| Deposit ID | 10206285 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400115 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lackner Lake |
| Alternate or previous names | Multi-Metals Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.11655, 47.8 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrochlore | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -83.11655, 47.8 |
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| Length | 450M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1949 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Nemegos |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mertec Resources Development Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 37000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 37000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 37000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 5024250mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5024250mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5024250mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 97341000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 97341000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400115 |
FERGUSON, STEWART A. "COLUMBIUM (NIOBIUM) DEPOSITS OF
ONTARIO", MINERAL RESOURCES, CIRCULAR NO. 14, 1971, P 40.
HAINRECH, E.W., "THE GEOLOGY OF CARBONATITE", RAND MCNALLY
CO., 1966.
HOLDER, R. W., "ALKALINE ROCKS AND NIOBIUM DEPOSITS NEAR
NEMGOS ONTARIO, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, BULLETIN NO.
70, 1960.
PARSON, G. E., "NIOBIUM-BEARING COMPLEXES EAST OF LAKE
SUPERIOR", ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES GEOLOGICAL REPORT,
#3, 1961.
PERRAULT, GUY, AND MANKER, E., "GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF A
NIOBIUM DEPOSIT".
ROWE, R.B., "NIOBIUM (COLUMBIUM) DEPOSITS OF CANADA",
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, BULLETIN #18, 1958.
CANADIAN MINING HANDBOOKS, 1954 TO 1982.
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, "MINERAL DEPOSIT
RECORD", MULTI-MINERALS, 1974.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., "THE ECONOMICS OF
NIOBIUM:, 1979.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-94 | Miller, F. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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