Nakina

Prospect in Ontario, Canada with commodity Iron
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 10255436
MAS/MILS ID 1220400079
Record type Site
Current site name Nakina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.94999, 50.75002 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.94999, 50.75002

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dominion Foundries And Steel Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Indicated 304000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 304000000mt ore
    Total resources 304000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron FeO 26 wt-pct Iron Major 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.98

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS SOURCEBOOK, JULY 15, 1974,(B3421)

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1975-76, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Deposit

    P.27.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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