Melville Lpeninsula Iron Deposit.
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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Operation type
- Surface
Records and references
NORTHERN MINER, BOREALIS EXPLORATION SHUCKS DEBT STARTS NEWMELVILLE IRON FEASIBILITY,WILSON, IAN D.H. AND UNDERHILL, DOUGLAS H., THE DISCOVERYAND GEOLOGY OF MAJOR NEW IRON DEPOSITS ON MELVILLEPENINSULA, EASTERN ARCTIC; CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL,JULY, 1971, P.40-48. CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,1979, P.43. NORTHERN MINER, BOREALIS EXPLORATION HOLDS IRON CLAIMS,NOV. 9, 1978, P.11.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10206088 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 68.25045, -85.41658
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