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Winston Lake Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056490
MRDS ID TC00509
Record type Site
Current site name Winston Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.38612, 48.96945 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM NW OF SCHREIBER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Anthophyllite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Cordierite Gangue
Gahnite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration With Cordierite, Anthophyllite, Biotite And Chlorite With Ore And Regional Haloes Of Cordierite, Anthophyllite And Biotite

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.38612, 48.96945
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wawa Volcanic Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1982
Discoverer Minnova Inc.
Year of first production 1988

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minnova Inc.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Minnova Inc., Zenmac Zinc Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 2586602000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 14.98 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Copper Cu 1.06 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
    Silver Ag 31.21 g/mt Silver Major 1990
    Gold Au 1.07 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 17000M
    Overall depth 744M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA

  • Production

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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