Description
Sherritt Gordon
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock
AlterationThe Orebody Is Enveloped By An Alteration Zone Consisting Of Quartz, Sericite, Albite, Muscovite, Biotite, And Amphibole. It Is Approx. 250 Ft X 1800 Ft. And Extends Well Below The 2900 Level.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1970
Last production1985
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10056387
MRDS IDTC00052
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates56.63479, -101.63121
References
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, RUTTAN AND FOX SUSTAIN SHERRITT'S LONG MANITOBA MINING HISTORY: V. 182, NO. 12, P. 80-83.FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.ESPOSITO, BRUNO, 1986, COPPER AND ZINC IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 24 P.DURUSSEL, E.N., AND MUIRHEAD, J.L., 1981, DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AT SHERRITT GORDON'S FOX MINE, WITH THE FOX MINE STORY: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, V. 182, NO. 8, P. 66-85.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL,1981, P. 80, ESPOSITO, 1986, P.12.