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Mactung |
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Canada
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Province |
Yukon territory |
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Tungsten |
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FEASIBILITY
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Latitude / Longitude |
63 N 17 / 130 W 10 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Mactung Project |
| Status Risk : Feasibility |
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| Location of the Mactung Project |
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The Mactung property is located in the Selwyn Mountain Range and covers the area around Mt. Allan on the Yukon/NWT border, approximately eight kilometres northwest of MacMillan Pass. The nearest settlement accessible by road, Ross River, is 250 km away to the southwest along the Canol Road, a drive that takes about six hours.
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| History of the Mactung Project |
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The Mactung deposit was discovered in 1962 by James Allan, a geologist of Amax Northwest Mining Co. Ltd. (Amax), probably as a result of follow-up prospecting to a regional stream sediment survey carried out as part of the Ogilvy Reconnaissance Proje more...
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| Geology of the Mactung Project |
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The Mactung deposit is located in the eastern Selwyn Basin, an outer miogeoclinal basin that formed on the then western margin of the North American continent. The dominantly thin-bedded siliciclastic rocks (shale, chert, and basinal limestone) grade more...
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Data last updated on : 4/27/2007
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Disclaimer
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All information on this page comes from internal and external sources deemed reliable. This information might not be up to date, so please perform due diligence before making any conclusion or making any action. Do contact us should any information be missing or incorrect.
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