Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt, Platinum, Palladium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS, SHEETS
Materials
Ore mineralsPentlandite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Ilmenite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockNorite,Granite
StructureSudbury Igneous Complex
AlterationChlorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10039218
MRDS IDM046804
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.54999, -80.99977
References
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976 - 1977 : NORTHERN MINERONTARIO MINERAL MAP, 1974, MAP 2310 : ONT. DIV. MINESCORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.