Mine detail: Island Lake

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

53.78338, -94.2103

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	LENSES AND STRINGERS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1934
Last production ended:	1935

Geology

Host rock:	Hayes River-Island Lake Interface
Host type:	Slate,Quartzite,Argillite
Structure:	Rocks In The Mine Area Are Tightly Folded And Display A Well Developed Axial Planar Foliation.
Alteration processes:	Several Zones Of Silicification, Pyritization, And Carbonatization

References

MRDS	TC00010
DEP	10104297
Reference	{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.}
Reporter	Bolm, Karen S.