Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryPlatinum, Palladium, Gold, Cobalt, Silver
TertiarySelenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlOre Concentrated At Base Of Ultramafics.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Eugeosynclinal Meta Sediments;Serpentinized Peridotite;;
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10069224
MRDS IDW002750
Alternate namesShebandowan Lake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.6, -90.25012
References
CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 26, MAP P. 10-11.METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 7/16/73, ITEM NO A3456AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 7/3/73CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCUALR 930-F, 54 P.SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.MORIN, 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE LOWER SHEBANDOWAN LAKE AREA-- DISTRICT OF THUNDER BAY: ONTARIO DIVISION OF MINES GEOLOGICAL REPORT 110, 45 P.RIDDELL, 1969, MINING OPERATIONS IN ONTARIO: ANNUAL REPORT, V. 69, P. 75.THOMSON AND OTHERS, 1957, CU, NI, PB, ZN DEPOSITS IN ONTARIO: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES CIRCULAR 2, P. 51-52.NORTHERN MINER, 1977, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK: THE NORTHERN MINER,.ISMIAMERICAN METAL MARKET 7/3/73 AND METALS WEEK METALS SOURCEBOOK 7/16/73 (A3455)