Scientific data near [49.16670,-89.61670]

Search area extends approximately 35.6 km east-west and 54.5 km north-south.

Geographic context

Map quadrangles, from USGS or Canadian NTS
Lac des Iles	1:50,000 scale quadrangle
Nipigon	1:250,000 scale quadrangle
Counties, states, countries, continents, or oceans
Ontario	province
Canada	country
North America	continent
Land	continent

Major mineral deposits of the world

Regional locations and general geologic setting of known deposits of major nonfuel mineral commodities. Originally compiled in five parts by diverse authors, combined here for convenience despite likely inconsistencies among the regional reports.

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Deposit name	Deposit type	Commodity
Lac des Iles	Igneous	Palladium, platinum, gold

Global distribution of selected mines, deposits, and districts of critical minerals

Approximate locations and short descriptions of mines, deposits, and districts where critical minerals are found. The critical minerals are discussed in USGS Professional Paper 1802 many of these locations are described in further detail in that report.

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Site name	Critical minerals	Deposit type
Lac des Iles	Platinum-Group Elements	Atypical; pipe-like ore bodies

Mineral Resource Data System

MRDS describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references.

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Site name	Development	Commodities
Lac Des Iles	Producer	CU NI AU PGE_PT PGE_PD
Boston Bay Mines	Occurrence	CU NI PGE_PD PGE_PT AU
Lac Des Iles	Producer	PGE PGE_PD PGE_PT CU AU NI

An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases (web-accessible database)

A compendium of references to previously published databases and database records that describe PGE, nickel, and chromium deposits and occurrences. These data show where to obtain more detailed information about each deposit or occurrence.

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Deposit name	Deposit type	Location
Lac des Iles	unclassified
LAC DES ILES	Producer	Ontario, Canada
Lac Des Iles	Producer	Ontario, Canada
Lac Des Iles	Producer	Ontario, Canada
LAC DES ILES	Occurrence	Ontario, Canada
DEMARS LAKE	Occurrence	Ontario, Canada
LEGRIS LAKE	Occurrence	Ontario, Canada
TOWLE LAKE -POWDER HILL ZONE	Occurrence	Ontario, Canada
BLOCK CREEK	Occurrence	Ontario, Canada
Boston Bay Mines	Occurrence	Ontario, Canada
Lac des Iles	Deposit	Ontario, Canada

Global assessment of undiscovered copper resources

Deposits, prospects, and permissive tracts for porphyry and sediment-hosted copper resources worldwide, with estimates of undiscovered copper resources.

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Tract name	Deposit type	Geology
Pacific Margin	porphyry copper	Cretaceous through middle Tertiary volcanic and intrusive rocks representing a series of continental- and island-arc systems accreted and superimposed onto the paleomargin of northeast Asia.