| Deposit ID | 10104299 |
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| MRDS ID | TC00022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Osborne Lake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.72833, 54.96311 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 1 MILE FROM OSBORNE LAKE, 21 MILES BY ROAD NORTHEAST OF SNOW LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| (1) | -99.72833, 54.96311 |
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| Dip | 55-75 NW |
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| Plunge | 30 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| Year of last production | 1983 |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Year | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.006 Oz/T Au, 0.13 Oz/T Ag, 2.42% Cu, 1.01% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1968-1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3.14% Cu, 1.52% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 528054000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00022 |
FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.
ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, MANITOBA: V. 182, NO. 11, P. 156-177.
ESPOSITO, 1986, P. 12; ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, P. 173.
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | THE OREBODY HAS A PLUNGE LENGTH OF AT LEAST 4,500 FT, EXTENDING AT A 30 DEGREE PLUNGE FROM THE 500 LEVEL TO BELOW THE 3,000 LEVEL. THE AVERAGE STRIKE LENGTH IS 800 FT ABOVE THE 1,750 LEVEL AND 400 FT BELOW THE 800 LEVEL. PLUNGE 30 DEGREES, NO DIRECTION GIVEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 01-JUN-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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