Description
International Nickel Co., Of Canada, Ltd.
Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt, Platinum
TertiaryPalladium, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES AND PODS
Ore controlIn Schists, Concentrated In Fold Noses.
Materials
Ore mineralsMarcasite, Pentlandite, Pyrite
GanguePegmatite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Quartzite;Iron Formation;Biotite Schist;Biotite Gneiss
Associated rockKomatiite (Ultramafite) · Ultramafics
StructureAt Boundary Of Churchill And Superior Province, Large Anticline
Tectonic settingPossible Ne - Sw Plate Suture
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1960
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10069233
MRDS IDW002768
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates55.76674, -97.86715
References
CORNWALL, HENRY R., 1973, NICKEL: USGS PROF. PAPER 820, P. 437-442.CORNWALL, HENRY R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 20, MAP P. 10-11.ZURBRIGG, H.F., 1963, THOMPSON MINE GEOLOGY: CANADIAN MINING AND METALL. BULL., V. 56, NO. 614, P. 451-460.MANIFILE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FILE OF NONFERROUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, 1973, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, INDEX NO. A131600005) SKINNER,WALTER J.,1975, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: THE FINANCIAL TIMES,LONDON,P.302. 5)MINING MAGAZINE,9/75,P.1886)CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,1974,THE NORTHERN MINER,P.166.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1986, INCO'S NEW OPEN PIT DELIVERS LOW-COST NICKEL ORE: V. 187, NO. 7, P. 10-11.BURGER, J.R., 1984, INCO LIMITED DREDGES THOMPSON OVERBURDEN: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, V. 185, NO. 2, P. 42-45.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1981, MANITOBA: V. 182, NO. 11, P. 156-177.SEE REFERENCEWALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/8/74, ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1986, P. 11.