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Anderson Lake

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084801
MRDS ID W700011
Record type Site
Current site name Anderson Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.99362, 54.86032 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE RAILROAD BETWEEN CHISEL LAKE AND STALL LAKE MINES, ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES EAST OF SNOW 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
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tremolite Gangue

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.99362, 54.86032
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N65E
    Dip 60 DEGREES TO THE NORTHWEST
    Plunge 55 DEGREES TO THE NORTHEAST
    Depth to top 137.16M
    Depth to bottom 1036.32M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Year of first production 1970

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.032 Oz/T Au, 0.21 Oz/T Ag, 3.10% Cu, 0.14% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 0wt-pct
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 6g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
  • Year 1984
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.51% Cu, 0.1% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 0wt-pct
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Period 1970-1984
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.41% Cu, 0.1% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 0wt-pct
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 996055000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 0.1 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.53 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Gold Au 0.451 g/mt Gold Major 1981
    Silver Ag 4.517 g/mt Silver Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.1 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1984 DATA INCLUDE PRODUCTION + RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1007.06M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN-STOPE MINING CONVERTED TO MECHANIZED CUT-AND-FILL AFTER GROUND PROBLEMS DEVELOPED.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED BY DRILLING ELECTROMAGNETIC ANOMALIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, P. 10-13.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, MANITOBA: V, 182, NO. 11, P. 156-177.

  • Production

    ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 12; ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, P. 173.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983; FOGWILL & BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE AVERAGE STRIKE LENGTH OF THE ORE IS ABOUT 400 FT, WITH AN AVERAGE MAXIMUM WIDTH IN THE CENTER OF THE ORE ZONE OF ABOUT 30 FT.

Reporter information

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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