| Deposit ID | 10084798 |
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| MRDS ID | W700008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rod |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.91916, 54.85643 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SNOW LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -99.91916, 54.85643 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Threehouse Syncline |
| General form | LENSE |
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| Strike | N44E |
| Dip | 58 DEGREES NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Discoverer | First Staked By Peter Stewart, A Prospector Employed By Kay Lake Mines Limited. |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| Production years | ROD 1 1962-1964; ROD 2 1984- |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rod 1 - Stall Lake Mines Ltd.; Rod 2 - Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Year | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1962-1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE (ROD 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^5.00% Cu, 4.5% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE (ROD 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^6.39% Cu, 2.2% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 602406000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700008 |
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, P. 38-41.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.
FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.
ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.
ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 12-13.
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO.1 ORE ZONE: VARIED IN THICKNESS BETWEEN 2-25 FT, PLAN LENGTH OF 120 FT ON THE 100 FT LEVEL, 220 FT ON THE 200 FT LEVEL AND BOTTOMED BETWEEN THE 200 AND 300 FT LEVEL. NO. 2 ORE ZONE: UPPER LIMIT IS 500 FEET, LOWER IS 1500+. IT AVERAGES 12 FT THICK, 150-200 FT IN WIDTH AND A PLUNGE LENGTH OF 2,050 FT BETWEEN THE 500 AND 1500 FT LEVEL. A BARREN GAP OF 750 FT ALONG THE PLUNGE APPARENTLY EXISTS BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF NO. 1 AND THE TOP OF NO. 2. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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