Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel, PGE, Gold
SecondarySilver, Cobalt
TertiarySelenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlMarginal Deposit Adjacent To Norite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockNorite
StructureShear
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteor Impact
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1889
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10103678
MRDS IDM045812
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.51666, -81.06645
References
MERTIE, J.B., JR. 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 630, P. 21HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1, P. 90SOUCH, B. E., AND PODOLSKY, T., 1969, THE SULFIDE ORES OF SUDBURY IN MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOL. MONOGRAPH 4, P. 258, 259DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.