| Deposit ID | 10106902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046655 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dumbarton Mines Limited |
| Alternate or previous names | Bird River Claim Group, Catlake Area, Maskwa Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.48589, 50.48306 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR BIRD RIVER, 14 MILES EAST OF LAC DU BONNET, 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOWN LAC DU BONNET, 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINNIPEG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | 12 ANALYSES OF MASSIVE SULFIDE "B" ORE ZONE RANGE 23.5 - TO 36.7 % S, TR TO 0.35% CU, 1.02 TO 5.17% NI, 0.08 TO 0.21 % CO, 28.9 TO 58.9 % FE |
|---|---|
| Result | TR ZN, AU, AG |
| Result | MINERALIZED CHERT "B" ORE ZONE 7 ANALYSES RANGE 5.68 TO 8.60 % S, 0.12 TO 2.14 % CU, 0.15 TO 1.29 % NI, 0.02 TO 0.04 % CO, 9.1 TO 17.1 % FE, TR TO 0.02 % ZN, TR AU AND AG |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Rice Lake Group Consisting Of Andesitic Volcanics And Metasedimentary Rocks | ||||
| Rock description | Rice Lake Group Consisting Of Andesitic Volcanics And Metasedimentary Rocks | ||||
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| (1) | -95.48589, 50.48306 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Later Folding And Intrusion Of Granite And Gabbros |
| General form | MASSIVE LENSES AND DISSEMINATED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 3218.6M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Year of first production | 1969 |
| Year of last production | 1973 |
| District name | Bird River - Catlake Area |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dumbarton Mines Ltd.; Maskwa |
| Year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1969-1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.81% Ni | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046655 |
KARUP - MOLLER AND BRUMMER, 1971, GAC SPEC. PAPER NO. 9, P. 143 - 154
CAN. MIN AND MET., 1976, P. 104
HOGAN, 1977, PT METALS IN CAN. MIN. YEARBOOK 1974: CA. DEPT. ENERGY AND MINES P.395
COATS,C.J.A., STOCKFORD,H.R., AND BUCHAN,R., 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE MASKWA WEST NICKEL DEPOSIT, MONITOBA: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 17, PP.309-318
FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.
1949 DIREXPL MASKWA NICKEL CHROME MINES LTD
1965 DIREXPL MASKWA NICKEL CHROME MINES LTD
FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25.
KARUP - MOLLER AND BRUMMER (1971)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1976 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1972 | Oster, Karel L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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