Manitoba
Past Producer

Island Lake

Manitoba, Canada
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES AND STRINGERS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Argillite · Hayes River-Island Lake Interface
StructureRocks In The Mine Area Are Tightly Folded And Display A Well Developed Axial Planar Foliation.
AlterationSeveral Zones Of Silicification, Pyritization, And Carbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Last production1935
Identification
Deposit ID10104297
MRDS IDTC00010
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates53.78338, -94.2103
References
FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.RICHARDSON, D.J., AND OSTRY, G., 1987, GOLD DEPOSITS OF MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT ER86-1, 91 P.FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25.