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Giant Yellowknife Mine (Giant Mine), Yellowknife, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 29' 58'' North , 114° 21' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
62.49972,-114.35861
GeoHash:
G#: c7net9wx7
GRN:
N42W40
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yellowknife15,865 (2016)5.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
513
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:513:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e5e7f47a-cb2c-42b2-8c6b-9ed1b3bfeda3


An abandoned gold mine located on the West side of Yellowknife Bay, North shore of Great Slave Lake.

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Mineral List


40 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Antimony
Formula: Sb
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Aurostibite (TL)
Formula: AuSb2
Type Locality:
Description: anhedral grains less than 200 microns.
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Dadsonite (TL)
Formula: Pb23Sb25S60Cl
Type Locality:
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜ Lead
Formula: Pb
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rickardite
Formula: Cu7Te5
β“˜ Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
β“˜ Yukonite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
β“˜ Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

Auβ“˜ Gold
Sb2S3β“˜ Stibnite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Lead1.AA.05Pb
β“˜Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Rickardite2.BA.30Cu7Te5
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
β“˜Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Aurostibite (TL)2.EB.05aAuSb2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Chalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
β“˜Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
β“˜Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜Dadsonite (TL)2.HC.30Pb23Sb25S60Cl
β“˜Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Yukonite8.DM.25Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 Β· 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Leucoxene'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
Sβ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cuβ“˜ RickarditeCu7Te5
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AntimonySb
Sbβ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Sbβ“˜ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbβ“˜ DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl
Sbβ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sbβ“˜ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
Sbβ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teβ“˜ RickarditeCu7Te5
Teβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Auβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbβ“˜ LeadPb
Pbβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Pbβ“˜ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pbβ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42

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References

Graham, A. R., Kaiman, S. (1952) Aurostibite, AuSb2; a new mineral in the pyrite group. American Mineralogist, 37 (5-6) 461-469
Coleman, L. C. (1953) Mineralogy of the Yellowknife Bay Area, N. W. T. American Mineralogist, 38 (5-6) 506-527
Coleman, Leslie Charles (1957) Mineralogy of the Giant Yellowknife gold mine, Yellowknife, N.W.T. Economic Geology, 52 (4) 400-425 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.52.4.400
JAMBOR, J.L. (1969): Dadsonite (minerals Q and QM), a new lead sulphantimonide. Mineralogical Magazine 37, 437-441.
Shelton, K.L., McMenamy, T.A., van Hees, E.H.P., and Falck, H. (2004): Deciphering the complex fluid history of a greenstone-hosted gold deposit: Fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies of the Giant mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Economic Geology 99, 1643-1663.
Jamieson, H. E. (2014): The Legacy of Arsenic Contamination from Mining and Processing Refractory Gold Ore at Giant Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Pp. 533-549 in Bowell, R.J., Alpers, C.N., Jamieson, H.E., Nordstrom, D.K. and Majzlan, J., Eds. (2014): Arsenic: Environmental Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Microbiology. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Vol. 79, Mineral. Soc. of Am., Chantilly, VA and Geochem. Soc., St. Louis, MO, USA, 635 pp.
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