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| Record Name(s) | Gordon Lake Mine - 1942, Werner Lake-Gordon Lake Mine - 1952 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1983-Mar-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Palladium, Platinum, Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Werner Lake Area
Latitude: 50° 27' 50.04" Longitude: -94° 55' 53.93"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 362906 Northing: 5591994 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52L07NW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
1942-45: Noranda Mines conducted geophysical surveys; DD. 1948-49: Rexora Mining Corp. Ltd conducted diamond drilling. Inco and Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. conducted geophysical surveys. 1952-54: Quebec Nickel Corporation - underground development, DD totalling 2508.5 m. Shaft sinking and extensive underground exploration and development. 1955-58: Eastern Smelting and Refining Co. Ltd. and Quebec Nickel Corp. merged to form Eastern Mining and Smelting Corp., which sank the No. 2 Shaft to 1297 feet with levels at 450, 600, 700, 900, 1050, 1125, and 1200 feet. Drifting totalled 9025 feet and cost-cutting 5006. Diamond drilling included 80 surface holes totalling 6398 m, and 7726 m underground. 1959-62: Eastern Mining and Smelting was renamed to Nickel Mining and Smelting Corp. and continued the No. 2 Shaft to 1817 feet. No. 3 Shaft sunk 483 feet from the 1200 foot level to 1683 feet with levels at 1350, 1500, and 1650 feet. Drifting totalled 9323 feet and cross-cutting 4101. Diamond drilling included 2 surface holes totalling 222 m and 428 underground totalling 15,268 m. Construction of 750 ton/day concentrator. 1963-66: Nickel Mining and Smelting was renamed to Metal Mines Ltd. and continued drifting totalling 5283 feet and cross-cutting 1050 feet. Diamond drilling included 29 surface holes totalling 1189 feet and 1027 underground totalling 28,385 m. 1967-68: Consolidated Canadian Faraday Ltd. took over Metal Mines and continued drifting totalling 4986 feet. Diamond drilling included 14 surface holes totalling 1673 m and 569 underground totalling 16,809 m. Concentrator increased to 1200 tons/day. 1969-72: minor production, mill closed. 1994: mine site rehabilitated.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 63.619 | 52L07NW0002 | 52L07NW0002 |
| 63A.53 | 52L07NW0011 | 52L07NW0011 |
| 63.136 | 52L07NW0005 | 52L07NW0005 |
| 52L07NW0025 | 20000005301 | 20000005301 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: English River
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Host |
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| Amphibolite | 2 | Host | ||
| Granite | 3 | |||
| Paragneiss | 4 |
Jan 18, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - Massive granitic rocks to the south and banded paragneiss to the north are separated by a fault zone that strikes east and dips 75N, and which is occupied by peridotite lenses surrounded by banded amphibolites.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 18, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - Recovery averaged 0.83% Ni and 0.43% Cu from ore milled during the years 1962 to 1969. Palladium, platinum, gold and silver were also recovered from the concentrates and sold to Inco in Sudbury. Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite and pyrite occur within and between the peridotite bodies either as disseminations or as massive sulphides in lenses and stringers up to 4 feet wide. Recovery averaged 0.83% Ni and 0.43% Cu from ore milled during the years 1962-1969 (SMDR 00506).
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Werner Lake-Gordon Lake Mine | 1971 | Exhausted | 170420 | Parker 1988 in OFR5975 p. 121 | 170,420 tonnes grading 0.85% Ni and 0.35% Cu | Copper 0.35 %, Nickel 0.85 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 51434 |
Copper 342158 Pounds Nickel 618906 Pounds Palladium 838 Ounces |
MDI | 56,696 t milled for 838 oz Pd, 618,906 lb Ni, and 342,158 lb Cu |
| 1972 | 1480714 |
Copper 6560000 Kilograms Nickel 12480000 Kilograms Palladium 41600 Ounces |
MDI | 1.6 Mt at 0.78% Ni, 0.41% Cu and 0.026 opt Pd |
| 1971 | 90474 |
Copper 560865 Pounds Nickel 1147606 Pounds Palladium 1566 Ounces |
MDI | 99,731 t milled for 1566 oz Pd, 1,147,606 lb Ni, and 560,865 lb Cu |
| 1970 | 95712 |
Copper 593284 Pounds Nickel 1121764 Pounds Palladium 1730 Ounces |
MDI | 105,504 t milled for 1730 oz Pd, 1,121,764 lb Ni, and 593,284 lb Cu |
| 1969 | 161230 |
Copper 1051462 Pounds Nickel 1974830 Pounds Palladium 3783 Ounces |
MDI | 177,726 t milled for 3783 oz Pd, 1,974,830 lb Ni, and 1,051,462 lb Cu |
| 1968 | 188165 |
Copper 1732535 Pounds Nickel 3133094 Pounds Palladium 5777 Ounces Platinum 850 Ounces |
MDI | 207,417 t milled for 5777 oz Pd, 850 oz Pt, 3,133,094 lb Ni, and 1,732,535 lb Cu |
| 1967 | 194624 |
Copper 2251317 Pounds Nickel 3906731 Pounds Palladium 6267 Ounces Platinum 891 Ounces |
MDI | 214,536 t milled for 6267 oz Pd, 891 oz Pt, 3,906,731 lb Ni, and 2,251,317 lb Cu |
| 1966 | 191622 | MDI | 211,228 t milled. No ore production values on file | |
| 1965 | 167252 |
Copper 1930617 Pounds Nickel 3713250 Pounds Palladium 6207 Ounces Platinum 875 Ounces |
MDI | 184,364 t milled for 6207 oz Pd, 875 oz Pt, 3,713,250 lb Ni, and 1,930,617 lb Cu |
| 1964 | 174972 |
Copper 1798953 Pounds Nickel 3511258 Pounds Palladium 5154 Ounces Platinum 853 Ounces |
MDI | 192,874 t milled for 5154 oz Pd, 853 oz Pt, 3,511,258 lb Ni, and 1,798,953 lb Cu |
| 1963 | 124257 |
Copper 1216015 Pounds Nickel 2573459 Pounds Palladium 5042 Ounces Platinum 754 Ounces |
MDI | 136,970 t milled for 5042 oz Pd, 754 oz Pt, 2,573,459 lb Ni, and 1,216,015 lb Cu |
| 1962 | 40977 | MDI | 45,170 t milled |
Publication - Gordon Lake Nickel Deposit; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 58-6
Publication Number: GSC Paper 58-6 Date: 1958
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101215
Mono - Annual report for the year 1967, statistics of the mineral industry and mining operations in Ontario for 1967
Publication Number: ARV77 Page: 82-84 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report on mining operations in Ontario during calendar year 1968
Publication Number: ARV78 Page: 54-56 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 169-170 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Compend - Annual report of Resident Geologists Section, Geological Branch, 1969, part 1
Publication Number: MP033 Page: 35 Date: 1970
Author:
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Werner Lake-Rex Lake area
Publication Number: ARV66-04 Page: 22-24 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Compend - Annual report of Resident Geologists Section, Geological Branch, 1970
Publication Number: MP046 Page: 10 Date: 1971
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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Compend - Annual report of Resident Geologists Section, Geological Branch, 1972
Publication Number: MP054 Page: 10 Date: 1973
Author: Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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