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Flat River and streams upstream of the CanTung mine

Tungsten, Northwest Territories, Canada

Rivers and surface water

Type
River or surface water

Present-day meteoric waters sampled in the Flat River upstream of the mine, in two tributaries and in a stream flowing into the upper open pit. Local meteoric water reference used to assess its share in the skarn fluids. Indicative coordinates.

δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : V-SMOW

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−23 ± 0.4 ‰−23.4 / −22.7 ‰4
Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 2. High-latitude water, very light.
Bowman et al. (1985), The CanTung E zone scheelite skarn orebody, Tungsten, Northwest Ter…

δD in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : V-SMOW

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−192 ± 3 ‰−195 / −189 ‰4
Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 2.
Bowman et al. (1985), The CanTung E zone scheelite skarn orebody, Tungsten, Northwest Ter…

Deposits of the same type

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Flat River and streams upstream of the CanTung mine, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/riviere-flat-et-ruisseaux-en-amont-de-la-mine-cantung/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind2026flatriverandstreamsupstreamof,
  title = {Flat River and streams upstream of the CanTung mine, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/riviere-flat-et-ruisseaux-en-amont-de-la-mine-cantung/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13