Appendix 34.2

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.

 

IDNameNTSLat.(N) Long.(W) Deg. Min. Sec.CommoditiesGeological descriptionReserves, resources or development workReference(s)
A2North Saskatchewan River83H53 33 45 113 26 00 North Saskatchewan River particularly in vicinity of EdmontonAu (placer)Placer gold occurs in recent river gravels of the North Saskatchewan RiverNoneGuild (1981); MacGillivray et al. (1984); Guisti (1983, 1986); Halferdahl (1965)
A3Villeneuve83H53 41 37 113 51 04 Gravel quarries near VilleneuveAu (placer)Paleoplacer gold occurs in sand and gravel of the mid-Wisconsinan Empress Formation; gold is recovered as a byproduct of a gravel pit operationResources: uncertain; Edwards (1990) reports Au contents range from 0.22 to 0.575 g Au/tEdwards (1990)
M1Sylvia Zone and Farewell Lake63K/854 24 25 100 08 57 and 54 29 06 100 02 45Cu, ZnSylvia 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 rocksResources: (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% CuBamburak pers. comm. (1990)
S6McIlvenna Bay, Hanson Lake South area63L54 38 00 102 48 30Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag, AuZoned 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 dayResources: 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% ZnKoziol and Ostapovitch (1989); Northern Miner (1990a,b); Koziol (1990); S.E.M. Mineral Deposits Index #0209
B5Burton82G49 19 38 115 07 45Cu, Ag, AuChalcopyrite occurs in quartz-carbonate vein in argillite and quartzite of Helikian Roosville Formation of Purcell SupergroupProduction (1916-1918): 207 tonnes one yielded 7.76 K tonnes Cu and 0.12 kg AgBCEMPR Minfile no. 82GSW013; BCEMPR Fieldwork (1979), p.116
B7Peacock Copper82G49 22 20 115 12 00Cu, AgChalcopyrite and pyrite occur in a quartz vein that cuts limestone believed to be Helikian Gateway formation of Purcell SupergroupProduction (1925-1926): 22 tonnes ore yielded 5.32 K tonnes Cu and 1.18kg AgBCEMPR Minfile no. 82GSW017; BCEMPR Ann. Rprt 1930-244
B15Churchill Copper mine; Magnum94K58 30 42 125 24 06CuChalcopyrite 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 dolostoneProduction (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)
B18Monarch - Kicking Horse Mine; Ottertail Valley and Ice River Area82N51 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 minePb, Zn, Ag, minor Cd; Cu also is present at some Ottertail Valley and Ice River area occurrencesMonarch-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)
N4Pine Point Pb-Zn District85B/16At least 100 Pb-Zn deposits exist between about
60 40 00 115 00 00
to
61 00 00 114 00 00
Pb, ZnThe 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 minedProduction (from 1964 to closure in 1988); about 62 M tonnes ore grading 2.7% Pb and 6.4% Zn from 48 separate depositsSkall (1975); Carter (1987); Gibbins (1988; pers. comm. 1991)
B23Robb Lake94B56 56 06 123 44 00Pb, ZnGalena, sphalerite and pyrite occur primarily in tabular and lenticular zones parallel to bedding in dolostone breccia in Devonian Stone FormationResources: 5.5 M tonnes grading 7.3% combined Pb+ZnBCEMPR Minfile no. 94B005; BCEMPR GEM 1975-E156; BCEMPR Prel. Map 65 (1989)
B26Cirque94F57 30 30 125 07 54Pb, Zn, Ag, BaStratiform massive barite with pyrite, galena and sphalerite in shale of Devonian Gunsteel Formation; mineralized body overlies graphitic chert and shale, and is overlain by argilliteDiluted 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/tBCEMPR Minfile no. 94F008; BCEMPR Assess. Rept. 9225; BCEMPR, Stage 1 Development Submission, Feb. 1991
B27Mt. Alcock94F57 41 00 125 24 00Pb, Zn, Ag, BaBarite horizon with fine diffuse bands of galena and sphalerite in Devonian Gunsteel Formation shale7% combined Pb+Zn and 35g Ag/t across 7 to 11mBCEMPR Minfile no. 94F015; George Cross Newsletter June 15,1990
N7Prairie Creek (Cadillac) property95F/7,1061 33 30 124 47 30Pb, Zn, Ag, Cu, Cd15 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 wideResources: 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 zonesEMR 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)
IDNameNTSLat.(N) Long.(W) Deg. Min. Sec.CommoditiesGeological descriptionReserves, resources or development workReference(s)
M2Spruce Point Mine63K/954 32 40 100 24 40Zn, CuVolcanogenic massive sulphide deposit in Proterozoic basement volcanic rocks of the Flin Flon-Snow Lake domain, overlain by a thin veneer of Phanerozoic sedimentary rocksProduction (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/tFerreira and Fedikow (1990); Bamburak (pers. comm., 1990)
M3Nose deposit at Manigotogan Lake (also called Minago River deposit)63J/354 05 18 99 11 12Ni, Cu, minor PGEDisseminated 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 heazlewooditeResources: 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 zonesAthayde (1989); M.I. card 63J/3NI 1; Bamburak (pers. comm., 1990)
M4Namew Lake Mine (also Goose Lake area about 25km N of Namew Lake)63K/454 11 42 101 44 54Ni, Cu, PGESolid 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 LakeProduction (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/tPickell (1987); Athayde (1989); M.I. cards 63K/4 and 63K/5 Pt 1, PYR 2; Kent (1976, 1980); Bamburak (pers. comm., 1990); Phillips (1988)
S12Choiceland iron formation near Fort-a-la-Corne73H53 18 00 104 33 35FeAlgoman-type banded magnetite-quartz iron formation in Precambrian basement rocks beneath 600m of Phanerozoic strataResources: about 453 M to 1,134 M tonnes at 30% Fe in a body about 1,525 m long by 120m wide by 300m deepHarper (1975?); Cheesman (1964)
S13Kelsey Lake73H53 34 30 104 25 00FeBanded magnetite-chert and chert-silicate-magnetite iron formation in Precambrian basmenet rocks beneath unspecified amount of Phanerozoic strataResources 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 deepAnonymous (1975); Harper (1975?)
A13Burmis82G49 36 14 114 18 19Fe, Ti, MagnetiteLow 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 FormationResources: estimated at less than 1.8 M tonnes grading 25% to 35% FeMellon (1961)
A14Dungarvan Creek82H49 11 46 113 55 03Fe, Ti - MagnetiteLow 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 FormationResources estimated at less than 5.45 M tonnes grading 25% to 35% FeMellon (1961)
B36Ice River Complex82N51 09 35 116 21 40Fe, Ti-rich phase in ultramafic- carbonatiteAlkaline 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 FormationMoose Creek deposit: 1.9 M tonnes of magnetite in talus slope deposit; 5.5% Fe3O4 for coal processing heavy media separationPell (1987, in press)
A15Clear Hills (Peace River) Iron Deposit84D56 54 04 118 43 26FeUpper 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 overburdenResources: at least 1,000 M tonnes of betweeen 32% and 36% Fe in four separate blocks; thickness ranges from 2.4m to 6.7mHamilton (1980); Kidd (1959); Bertram and Mellon (1975)
B37Falcon93O55 42 00 123 20 00FeHadrynian 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 steeplyReserves: Upper unit - 3.18 M tonnes of 38.7% Fe; lower unit -1.82 M tonnes of 36.4% FeBCEMPR Minfile no. 930016
S14Pasquia Hills63EScarp 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, ZrNodular concretions rich in manganese and iron in the basal 100m of Upper Cretaceous Riding Mountain Formation siltstone and shaleResources: about 5 M to 6 M tonnes of nodules averaging about 17% Mn and 20% FeBeck (1974)
B38Rock Canyon Creek82J/3E50 12 30 115 08 00REE, Nb, Phosphate; possibly related to a buried carbonatiteMetasomatically altered (fenitized) zone in basal Devonian carbonate over 1km in length with REE, carbonate and phosphate, fluorspar and niobium valuesNonePell (in press)
IDNameNTSLat.(N) Long.(W) Deg. Min. Sec.CommoditiesGeological descriptionReserves, resources or development workReference(s)
B40Wichenda Lake93I/5; 93J/8,954 31 00 122 04 00REE, Nb in carbonatiteLocal value of up to 1% Nb2O5; 2.6% to over 4% REECarbonatite plugs, dykes and sills cut Lower Ordovician Chushina and Middle Ordovician Skoki formationsPell (in press )
B41Aley; Includes Ospika River ultramafic (kimberlitic pipe)94B56 27 00 123 44 50Nb, REF, Apatite in carbonatite, kimberlitic pipe at Ospika RiverCarbonatite 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 identified20 M tonnes grading 0.7% Nb2O3BCEMPR Minfile no. 94B027; BCEMPR Fieldwork (1985), p. 275-277; Mader (1987); Nelson and MacIntyre (1988); Mining Review (1991); Pell (in press )
B44Cay property94G57 46 48 123 56 24Germanium, galliumCarbonate 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 areaLeighton, Culbert and Pell (1989); BCEMPR Minfile no. 94G017
A16Fort McMurray74E57 00 33 111 29 39Vanadium, nickelV 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 V2O5Hamilton and Mellon (1973