Ontario
Producer

Macassa Mine

Ontario, Canada
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPODS, LENSES
Ore controlThrust Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsCalaverite, Gold, Petzite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Conglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Trachyte
Associated rockSyenite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Trachyte
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10084897
MRDS IDW700124
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.14999, -80.08307
References
PLOEGER, F.R., AND CROCKET, J.H., 1982, RELATIONSHIP OF GOLD TO SYENITIC INTRUSIVE ROCKS IN KIRKLAND LAKE, IN HODDER, R.W., AND PETRUK, WILLIAM, EDS., GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 286 P.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.