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Schist Lake Mine

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157169
MAS/MILS ID 1220150007
Record type Site
Current site name Schist Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -101.82643, 54.71943 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -101.82643, 54.71943
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 181000mt ore
    Demonstrated 181000mt ore
    Total resources 181000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 41 g/mt Silver Trace 1973
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Trace 1973
    Copper Cu 5.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1973
    Zinc Zn 6.9 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 736M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 260
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.41
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF-FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES,1975,P106; GENERAL.

  • Deposit

    REF-STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, 1957,P258-2

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY & LOCATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-010&601-MINE IS ON CLEANUP BASIS IN 73&74 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE SHUTDOWN IN 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-83 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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