Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockNorite,Meta-Basalt · Sudbury Nickel Irruptive;Elsie Mountain Formation
StructurePenecontemporaneous Fault Cutting Basal Contact Of Irruptive.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1930
Last production1982
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10024459
MRDS IDISM0175
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.58193, -80.80033
References
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1973, SMDR000896.DAVIDSON, S., 1948, FALCONBRIDGE MINE, IN STRUCTURALGEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MININ-G AND METALLURGY, P. 618-626.THOMSON, J.E., 1957, GEOLOGY OF FALCONBRIDGE TOWNSHIP: ONTARIO DEPT. OF MINES, V. LXVI, PT. 6, P. 36.ANON., 1959, THE FALCONBRIDGE STORY: CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 80, NO. 6, P. 105-127.FALCONBRIDGE LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS: TORONTO, ONTARIO.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK: NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD., TORONTO, ONTARIO.PA1 - PA4: RF5 PC1: RF5, RF6