Quebec
Past Producer

Lorraine Nickel Mine-Canada

Quebec, Canada
NickelCopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlOre Is Related To An Elongated Metamorphosed Gabbroic Stock Of Uniform Composition, Composed Of 15-25 % Plagioclase And 55-85 % Hornblende And Uralite, Which Has Intruded Andesites And Basalts Of A Greenstone Belt.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105522
MRDS IDW002763
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.49999, -78.99969
References
BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 44NALDRETT,A.J.,AND GASPARRINI,E.L.,1971, ARCHAEAN NICKEL SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN CANADA; GEO. SOC. OF AUSTRALIA, SPEC. PUB.P.209.THE NORTHERN MINER,1974,CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,P. 206.SEE REF. #3