Northwest Territories
Producer

Polaris

Northwest Territories, Canada
LeadZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsGalena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1982
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10303302
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates75.39572, -96.93427
References
JOWETT, E.C., NATURE OF THE ORE-FORMING FLUIDS OF THEPOLARIS LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT, LITTLE CORNWALLIS ISLAND,N.W.T., FROM FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES; CIM BULL.,MARCH, 1975, P.124-129.WESTERN MINER, POLARIS MINE IN HIGH ARCTIC SHIPS FIRST OREFOR TESTING; SEPT., 1973, P.54.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 181,1978,P.51.WORLD MINING, ARVIK SINKS DECLINE ON LITTLE CORNWALLIS ANDDRILLS 36 MORE HOLES, DEC., 1972, P.33.NORTHERN MINER, COMINCO MAY ACQUIRE ARVIK ASSETS BY PAYINGBANKENO $5 MILLION FOR 25%; OCT.25, 1979, P.1,2.COMINCO LTD., ANN. RPTS., 1972-79.COMINCO ARRANGES $180 MILLION LINE OF BANK CREDIT, THENORTHERN MINER, 6-26=80, P. 22.COMINCO IN THE 80'S, MINING JOUR. 4-11-80.COMINCO TO GO ON ARTIC PROJECT, THE NORTHERN MINER, 11-8-79,P. 1, 11.DEPT. PF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS, MINERAL INDUSTRY RPT.-NORTH OF 60, N.W. TERR., 1975, PP. 25-27.DEVELOPMENT OF NW TERRITORIES PB-ZN MINE, MINING MAGAZINE,DEC. 1979, P. 555.EHRLICH,R.P., COMINCO'S POLARIS PROJECT LESSON IN INNOVATIONTHE NORTHERN MINER, 11-27-80, P. C9-C10.FLOATING PROCESSING PLANT READIED FOR COMINCO'S POLARISMINE, CAN. MINING JOUR., OCT. 1980, P. 37.MAJOR EXPANSION UNDERWAY, MINING JOUR., FEB. 15, 1980,P. 123MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,"POLARIS", OTTAWA, 1980.MUNRO, HON. JOHN, MANY ADVANCED PROJECTS IN THE YUKON ANDN.W.T., THE NORTHERN MINER, NOV. 27, 1980, PP. E1, E3.OPENING THE DOOR TO POLARIS, BECHTEL BRIEFS, JULY/AUG., 1980PP. 10-13.POLARIS MINE DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDS FAR ABOVE THE ARTICCIRCLE, WESTERN MINER, OCT. 1980, PP. 14-18.ZEROING IN ON POLARIS, E/MJ, SEPT. 1973, PP. 78-79.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,1979, P.30.CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OFCOPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND GOLDAS OF JAN. 1, 1978, EMR CANADA, MINERALS, MR 185, 1979,P.27.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,P. 43, 48.1995 RIO ALGOM ANNUAL REPORT PP. 6-7-ALSO ADIT