Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Zinc
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR LENSES
Ore controlStrike Faults, Drag Folds. Ore Zones Parallel Foliation.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Quartz Muscovite Schist, Biotite Schist
StructureManitou Wadge Syncline
Tectonic settingCanadian Shield
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10073140
MRDS IDW018984
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates49.16668, -85.83328
References
TIMMS, P. D., MARSHALL, D., 1959, GEOL. OF WILLROY MINES BASE METAL DEPOSITS; GEOL. ASSOC CANADA V. 11, P 55 - 65.PYE, E. G., 1955, PRELIM. REPT. ON GEOL. MANITOUWADGE LAKE AREA; ONTARIO DEPT. MINES GEOL. CIRC. NO. 3, 9 PAGES1954 DIREXPL WILLROY - 4 ZONES FOUNCANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 75 P 346