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Moak Lake Deposit

Past Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Palladium, Platinum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230458
MAS/MILS ID 1220150028
Record type Site
Current site name Moak Lake Deposit
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -97.56936, 55.93567 (WGS84)
Elevation 205
Location accuracy 500(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 Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -97.56936, 55.93567
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 300M
    Length 760M
    Width 30M
    Area 750HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #3 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 750
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Churchill District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner The International Nickel Co. Of Canada
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OLD DATA NEEDS POSSIBLE UPDATE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 750HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 5200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1699.2
    Unit Production Cost 9.56
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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

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    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

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

  • Deposit

    P.A-31.

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    AZIS, A., ET AL. "THE UNDISCOVERED MINERAL ENDOWMENT OF THE

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    CANADIAN SHIELD IN MANITOBA." A FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL CO-

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    OPERATIVE STUDY, MINERAL BULLETIN MR124 OF THE DEPART-

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    MENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES. OTTAWA. PUBLICA-

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    TION 72-1 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES, RESOURCES AND

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    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. WINNIPEG. 1972.

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    BROOKS, R.H. AND R.E. MEYERS, "BLASTHOLE STOPING AT INCO'S

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    BIRCHTREE MINE." CIM BULLETIN. MONTREAL. JUNE 1979.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. MONTREAL. NOVEMBER 1980.

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    COATES, C.J.A., ET AL. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE

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    FLIN FLON, LYNN LAKE AND THOMPSON AREAS, MANITOBA, AND

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    THE CHURCHILL-SUPERIOR FRONT OF THE WESTERN PRECAMBRIAN

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    SHIELD. 24TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS.

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    MONTREAL. 1972.

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    COATES, C.J.A., ET AL. GEOLOGY OF THE MOAK-SETTING LAKES

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    AREA, MANITOBA, FIELD TRIP NO. 1. GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIA-

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    TION OF CANADA. AUGUST 1970. REVISED DECEMBER 1970.

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    DAVIES, J.F., ET AL. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF

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    MANITOBA. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

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    WINNIPEG. 1962.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES. MINERAL DEVELOP-

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    MENT SECTOR. PUBLIC DEPOSIT FILES. OTTAWA, CANADA.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES. SURVEYS AND

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    MAPPING BRANCH. MYSTERY LAKE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. SCALE

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    1:50,000. MAP 63P/13 EDITION 2. OTTAWA. 1980. PHOTO-

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    GRAPHS, 1976; CULTURE CHECK, 1978.

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    FRASER, H. "MECHANICAL ANCHORS FOR TENSIONED CABLE BOLTS AT

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    INTERNATIONAL NICKEL'S BIRCHTREE MINE, MANITOBA

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    DIVISION, THOMPSON MANITOBA." CIM UNDERGROUND OPERATORS

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    CONFERENCE. VAL D'OR. FEBRUARY 1976.

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    HAINSTOCK, R. "VERTICAL CRATER RETREAT MINING AT INCO'S

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    INCO LTD. AR 1980. 10K

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    INCO LTD. $CAN75,000,000 9 1/4% DEBENTURE OFFERING. TORONTO.

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    OCTOBER 1, 1970.

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    INCO LTD. $CAN125,000,000 7.85% PREFERRED SHARES SERIES B

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    OFFERING. TORONTO. NOVEMBER 29, 1977.

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    INCO LTD. "THE THOMPSON PROJECT."

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    INCO METALS COMPANY, DIVISION OF INCO LIMITED. THOMPSON,

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    MANITOBA. BIRCHTREE MINE. JANUARY 5, 1981.

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    NORTHERN MINER. TORONTO. JANUARY 11, 1979.

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    NORTHERN MINER. "IMPRESSIVE PLANT ARISES IN NORTHERN

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    MANITOBA." SEPTEMBER 17, 1959.

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    PABST, MARILYN. "FRESH IDEAS INCO TRADEMARK IN MANITOBA,"

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    AND "CHANGES AIMED AT WORKPLACE SAFETY IN THOMPSON

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    MINE."

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    PATTERSON, J.M. GEOLOGY OF THE THOMPSON-MOAK LAKE AREA.

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    DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NATURAL RESOURCES. PUBLICATION

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    60-4. WINNIPEG. 1963.

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    PEREDERY, W.V. AND C.J.A. COATES. GUIDEBOOK FOR NICKEL

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    SULFIDE FIELD CONFERENCE. OCTOBER 1978.

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    ROSS, A.R. "THOMPSON: RIPPLES IN THE CANADIAN POND." INTER-

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    NATIONAL NICKEL MAGAZINE. TORONTO. 1973.

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    THEYER, P. STRATIGRAPHIC SETTING OF SELECTED ULTRAMATIC

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    BODIES IN THE SUPERIOR AND CHURCHILL PROVINCES AND

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    CERTAIN ASPECTS OF NICKEL COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE

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    THOMPSON NICKEL BELT. MANITOBA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND

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    MINES, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

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    REPORT ER 79-2. WINNIPEG. 1980.

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    THE THOMPSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. "CITY OF THOMPSON, THE HUB

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    OF NORTHERN MANITOBA." THOMPSON, MANITOBA.

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    ZURBRIGG, H.F. "THOMPSON MINE GEOLOGY." CANADIAN INSTITUTE

  • Deposit

    OF MINING. MONTREAL. JUNE 1963.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-601-EXPLORATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT FROM 410M SHAFT SEVERAL LEVELS. INCO DOES NOT PUBLISH ITS RESERVE FIGURES,THEREFORE THERE IS NO RESERVE DATA SET.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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