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Parker Lake

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Copper, Diamond, Gold, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118465
MAS/MILS ID 1220300047
Record type Site
Current site name Parker Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.00037, 62.86695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Diamond Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -94.00037, 62.86695
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • THE COMPANIES HOLD 400,000 HA OF CLAIMS. AN UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED DIAMOND FIND WAS MADE BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO. BUT IT IS THOUGHT BY THE CUMBERLAND PRESIDENT TO BE LIKELY UNECONOMIC (THE DIAMONDS).

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cumberland Resources
    Interest 50
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Comaplex Resources
    Interest 25
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Manson Creek Resources
    Interest 25
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 3.9 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Copper Cu 2.8 wt-pct Copper Trace 1995
    Cobalt Co 0.17 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, NOV 24, 1995, P 388

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, FEB 20, 1995, P 6

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-APR-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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