A GUIDE TO MINERAL DEPOSITS NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 2007 A Guide to Mineral Deposits of the Northwest Territories Minerals, Oil and Gas Division Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment Government of the Northwest Territories November 2007 Edited by: Christy Campbell Published by: Minerals, Oil and Gas Division Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment Government of the Northwest Territories November 2007 Available from: Minerals, Oil and Gas Division Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment Government of the Northwest Territories 9th Floor, Scotia Centre 600, 5102-50th AVE YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 3S8 www.iti.gov.nt.ca/mog/index.htm Cover Description: Photos courtesy of Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. and John Veevaert of Trinity Mineral Company. Note: This publication supersedes earlier editions of A Guide to Mineral Deposits of the Northwest Territories, published by Minerals, Oil and Gas Division, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 GOLD PROPERTIES .................................................................................................................................. 4 Miramar Con Mine ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Miramar Giant Mine ..................................................................................................................................... 9 BBB Claims ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Beaulieu..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Bugow........................................................................................................................................................ 17 Burnt Island ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Camlaren ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Camp Lake ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Courageous (formerly Tundra (FAT)) ........................................................................................................ 25 Daf ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Damoti Lake .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Discovery Mine .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Gab ............................................................................................................................................................ 37 Indin Lake .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Jax Lake .................................................................................................................................................... 42 Kim and Cass ............................................................................................................................................ 45 Mahe.......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Mosher Lake .............................................................................................................................................. 50 Nicholas Lake ............................................................................................................................................ 52 NICO ......................................................................................................................................................... 55 Ptarmigan Mine ......................................................................................................................................... 59 Ren ............................................................................................................................................................ 62 Ruth ........................................................................................................................................................... 64 Slemon ...................................................................................................................................................... 66 Sunset Lake .............................................................................................................................................. 68 Treasure Island .......................................................................................................................................... 70 WT ............................................................................................................................................................. 72 SILVER AND BASE METAL PROPERTIES ............................................................................................ 74 Bear-Twit ................................................................................................................................................... 76 Coates Lake .............................................................................................................................................. 77 Crest .......................................................................................................................................................... 80 Deb ............................................................................................................................................................ 82 Echo Bay (Port Radium) ........................................................................................................................... 83 Gayna River .............................................................................................................................................. 86 Great Slave Reef ....................................................................................................................................... 88 Bear ........................................................................................................................................................... 90 Howard’s Pass .......................................................................................................................................... 92 Jay ............................................................................................................................................................. 98 Kennedy Lake and BB Zone ..................................................................................................................... 99 Pine Point Mine ....................................................................................................................................... 102 Prairie Creek ........................................................................................................................................... 105 Salkeld ..................................................................................................................................................... 109 Sue-Dianne...............................................................................................................................................111 Sunrise .....................................................................................................................................................114 Thye Lake .................................................................................................................................................117 Turnback Lake ......................................................................................................................................... 121 Umingmak Project ................................................................................................................................... 123 Wrigley ..................................................................................................................................................... 126 Table of Contents TUNGSTEN, URANIUM AND RARE EARTH ELEMENTS ................................................................... 127 CanTung Mine ......................................................................................................................................... 129 Lened....................................................................................................................................................... 133 MacTung .................................................................................................................................................. 135 Murphy....................................................................................................................................................