Minago Nickel Deposit

Prospect in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239992
MAS/MILS ID 1220150066
Record type Site
Current site name Minago Nickel Deposit
Alternate or previous names Black Hawk Mng, Minago

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -99.28382, 54.33334 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • PROJECT IS LOCATED ONE MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 6 ABOUT 140 MILES. SOUTH OF THOMPSON. LOCATED IN THOMPSON MINERAL BELT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -99.28382, 54.33334

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Black Hawk Mining Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • AS OF 4/92 NO JOINT VENTURE PARTNER HAS BEEN LOCATED FOR NEEDED CAPITAL.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 10501202mt ore
    Total resources 10501202mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.01 wt-pct Nickel Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 20552456mt ore
    Total resources 20552456mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.02 wt-pct Nickel Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL BE DEFINED AS DRILLING CONTINUES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLACK HAWK MINING ANNUAL REPORT - 1991

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.