Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel, PGE
SecondaryGold, Silver, Cobalt
TertiarySelenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteor Impact
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1964
Identification
Deposit ID10038438
MRDS IDM045807
Alternate namesFecunis Lake Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.64999, -81.34979
References
HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1, P. 4, 193THOMSON, 1959, GEOLOGY OF FALCONBRIDGE TOWNSHIP: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT (1957), V. 66, P. 6.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.SKINNER, W.R., 1975, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONDON, FINANCIAL TIMES, P. 236.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, 1975 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 189.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1976, 1976 INTERNATIONAL DEIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 194.ISMI