SilverEcho Bay Mine, Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photo: Maggie Wilson The Echo Bay mine operated during the 1960's and 70's producing silver from a Five-Element Type ore deposit. Unlike the nearby Eldorado mine, also a Five-Element Type ore deposit, the vein system at the Echo Bay site was not rich in uranium. Echo Bay ore was processed using the Eldorado mill at Port Radium.
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References
- Robinson, B.W. and Morton, R.D. (1971) Mckinstryite from the Echo Bay Mine, N.W.T., Canada. Economic Geology, 66, 342-347.
- Rod Tyson, The Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada Mineralogical Record (1989) vol.20. #3, pp 201-208 .
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