CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
212 Canada (Nunavut) 65.55.00 N -- 108.22.01 W Hackett River Cu; Pb; Zn; Au; Ag
 
Database name: World Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits
Custodial agency: Society of Economic Geologists & Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: J. M. Franklin, H. L. Gibson, I. R. Jonasson, and A. G. Galley
Release date: 2015-03-23
   
Deposit name(s): Hackett River (deposit name)
Political location(s): Canada; Province or state: Nunavut; Nearest community: Bathurst Inlet (105 km SSW)
NTS map data: 076F16
Deposit clan (type): Volcanogenic massive sulphide
Deposit (sub) types: Bimodal felsic; 4
Deposit status: advanced exploration
Geologic province: Slave
Geologic subprovince: Hackett River greenstone belt
Commodities: Cu; Pb; Zn; Au; Ag
Geological ages: Neoarchean (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) volcanic; intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks; Magma series/sedimentary package/metamorphic group: calc-alkaline
Host rock stratigraphy:Igerit formation, Hackett River group, Yellowknife supergroup

(2) sedimentary; unclassified sedimentary rocks
Host rock stratigraphy:Igerit formation, Hackett River group, Yellowknife supergroup
Mineralogy: pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite
Radiometric ages: Age - Ma: 2,778; Event dated: mineralization; Interpretive comment: approximate age reported in SEG Centennial Volume appendix
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) Includes four deposits along a 6 km NNW folded linear trend with the Jo deposit in the SE, then the Main Zone deposit, next the Boot Lake deposit, and finally the East Cleaver deposit in the NW.
References:
Clemmer, S. G.; Côté, A.; Shannon, J. M.; Riles, A., 2013
Hackett River Property Royalty - NI 43-101 Technical Report, Nunavut, Canada
NI 43-101 Technical Report, AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd., Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., Publication code 2013-07-31, 118 p.

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, N. W. T., 1995
Significant Mineral Deposits of the Northwest Territories
Report, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, Publication code 1995, 125 p.

Resource data:
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Estimate date: 2013-07-31; 25 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: indicated resource
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 0.5 percent
Pb: 0.6 percent
Zn: 4.2 percent
Au: 0.3 grams/metric ton
Ag: 130 grams/metric ton
Cutoff grade-commodity:Zn equiv.: 2.5 percent
Reference: Clemmer, S. G.; Côté, A.; Shannon, J. M.; Riles, A., 2013: Hackett River Property Royalty - NI 43-101 Technical Report, Nunavut, Canada; NI 43-101 Technical Report, AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd., Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., Publication code 2013-07-31, 118 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 2013-07-31; 57 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: inferred resource
Grade-commodity information:Zn: 3 percent
Pb: 0.5 percent
Cu: 0.5 percent
Ag: 100 grams/metric ton
Au: 0.2 grams/metric ton
Cutoff grade-commodity:Zn equiv.: 2.5 percent
Reference: Clemmer, S. G.; Côté, A.; Shannon, J. M.; Riles, A., 2013: Hackett River Property Royalty - NI 43-101 Technical Report, Nunavut, Canada; NI 43-101 Technical Report, AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd., Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., Publication code 2013-07-31, 118 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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