Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Tellurium, PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Selenium, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Copper Cliff Offset (Sudbury Sublayer)
StructureApophysis (Offset) Of The Sublayer Intrusion At The Base Of The Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1970
Last production1982
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10024471
MRDS IDISM0188
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.45916, -81.07895
References
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1973, SMDR000912.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.PATTISON, E.F., 1979, THE SUDBURY SUBLAYER: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, V. 17, PT. 2, P. 257-274.