Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt
TertiaryGold, Silver, PGE, Selenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model12: Dunitic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
GangueChlorite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Pipe Metasedimentary Band
Tectonic settingCircum-Cratonic Volcanic Fold Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1969
Last production1977
Discovery year1964
Identification
Deposit ID10070071
MRDS IDW012735
Alternate namesBirch Tree
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates55.70007, -97.91715
References
SKINNER, WALTER R., 1975, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK; THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, P. 302.CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 1975, 1974, THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 166ENG. MINING JOUR., 1975, 1975 INTERNAC DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW - HILL, P. 185DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1988, V. 189, NO. 12, P. 64.