Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, PGE, Gold, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium, Silver
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Norite,Granite · Sudbury Sublayer;Creighton Granite
StructureSudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1901
Last production1982
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10024465
MRDS IDISM0182
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.4611, -81.17895
References
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000869.YATES, A.B., 1948, PROPERTIES OF INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, IN WILSON, M.E., ED., STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY -OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, A SYMPOSIUM: MONTREAL, CANADIAN INS-TITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 596-617.SOUCH, B.E., PODOLSKY, T., AND GEOLOGICAL STAFF, INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, 1969, THE SULPHI-DE ORES OF SUDBURY--THEIR PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP TO A DISTINC-TIVE INCLUSION-BEARING FACIES OF THIS NICKEL IRRUPTIVE, IN WIL-SON, H.D.B., ED., MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MON-OGRAPH NO. 4, P. 252-261.INCO LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS: TORONTO, ONTARIO.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK: NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD., TORONTO, ONTARIO.PA1-PA4: RF4 AND RF5 PC1-PC6: RF4 AND RF5