Commodities
PrimaryNickel
TertiaryPGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formSILL-LIKE
Ore controlSerpentinization Process Concentrates Nickel
Materials
Ore mineralsMillerite, Pentlandite
GangueMagnesite, Serpentine, Talc
Geology
Host rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
Associated rockAndesite
StructureTrend Of Greenstone Belt
Tectonic settingAbitibi Greenstone Belt
AlterationGreenschist Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10039245
MRDS IDM046840
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.64999, -78.433
References
BESSON AND CAPITANT, 1976 , NI OF ABITIBI, CA: BULL. BRGM (IN FRENCH)CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1974 - 1975 : THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 115MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1974 , P. 207SKINNER, W., 1973 , MIN. INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, P. 2255) ECKSTRAND, 1975 , DUMONT SERPENTINITE: ECON. GEOL. V. 70 , NO. 1