Tartan Lake Mine

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056390
MRDS ID TC00056
Record type Site
Current site name Tartan Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.73063, 54.85364 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MILES NORTH OF FLIN FLON

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Amisk Group
    Rock description Amisk Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.73063, 54.85364
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike 090
    Dip STEEPLY TO THE NORTH
    Plunge direction STEEPLY WEST TO NORTHWEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1931
Year of first production 1987

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Granges Exploration Ltd.
    Interest 50
  • Type Owner
    Owner Abermin Corp.
    Interest 50

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.55 g/mt Gold Major 1988

Comments on development

  • CONSOLIDATED MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. DID SURFACE WORK IN1932. NESNAH MINING AND EXPLORATION TOOK OPTION IN 1945 AND DRILLED. GRANGES EXPLORATION AKTIEBOLAG STAKED THE PROPERTY IN 1981 AND DRILLED. ; MILL.CAP: 450 T/D

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Production

    DAYTON, 1989, P. C11.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 GOLD-BEARING SHEAR ZONES: THE MAIN ZONE AND THE SOUTH ZONE

Reporter information

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

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

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