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Island Lake

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104297
MRDS ID TC00010
Record type Site
Current site name Island Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.2103, 53.78338 (WGS84)
Relative position 470 KM NORTHEAST OF WINNIPEG, 240 KM EAST OF NORWAY HOUSE, ON MINE ISLAND IN THE CENTRAL PART OF ISLAND 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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Several Zones Of Silicification, Pyritization, And Carbonatization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Hayes River-Island Lake Interface
    Rock description Hayes River-Island Lake Interface

Nearby scientific data

(1) -94.2103, 53.78338
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Rocks In The Mine Area Are Tightly Folded And Display A Well Developed Axial Planar Foliation.

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES AND STRINGERS

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLD MAY HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN QUARTZ VEINS IN THE HINGES OF FOLDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1934
Year of last production 1935

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Island Lake

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Period 1934-1935
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^25.4 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 25g/mt

Comments on development

  • 1959-1981 PROPERTY STAKED BY P. SMERCHANSKI, T. HAMILTON, R. MCKENZIE, C. WASS, AND W. MILLER; 1981 STAKED BY W.B. DUNLOP AND OPTIONED TO BP CANADA UNTIL 1985.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RICHARDSON, D.J., AND OSTRY, G., 1987, GOLD DEPOSITS OF MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.

  • Production

    FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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