Mine detail: Island Lake

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Location: Manitoba, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 53.78338, -94.2103
dep_id: 10104297
mrds_id: TC00010
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: LENSES AND STRINGERS
alteration: Several Zones Of Silicification, Pyritization, And Carbonatization
Reporter: Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_unit: Hayes River-Island Lake Interface
hrock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Argillite
Structure: Rocks In The Mine Area Are Tightly Folded And Display A Well Developed Axial Planar Foliation.
Year first produced: 1934
yr_lst_prd: 1935
References:
  • Deposit:: FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.
  • Deposit:: RICHARDSON, D.J., AND OSTRY, G., 1987, GOLD DEPOSITS OF MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.
  • Production:: FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25.
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