Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel, PGE
SecondaryCobalt, Silver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracturing And Brecciation Of Country Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Gersdorffite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Norite
Associated rockMeta-Basalt
StructureSome Cu-Rich Stringers In Footwall Rocks.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusio Triggered By Meteor Impact
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1902
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10039295
MRDS IDM046916
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.54999, -80.99977
References
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