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Hackett River Prospect

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089363
MRDS ID W018970
Record type Site
Current site name Hackett River Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.36794, 65.91694 (WGS84)
Relative position HACKETT RIVER, 96 KM SE OF BATHURST INLET.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.36794, 65.91694
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: HIGHLY SILICIFIED AND METAMORPHOSED ACIDIC VOLCANIC ROCKS OF YELLOWKNIFE GROUP (RHYOLITIC PYROCLASTICS ?)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hackett River Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bathurst Norsemines

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 19500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 150 g/mt Silver Major 1976
    Lead Pb 0.75 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 4.98 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
    Copper Cu 0.41 wt-pct Copper Minor 1976
    Gold Au 0.45 g/mt Gold Minor 1976

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST 7 POTENTIAL ZONES: MAIN A ZONE 980 M LONG; CLEAVER LAKE ZONE, JO AND S JO ZONES BOTH 400 M LONG; MAY ZONE; WAT ZONE; FINGER LAKE ZONE.

Comments on development

  • COMINCO TO SPEND $6 MIL BY 12-31-75 ON EXPLORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 74-75 P 40

  • Deposit

    SANGSTER, D. F., 197, GEOLOGY OF LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS IN CANADA; GEOL. SURV. CANADA PAPER 72 - 1 A P 92

  • Deposit

    1970 DIREXPL COMINCO, 1970-75, ORE FOUN

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR. 4-77 P. 169

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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