Boston Bay Mines

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038771
MRDS ID	M046212
Record type	Site
Current site name	Boston Bay Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-89.61677, 49.20112 (WGS84)
Relative position	55 MILES NORTH OF THUNDER BAY AND PORT ARTHUR, LAC DES ILES AREA
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Geographic areas

Country	State
Canada	Ontario

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Nickel	Primary
Palladium	Primary
Platinum	Primary
Gold	Primary

Analytical data

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

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-89.61677, 49.20112	ListMap

Ore body information

Width 91.44M

Comments on the geologic information

HR.AGE.MV: NORITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1963
Discoverer	Gunnex Mines

Mining district

District name	Port Arthur Mining Division

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Boston Bay Mines

Comments on the workings information

15 DRILL HOLES TOTALLING 5000 FEET BY SHERIDAN GEOPHYSICS, LTD.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046212

Bibliographic references

Deposit

COMMONWEALTH GEOLOGICAL LIASON OFFICE, 1974, PLATINUM FIND IN NW ONTARIO: NEWSLETTER (LONDON) P. 7 -

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1975	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey