Coates Lake

Prospect in Northwest Territories, Canada with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254908
MAS/MILS ID 1220300002
Record type Site
Current site name Coates Lake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -126.62699, 62.69167 (WGS84)
Elevation 1350

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Northwest Territories

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -126.62699, 62.69167

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Redstone Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 33600000mt ore
    Total resources 33600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 11.3 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 18600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Gold Au 9.3 g/mt Gold 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.241.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, $1 MILLION WINDFALL FOR NUFORT, JULY 26,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1979, P.1,11.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR 223, 1989, NWT-135.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1991-1992, P-333.

  • Deposit

    PADGHAM, W.A., ET.AL., NORTH OF 60 MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT,

  • Deposit

    1971 AND 1972, VOL. 3 OF 3, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, WEST

  • Deposit

    OF 104 WEST LONGITUDE, EGS 1975-8, INDIAN AND NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS, 1975, P.169-172.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, REDSTONE SEEKS FINANCING FOR EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    PROJECTS, JUNE 22, 1978, P.17.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1990-1991, P. 379.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-SEP-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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