Nemeiben Lake

CA / SK

•55.31669, -105.16745View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Nemeiben Lake is a known mineral occurrence in Saskatchewan, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Serpentinite. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Nickel; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite. The site was discovered in 1944.

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AzuriteChalcopyriteChrysocollaCopperMalachiteNickel

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Serpentinite

Ore minerals

Chalcopyrite

Structure

Elliptically Shaped Pluton, 1 Mile In Diameter

Ore control

Mineralization Near Nw Margin Of Pluton

Mining history

Status: Occurrence
Discovered: 1944

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Cited references

ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER, P. 17ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10039337 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 55.31669, -105.16745

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