Database name: |
World Mississippi Valley-type deposits |
Custodial agency: |
Geological Survey of Canada |
Compilers: |
D. F. Sangster |
Release date: |
2015-02-06 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Robb Lake |
Longitude / Latitude: |
-123.71667 / 56.93333 |
Political location(s): |
Canada; Province or state: British Columbia |
NTS map data: |
094B13 (Mount Robb) |
Deposit clan (type): |
Mississippi Valley-type |
Deposit status: |
deposit |
Geologic province: |
Rocky Mountains |
Commodities: |
Zn; Pb |
Mineralization styles: |
discordant collapse breccia cement |
Geological ages: |
Silurian - Devonian (host rocks) Early Devonian - Middle Devonian (host rocks) |
Tectonic setting: |
continental platform (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; carbonate; Depositional setting: Shallow-water carbonatesIndividual lithologies: | dolostone |
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Mineralogy: |
sphalerite, galena, pyrite, marcasite, dolomite, quartz, pyrobitumen |
Radiometric ages: |
Object dated: ore; Age - Ma: 47; +10; -10; Dating method: Paleomagnetism; Concentrate: Whole ore; Source rock: Disseminated sulphide; Event dated: mineralization; Reference: Smethurst, M. T.; Symons, D. T. A.; Sangster, D. F.; Lewchuk, M. T., 1999: Paleomagnetic Age for Zn-Pb Mineralization at Robb Lake, Northeastern British Columbia, in press; Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology |
References: |
Leach, D. L.; Sangster, D. F.; Kelley, K. D.; Large, R. R.; Garven, G.; Allen, C. R.; Gutzmer, J.; Walters, S., 2005 |
Supplement to sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits: A global perspective |
Appendix, in One hundreth anniversary volume 1905-2005, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Ecomomic geology, Society of Ecomonic Geologists, 1136 p |
Leach, D. L.; Sangster, D. F.; Kelley, K. D.; Large, R. R.; Garven, G.; Allen, C. R.; Gutzmer, J.; Walters, S., 2005 |
Sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits: A global perspective |
in One hundreth anniversary volume 1905-2005, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Ecomomic geology, Society of Ecomonic Geologists, 1136 p, p. 561 - 607 |
Macqueen, R. W.; Thompson, R. I., 1978 |
Carbonate-Hosted Lead-Zinc Occurrences in Northeastern British Columbia with Emphasis on the Robb Lake Deposit |
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 15, p. 1737 - 1762 |
Paradis, S.; Nelson, J. L.; Zantvoort, W., 1999 |
A new look at the Robb Lake carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposit, Northeastern British Columbia |
in Current Research , Edited by Geological Survey of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 1999-A, p. 61 - 70 |
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Resource data: |
Disclaimer - Reserves/Resource Data
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of Reserve and Resource information (Data) contained in this database, including whether the Data is compliant with any securities regulations or standards, and NRCan does not assume any liability with respect to any damage or loss incurred as a result of the use made of the Data.
Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 1982; 7.1 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: estimatedGrade-commodity information: | Zn: 4.7 percent Pb: 1.5 percent | Reference: Paradis, S.; Nelson, J. L.; Zantvoort, W., 1999: A new look at the Robb Lake carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposit, Northeastern British Columbia; in Current Research , Edited by Geological Survey of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 1999-A, p. 61 - 70 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |