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Kelly Lake

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095408
MRDS ID M046950
Record type Site
Current site name Kelly Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.86637, 47.34721 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PLUS PRECIOUS METALS; 1964

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.86637, 47.34721
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Dip 90 DEG.
    Length 457.2M
    Width 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED ZONE AT CONTACT OF GABBRO WITH RHYOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1947

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Albany Gas And Oil Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLUS PRECIOUS METALS

Comments on development

  • 1971 , NAME CHANGED FROM KELLY LAKE NICKEL M.L ; ECON.COM: METALLURGICAL PROB. OF RECOVERY AND GRADE OF NI CONCENTRATE (PENTLANDITE IN PYRRHOTITE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER, P. 22

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 45000 SQ FT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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