Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Copper, Bismuth, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ore Limestone;Swiss Cheese Limestone
StructureMonzogranite Contact Aureole
Tectonic settingMesozoic Island Arc - Continent Collision Zone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Last production1985
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10021625
MRDS IDDE00303
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.96242, -128.25201
References
MATHIESON, G.A., AND CLARK, A.H., 1984, THE CANTUNG E ZONE OREBODY, TUNGSTEN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, A REVISED GENETIC MODEL; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 79, P. 883-901.CUMMINGS, W.W., AND BRUCE, D.E., 1976, CANADA TUNGSTEN: THE CHANGE TO UNDERGROUND MINING, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 61ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY.BLUSSON, S.L., 1968, GEOLOGY AND TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF FLAT RIVER, YUKON TERRITORY AND SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT OF MACKENZIE, CANADA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA PAPER 67-22, P. 28-34.COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS, 1962-1984.