Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockNorite,Gneiss,Granite · Sudbury Sublayer;Dark Norite ( Sudbury Sublayer);Levack Complex
StructureSudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusive Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Last production1982
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10024463
MRDS IDISM0180
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.67499, -81.33896
References
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000850.CONAN, J.C., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE STRATHCONA ORE DEPOSIT: CIM BULLETIN, V. 61, NO. 669, P. 38-54.NALDRETT, A.J., AND KULLERUD, G., 1967, A STUDY OF THE STRATHCONA MINE AND ITS BEARING ON THE NICKEL-COPPER ORES O-F THE SUDBURY DISTRICT: JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, V. 8, PT. 3, P.- 453-531.ABEL, M.K., BUCHAN, R., COATS, C.J.A., AND PENSTONE, M.E. 1979, COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE FOOTWALL COMPLEX, STR-ATHCONA MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, V. 17,- PT. 2, P. 275-285.