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Lambda Lake

Prospect in Quebec, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097138
MRDS ID M046954
Record type Site
Current site name Lambda Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.76583, 59.16678 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MI. SOUTH OF HOPES ADVANCE BAY. REMOTE

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
Nickel Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNSTATED TONNAGE ( 1970 )

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result NI-CU 1.5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.76583, 59.16678
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near East Margin Of Labrador Trough

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOIL EVIDENCE OF MAJOR ZN ANOMALY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Discoverer Falconbridge

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Oil Enterprises

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: VERY REMOTE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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