Mine detail: Pine Point Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 60.80006, -114.45135

Resource(M)

Primary: Lead, Zinc
Ore: Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite, Fluorite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Orebody form: ELONGATE TABULAR LENSES
Discovery year: 1898

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1964

Geology

Host rock:Presq*le Formation-Dolomite;Pine Point Formation-Dolomite
Host type:Dolomite
Structure:Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin To The West, Mackenzie Shale Basin On The North, Elk Point Evaporite Basin To The South
Tectonic:Presquile Barrier Reef

References

MRDSW018972
DEP10089364
Reference{Deposit:: JACKSON, S. A., AND FOLINSBEE, R. E., 1969, THE PINE POINT LEAD - ZINC DEPOSITS, N. W. T. CANADA INTROD. AND PALEOCOLOGY OF THE PRESQ*LE REEF; ECON. GEOL. V. 64, NO. 7 P. 711 - 717}{Deposit:: CUMMING, G. L., AND ROBERTSON, D. K., 1969, ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF LEAD FROM THE PINE POINT DEPOSIT; ECON. GEOL. V. 64 NO. 7 P. 731 - 732}{Deposit:: GIBNEY, W. H. R., 1970, MINING OPERATIONS AT PINE POINT MINES; IN AIME WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON MINING AND METALLURGY OF LEAD & ZINC, V. 1 P 289 - 300}{Deposit:: BEALES, F. W. JACKSON, S. A., 1968, PINE POINT - A STRATIGRAPHICAL APPROACH; CAN. MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULL., JULY 1968 P. 867 - 877}{Deposit:: 1929 DIREXPL NORTHERN PB - ZN CO. - 500,000 MT LOCATED}{Deposit:: 1948 DIREXPL COMINCO - 4.5 MIL MT OF 4% PB, 7% ZN BY 1954}{Production:: JACKSON, S. A. AND FOLINSBEE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. V. 64 P 713. CANADIAN MINES HNDBK 1975 - 6 P., 1973 - 4 P 267. U.S. BU MINES MIN YBK 1973 V. 1 P. 695. NORTHERN MINER 3-24-77 P 3}{Reserve-Resource:: NORTHERN MINER, 3-24-77 P. 22}
ReporterSchruben, Paul G.