Northwest Territories
Producer

Nanisivik Mine

Northwest Territories, Canada
ZincSilverLead
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Description

Texas Gulf Sulfur

Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlE-W Fault Tectonics Control Ore Directions And Locally Ore Emplacement, N-S Cross Faulting Controls Late Stage Dyke Direction And Offsets Ore Zones Locally.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10085062
MRDS IDW700568
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates73.03397, -84.53311
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 44.CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.CORE SHED DISPLAY INDEX, 1990.