Appendix 34.2 Summary of Available Data for Selected Metallic Mineral Deposits in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
Note: Deposits in this table are listed first in order of the deposit-type groupings as presented in Figures 34.1 and 34.7; and second, sequentially in order of NTS grid and latitude-longitude location, which results in a geographic arrangement generally from southeast to northwest.
| ID | Name | NTS | Lat.(N) Long.(W) Deg. Min. Sec. | Commodities | Geological description | Reserves, resources or development work | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2 | North Saskatchewan River | 83H | 53 33 45 113 26 00 North Saskatchewan River particularly in vicinity of Edmonton | Au (placer) | Placer gold occurs in recent river gravels of the North Saskatchewan River | None | Guild (1981); MacGillivray et al. (1984); Guisti (1983, 1986); Halferdahl (1965) |
| A3 | Villeneuve | 83H | 53 41 37 113 51 04 Gravel quarries near Villeneuve | Au (placer) | Paleoplacer gold occurs in sand and gravel of the mid-Wisconsinan Empress Formation; gold is recovered as a byproduct of a gravel pit operation | Resources: uncertain; Edwards (1990) reports Au contents range from 0.22 to 0.575 g Au/t | Edwards (1990) |
| M1 | Sylvia Zone and Farewell Lake | 63K/8 | 54 24 25 100 08 57 and 54 29 06 100 02 45 | Cu, Zn | Sylvia Zone and Farewell Lake are two separate deposits, about 10km apart, in Proterozoic basement rocks of the Flin Flon-Snow Lake domain overlain by a thin veneer of Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks | Resources: (a) Sylvia Zone - 290 K tonnes grading 0.13% Cu, 3.4% Zn, 2.71 g Au/t and 29.1 g Ag/t; (b) Farewell Lake - 257 K tonnes grading 2.03% Cu | Bamburak pers. comm. (1990) |
| S6 | McIlvenna Bay, Hanson Lake South area | 63L | 54 38 00 102 48 30 | Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag, Au | Zoned vulcanogenic Cu-Zn deposit stratabound in Precambrian (Aphebian) basement metavolcanic rocks overlain by a thin veneer of Paleozoic rocks; production scheduled for 1992 at about 2,700 tonnes per day | Resources: No. 2 lens - 9.8 M tonnes 0.95% Cu, 5.76% Zn, 0.42% Pb, 24.7 g Ag/t and 0.49g Au/t No.1 lens - 0.82 M tonnes 2.23% Cu and 0.84% Zn, 15.3g Ag/t and 0.74g Au/t No. 3 lens - 0.4 M tonnes of 1.6% Cu and 8.1% Zn | Koziol and Ostapovitch (1989); Northern Miner (1990a,b); Koziol (1990); S.E.M. Mineral Deposits Index #0209 |
| B5 | Burton | 82G | 49 19 38 115 07 45 | Cu, Ag, Au | Chalcopyrite occurs in quartz-carbonate vein in argillite and quartzite of Helikian Roosville Formation of Purcell Supergroup | Production (1916-1918): 207 tonnes one yielded 7.76 K tonnes Cu and 0.12 kg Ag | BCEMPR Minfile no. 82GSW013; BCEMPR Fieldwork (1979), p.116 |
| B7 | Peacock Copper | 82G | 49 22 20 115 12 00 | Cu, Ag | Chalcopyrite and pyrite occur in a quartz vein that cuts limestone believed to be Helikian Gateway formation of Purcell Supergroup | Production (1925-1926): 22 tonnes ore yielded 5.32 K tonnes Cu and 1.18kg Ag | BCEMPR Minfile no. 82GSW017; BCEMPR Ann. Rprt 1930-244 |
| B15 | Churchill Copper mine; Magnum | 94K | 58 30 42 125 24 06 | Cu | Chalcopyrite and pyrite occur in 10cm to 35cm thick quartz-ankerite veins and as replacement masses in limestone adjacent to the veins; host is Helikian Aida Formation shale and dolostone | Production (1970-1975): about 498 130 tonnes which yielded 14.67 M kg of Cu; resources: 110,000 tonnes grading 3.25% | BCEMPR Minfile no. 94K003; Carr (1971) |
| B18 | Monarch - Kicking Horse Mine; Ottertail Valley and Ice River Area | 82N | 51 24 50 116 26 10 Coordinates are for Monarch-Kicking Horse mine; Ottertail Valley is about 12km SW, and Ice River is about 29 km S of Monarch-Kicking Horse mine | Pb, Zn, Ag, minor Cd; Cu also is present at some Ottertail Valley and Ice River area occurrences | Monarch-Kicking Horse; argentif. galena, sphalerite, minor pyrite and trace chalcopyrite in Mid. Camb Cathedral Fm.; Ottertail Valley; small prospects of Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag sulphides in Chancellor Fm; Ice River: Pb-Zn-Cu sulphides in Ottertail/Chancellor Fm. | Monarch-Kicking Horse Prod. (1890-1957): 810,790 tonnes, yielding 46.25 M kg (5.7%) Pb, 71.31 M kg (8.8%) Zn, 25.12 M g Ag (31 g Ag/t) and 9.0 K kg Cd, several showings at Ottertail Valley and Ice River area have old underground workings (Allan 1914) | BCEMPR Minfile no. 82N019; Dawson (1886); Allan (1914); Brown (1948); Ney (1957); Westervelt (1979); Grieve and Höy (1981); Höy (1982) |
| N4 | Pine Point Pb-Zn District | 85B/16 | At least 100 Pb-Zn deposits exist between about 60 40 00 115 00 00 to 61 00 00 114 00 00 | Pb, Zn | The Pb-Zn deposits exist in Presqu'ile facies dolomite in carbonate rocks of Mioddle Devonian Pine Point; Sulphur Point and Slave Point Formations; at least 100 Pb-Zn deposits have been discovered and 48 of the deposits have been mined | Production (from 1964 to closure in 1988); about 62 M tonnes ore grading 2.7% Pb and 6.4% Zn from 48 separate deposits | Skall (1975); Carter (1987); Gibbins (1988; pers. comm. 1991) |
| B23 | Robb Lake | 94B | 56 56 06 123 44 00 | Pb, Zn | Galena, sphalerite and pyrite occur primarily in tabular and lenticular zones parallel to bedding in dolostone breccia in Devonian Stone Formation | Resources: 5.5 M tonnes grading 7.3% combined Pb+Zn | BCEMPR Minfile no. 94B005; BCEMPR GEM 1975-E156; BCEMPR Prel. Map 65 (1989) |
| B26 | Cirque | 94F | 57 30 30 125 07 54 | Pb, Zn, Ag, Ba | Stratiform massive barite with pyrite, galena and sphalerite in shale of Devonian Gunsteel Formation; mineralized body overlies graphitic chert and shale, and is overlain by argillite | Diluted mineable reserves: 22.084 M tonnes grading 2.8% Pb, 9.4% Zn and 60g Ag/t for the North orebody; total resources: 32.2 M tonnes grading 2.2% Pb, 7.9% Zn and 48g Ag/t | BCEMPR Minfile no. 94F008; BCEMPR Assess. Rept. 9225; BCEMPR, Stage 1 Development Submission, Feb. 1991 |
| B27 | Mt. Alcock | 94F | 57 41 00 125 24 00 | Pb, Zn, Ag, Ba | Barite horizon with fine diffuse bands of galena and sphalerite in Devonian Gunsteel Formation shale | 7% combined Pb+Zn and 35g Ag/t across 7 to 11m | BCEMPR Minfile no. 94F015; George Cross Newsletter June 15,1990 |
| N7 | Prairie Creek (Cadillac) property | 95F/7,10 | 61 33 30 124 47 30 | Pb, Zn, Ag, Cu, Cd | 15 showings of Pb-Zn-Ag occur over a strike length of 32km along a shear zone that strikes to 010 degrees; all showings are in veins that cut Ordovician to Devonian carbonates; the No. 3 zone is more than 600m long and averages about 4.9m wide | Resources: No. 3 zone contains about 1.45 M tonnes of 11.2% Pb, 12.2% Zn, 0.44% cu, 190g Ag/t and 0.1% Cd; resources also exist in the No. 7 and No. 8 zones | EMR Mineral Inventory File 95F/10,7-Pb1; Brophy, et al. (1984); Doublas and Norris (1960); Skinner (1961) Padgham et al. (1974); Thorpe (1972); Padgham (1975) |
| ID | Name | NTS | Lat.(N) Long.(W) Deg. Min. Sec. | Commodities | Geological description | Reserves, resources or development work | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2 | Spruce Point Mine | 63K/9 | 54 32 40 100 24 40 | Zn, Cu | Volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit in Proterozoic basement volcanic rocks of the Flin Flon-Snow Lake domain, overlain by a thin veneer of Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks | Production (to end 1988; 1989-1990 unknown): 1.364 M tonnes grading 2.36% Cu, 2.8% Zn, 2.0g Au/t and 25.0 g Ag/t. Resources (1987): 567 K tonnes grading 2.15% Cu, 1.7% Zn, 1.44G Au/t and 14.0g Ag/t | Ferreira and Fedikow (1990); Bamburak (pers. comm., 1990) |
| M3 | Nose deposit at Manigotogan Lake (also called Minago River deposit) | 63J/3 | 54 05 18 99 11 12 | Ni, Cu, minor PGE | Disseminated Ni-Cu minerals in Precambrian basement ultramafic rocks overlain by 76m of Paleozoic strata; deposit near-vertical tabular body, strikes 135°; minerals comprise pentlandite and millerite, minor amounts violarite and heazlewoodite | Resources: about 2.0 M tonnes grading 1.64% Ni, or about 10.9 M tonnes grading 1.17% Ni, with byproduct credits for Cu, Pt, Pd, Au and Ag; as well, there is about 0.9 M tonnes of 1.17% Ni in a few other zones | Athayde (1989); M.I. card 63J/3NI 1; Bamburak (pers. comm., 1990) |
| M4 | Namew Lake Mine (also Goose Lake area about 25km N of Namew Lake) | 63K/4 | 54 11 42 101 44 54 | Ni, Cu, PGE | Solid sulphide lens, breccia ore and disseminated sulphides in Precambrian basement ultramafic rocks overlain by 40m flat-lying Ordovician dolostone and sandstone, and 6m water; deposit exists in pipelike ultramafic sill; PGE occurrences at Goose Lake | Production (to end 1989): 272 K tonnes grading 1.61% Ni and 0.57% Cu. Diluted recoverable reserves (1990): between 61m and 335m levels, about 2.58M tonnes grading 2.44% Ni 0.9% Cu, 0.651 g Pt/t, 0.479g Pd/t, 0.102 g Au/t and 4.11 g Ag/t | Pickell (1987); Athayde (1989); M.I. cards 63K/4 and 63K/5 Pt 1, PYR 2; Kent (1976, 1980); Bamburak (pers. comm., 1990); Phillips (1988) |
| S12 | Choiceland iron formation near Fort-a-la-Corne | 73H | 53 18 00 104 33 35 | Fe | Algoman-type banded magnetite-quartz iron formation in Precambrian basement rocks beneath 600m of Phanerozoic strata | Resources: about 453 M to 1,134 M tonnes at 30% Fe in a body about 1,525 m long by 120m wide by 300m deep | Harper (1975?); Cheesman (1964) |
| S13 | Kelsey Lake | 73H | 53 34 30 104 25 00 | Fe | Banded magnetite-chert and chert-silicate-magnetite iron formation in Precambrian basmenet rocks beneath unspecified amount of Phanerozoic strata | Resources about 355 M tonnes at 24.6% Fe indicated, plus 145 M tonnes at 19.3% Fe inferred in a body about 4,650m long by 130m wide by 300m deep | Anonymous (1975); Harper (1975?) |
| A13 | Burmis | 82G | 49 36 14 114 18 19 | Fe, Ti, Magnetite | Low grade, titaniferous magnetite of sedimentary (paleoplacer) origin occurs as thin and lensing, iron-rich zones at the top of the basal sandstone member of Upper Cretaceous Belly River Formation | Resources: estimated at less than 1.8 M tonnes grading 25% to 35% Fe | Mellon (1961) |
| A14 | Dungarvan Creek | 82H | 49 11 46 113 55 03 | Fe, Ti - Magnetite | Low grade, titaniferous magnetite of sedimentary (paleoplacer) origin occurs as thin and lensing, iron-rich zone at the top of the basal sandstone member of Upper Cretaceous Belly River Formation | Resources estimated at less than 5.45 M tonnes grading 25% to 35% Fe | Mellon (1961) |
| B36 | Ice River Complex | 82N | 51 09 35 116 21 40 | Fe, Ti-rich phase in ultramafic- carbonatite | Alkaline ultramafic complex with carbonatite core; nepheline syenite facies contains up to 20% sodalite; some mafic phases are rich in titaniferous magnetite; intruded into Cambro-Ordovician Goodsir Formation | Moose Creek deposit: 1.9 M tonnes of magnetite in talus slope deposit; 5.5% Fe3O4 for coal processing heavy media separation | Pell (1987, in press) |
| A15 | Clear Hills (Peace River) Iron Deposit | 84D | 56 54 04 118 43 26 | Fe | Upper Cretaceous Bad Heart Formation sandstone contains oolitic iron-rich facies (goethite, nontronite, siderite and ferruginous opal); minette-type deposit, comprises flat-lying ferruginous oolite bed overlain by <20-60m overburden | Resources: at least 1,000 M tonnes of betweeen 32% and 36% Fe in four separate blocks; thickness ranges from 2.4m to 6.7m | Hamilton (1980); Kidd (1959); Bertram and Mellon (1975) |
| B37 | Falcon | 93O | 55 42 00 123 20 00 | Fe | Hadrynian Misinchinka Fm. clastic-carbonate sequence; taconite style iron in schistose argillite and graywacke; magnetite, with some hematite, in 3 horizons each 30-90m wide, 1200+m in length, dipping steeply | Reserves: Upper unit - 3.18 M tonnes of 38.7% Fe; lower unit -1.82 M tonnes of 36.4% Fe | BCEMPR Minfile no. 930016 |
| S14 | Pasquia Hills | 63E | Scarp between 53 26 15 102 09 00 and 53 30 30 102 38 00 | Mn, Fe, plus trace Ba, Cr, Ca, Cu, Au, Pb, Mo, Ni, Ag, Ti, V, Zn, Zr | Nodular concretions rich in manganese and iron in the basal 100m of Upper Cretaceous Riding Mountain Formation siltstone and shale | Resources: about 5 M to 6 M tonnes of nodules averaging about 17% Mn and 20% Fe | Beck (1974) |
| B38 | Rock Canyon Creek | 82J/3E | 50 12 30 115 08 00 | REE, Nb, Phosphate; possibly related to a buried carbonatite | Metasomatically altered (fenitized) zone in basal Devonian carbonate over 1km in length with REE, carbonate and phosphate, fluorspar and niobium values | None | Pell (in press) |
| ID | Name | NTS | Lat.(N) Long.(W) Deg. Min. Sec. | Commodities | Geological description | Reserves, resources or development work | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B40 | Wichenda Lake | 93I/5; 93J/8,9 | 54 31 00 122 04 00 | REE, Nb in carbonatite | Local value of up to 1% Nb2O5; 2.6% to over 4% REE | Carbonatite plugs, dykes and sills cut Lower Ordovician Chushina and Middle Ordovician Skoki formations | Pell (in press ) |
| B41 | Aley; Includes Ospika River ultramafic (kimberlitic pipe) | 94B | 56 27 00 123 44 50 | Nb, REF, Apatite in carbonatite, kimberlitic pipe at Ospika River | Carbonatite complex 3-3.5km in diameter, of probable Late Dev.-Early Miss. age, has intruded Cambro-Ord. kechika Gp and Ord. Skoki Fm carbonate and clastic rocks; associated carbonatite dykes contain REE carbonates; 50+ mineral species identified | 20 M tonnes grading 0.7% Nb2O3 | BCEMPR Minfile no. 94B027; BCEMPR Fieldwork (1985), p. 275-277; Mader (1987); Nelson and MacIntyre (1988); Mining Review (1991); Pell (in press ) |
| B44 | Cay property | 94G | 57 46 48 123 56 24 | Germanium, gallium | Carbonate hosted, Mississippi Valley type Pb-Zn replacement deposits Devonian Dunedin Fm. | Up to 6,2800 ppm Ge, and anomalous Ga to about 600 ppm occur in some Pb-Zn prospects at Robb Lake area | Leighton, Culbert and Pell (1989); BCEMPR Minfile no. 94G017 |
| A16 | Fort McMurray | 74E | 57 00 33 111 29 39 | Vanadium, nickel | V and Ni occur as trace metals in bitumen component of Athabaska oil sands, captured in residual coke product from thermal cracking of separated bitumen; further concentrated in fly ash when coke burned as fuel, to 3.5% and 1.2% metallic V and Ni by wt. | Fly ash production at Suncor plant not stated, but est. 150-200 tpd; facility in development at Suncor plant for recovery of V as V2O5 | Hamilton and Mellon (1973 |