Sturgeon Lake Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303022
MAS/MILS ID 1220400058
Record type Site
Current site name Sturgeon Lake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.92015, 49.88001 (WGS84)
Elevation 435

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
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.92015, 49.88001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sturgeon Lake

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Coppermines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 543000mt ore
    Demonstrated 543000mt ore
    Total resources 543000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.3399 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
    Zinc Zn 8.98 wt-pct Zinc Major 1978
    Silver Ag 177.3 g/mt Silver Major 1978
    Lead Pb 1.3 wt-pct Lead Minor 1978
    Gold Au 0.55 g/mt Gold Minor 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 77-RCD-611-MATTAGAMI LAKE MINES SOLD 385,000MT OPEN PIT RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Capacity 1090
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 109

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLD

  • Reserve-Resource

    AS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.13.

  • Deposit

    ALLMAN, NORAH J., END SEEMS IN SIGHT FOR STURGEON LAKE;

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 19, 1979, P.A8.

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.