Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryCadmium, Tin, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Electrum, Enargite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrargyrite, Rutile, Silver, Sphalerite, Stannite, Stromeyerite, Tennantite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Graphite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Other materialsGalena
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Siltstone,Rhyolite,Dacite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite · Andesite, Diorite, Dacite, Graywacke, Rhyolite
StructureDestor - Porcupine Fault Zone, Overturned Synclinorium, Large Body Of Gabbro And Serpentinite, An Altered Peridotite Lense, Brecciated Rhyolite Pipe
Tectonic settingAbitibi Greenstone Belt
AlterationSilicification, Chloritization, Sericitisation, Carbonatisation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10073135
MRDS IDW018979
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.5, -81.34978
References
SHKLANKA, ROMAN, 1969, COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF ONTARIO; ONTARIO DEPT MINES, MIN. RES. CIRC. 12, P 121, 122COUPLAND, G. C., THOMAS, B. A., BELFORD, ERIC, 1970, THE PLANNING AND OPERATION OF THE KIDD CREEK MINE; IN RAUSCH D.O., & MARICHER, AIME SYMP PB - ZN, V 1 P 274 - 88PYKE, D. R., MIDDLETON, R. S., 1971, DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SULPHIDE ORES OF THE TIMMINS AREA; CAN MINING & METALL. BULL, V 64, NO 710, 6 - 71, P 55 - 66TAIT, R. J. C., CLARKE, P. R., AMSDEN, M. P., 1970, PROCESS CONTROL AT THE ECSTALL CONCENTRATOR; AIME SYMP PB & ZN, V. 1, P 571.MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.1964 DIREXPL TEXASGULF INC - ORE OUTLINECANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1975-76, MINING ENGINEERING 6-8-76 P 26. CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR. 10-75 P 181