Ontario
Producer

Lac Des Iles

Ontario, Canada
PlatinumPalladiumPGENickelGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum, Palladium, PGE
SecondaryNickel, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1990
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10182094
Alternate namesNo Alternate Names, Lac Des Isles
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates49.18331, -89.57729
References
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,P.43.NORTHERN MINER, BOSTON BAY MINES IN NEGOTIATIONS ONPLATINUM BET; JULY 13, 1978, P.1.NORTHERN MINER, PLATINUM GROUP METALS ARE MINED IN CANADA;OCT.26, 1978, P.18.PLATINUM INTERIM REVIEW, 1990. JOHNSON, MATTHEW.'PROGRESS AT LAC DES ILES PT-PA PROJECT', MINING MAGAZINE,SEPTEMBER, 1987.ANNIS, R.C., D.A. CRANSTONE AND M.VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWNMINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERALS, MR 181,1978P.68.MINERAL DEVELOP SECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES ANDRESOURCES, OTTAWA, 1975.'REVIEW OF PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS IN ONTARIO', MINERALPOLICY BACKGROUND PAPER NO: 24, ONTARIO MINISTRY OFNORTHERN DEVELOPMENT AND MINES.PLATINUM-CANADA, PUBLICATION OF MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINESAND RESOURCES, CANADA, P23.