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): |
Mel (deposit name) |
Political location(s): |
Canada; Province or state: Yukon Territory |
NTS map data: |
095D06 |
Deposit clan (type): |
Mississippi Valley-type |
Deposit (sub) types: |
Irish-type; ??? |
Deposit status: |
deposit |
Geologic province: |
Cordillera |
Commodities: |
Ba; Zn; Pb |
Geological ages: |
Cambrian - Ordovician (host rocks) Devonian (mineralization) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary |
Mineralogy: |
barite, sphalerite, galena |
Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: mineralization) It is uncertain whether mineralization is syngenetic and sedimentary exhalitive, or epigenetic, possibly both. |
Links to other databases: |
Yukon MINFILE; Key value: 095D 005 |
References: |
Anonymous, 2013 |
Yukon MINFILE |
YGSIDS - Occurrence Details, Internet |
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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: 1995; Component: Main zone; 6.78 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: historical resourceGrade-commodity information: | barite: 54.69 percent Zn: 7.1 percent Pb: 2.03 percent | Reference: King, H. L., 1995: Report on diamond drilling, Mel property, Yukon (Jean 8, Sam 5, 7, 44, 46, 48 claims); Yukon Mining Assessment Report, International Barytex Resources Ltd., Yukon Geological Survey, Publication code 093353, 64 p. Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |