| Deposit ID | 10084882 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Con/Rycon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.38477, 62.80012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR YELLOWKNIFE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Northwest Territories |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kam Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Kam Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -114.38477, 62.80012 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| District name | Yellowknife District |
|---|
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.39 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700109 |
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.