Lac La Croix

Prospect in Ontario, Canada with commodity Lithium
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181706
MAS/MILS ID 1220400102
Record type Site
Current site name Lac La Croix

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.99048, 48.3625 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iron Lake OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Basswood Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Quetico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.99048, 48.3625

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Milling method Flotation

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 1383000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1383000mt ore
    Total resources 1383000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 1.27 wt-pct Lithium Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Demonstrated 1400000mt ore
    Total resources 1400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 1.27 wt-pct Lithium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES IN TERM OF LI02

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Percent Recovery 10
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE IS UNLIKELY TO SEE DEVELOPMENT ANY TIME IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE OWING TO ITS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LOCATION.
  • CONCENTRATE WOULD BE SHIPPED TO A RAILHEAD ABOUT 60 KM BY TRUCK

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M. VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.A-27.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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