Deposit ID | 10038771 |
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MRDS ID | M046212 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Boston Bay Mines |
Geographic coordinates: | -89.61677, 49.20112 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 55 MILES NORTH OF THUNDER BAY AND PORT ARTHUR, LAC DES ILES AREA |
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Country | State |
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Canada | Ontario |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Nickel | Primary |
Palladium | Primary |
Platinum | Primary |
Gold | Primary |
Result | NORITE SAMPLE = .32% CU, .31% NI, PD .34 OZ/TON, PT .032 OZ/TON, AU .03 OZ/TON. DRILL HOLE SAMPLE = 11% CU, .13% NI, PD .128 OZ/TON, PT .015 OZ/TON |
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(1) | -89.61677, 49.20112 |
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Width | 91.44M |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1963 |
Discoverer | Gunnex Mines |
District name | Port Arthur Mining Division |
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Type | Operator |
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Owner | Boston Bay Mines |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046212 |
COMMONWEALTH GEOLOGICAL LIASON OFFICE, 1974, PLATINUM FIND IN NW ONTARIO: NEWSLETTER (LONDON) P. 7 -
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |