Northwest Territories
Prospect

Coppermine River Wreck Lake

Northwest Territories, Canada
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10303247
Alternate namesCoppermine River, Coppermine River Ltd, Dot. No. 47 Zone, Wreck Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.40715, -116.41853
References
ALLAN, R.J., HORNBROOK, E.H.W., DEVELOPMENT OF GEOCHEMICALTECHNIQUES IN PERMAFROST, COPPERMINE RIVER REGION;CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, APRIL, 1970, P.45-49JENNY, C. P. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS,VOL 2, THE COPPERMINE RIVER AREA, 1957, PP. 189-200.MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,OTTAWA.THE NORTHERN MINER, 7/1/91, P. 18.MINING JOURNAL, 6/24/83, P. 431.FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES, 1979, P. 62.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1986-87, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,P.112.CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983, P. 287.EMR CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITE NOT BEING MINED IN1989, MR 223, NOV. 1989, P. N.W.T. 124.