Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel, Selenium, PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockNorite · Sudbury Sublayer
StructureSudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1889
Last production1971
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10024468
MRDS IDISM0185
Alternate namesMurray Mine Surface Operations Known As Clarabelle No. 2 Open Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.51332, -81.06645
References
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 THE NICKEL IRRUPTIVE, IN WILS-ON, H.D.B., ED., MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MONO-GRAPH NO. 4, P. 252-261.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.