| Deposit ID | 60001626 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002757 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Lynn Lake Nickel District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.33394, 56.78337 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Manitoba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| (1) | -101.33394, 56.78337 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | ORE IS FOUND IN A DIFFERENTIATED SILL APPROX. 1500 METERS THICK, COMPOSED OF DUNITE,PYROXENITE,ANORTHOSITE,NORITE,AND GABRO. SILL WAS INTRUDED AFTER SOME FOLDING, BUT CRYSTALLIZATION WAS COMPLETE BEFORE MAJOR FOLDING STARTED. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | ORE IS DESCRIBED AS OCCUPYING A FAULT BRECCIA ZONE RFLATED TO LARGE SCALE THRUST FAULTS OR AS IRREGULAR TABULAR BODIES ORIENTED PARALLEL TO THE IGNEOUS LAYERING OF THE SILL. THE ORE BODIES OCCUR IN PYROXENITE AND NORITE. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | LYNN LAKE NICKEL DISTRICT |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SHERRITT GORDON MINES, LTD. |
CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. NO. 1223, PG. 17-20, MAP P. 10-11
RUTTAN, G.D., 1957, LYNN LAKE MINE (MANITOBA), IN 2 OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS: MONTREAL, CANADIAN INST. MINING AND METALLURGY, GEOL. DIV., P. 275-291.
SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, 1973, P. 521
MANIFILE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FILE OF NONFERROUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, 1973, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, INDEX NO. A13150001.
BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 46-49.
NALDRETT, A.J.,AND GASPARRINI,E.L., 1971, ARCHAEAN NICKEL SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN CANADA: THEIR CLASSIFICATION,GEOLOGIC SETTING AND GENESIS WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO EXPLORATION;GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA,SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS,PP.201-226.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,1974: THE NORTHERN MINER, P.298.
ENG. MINING JOUR.,1975,1975 INTERNAC. DIRECTORY OF MINING:NEW YORK,MCGRAW-HILL,P.185.
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK,4/28/75.
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