Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel, PGE, Gold, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium, Silver
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Copper Cliff Offset (Sudbury Sublayer)
StructureApophysis Of The Sublayer At The Base Of This Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Last production1978
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10106771
MRDS IDISM0187
Alternate namesClarabelle No. 1-Copper Cliff North Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.49166, -81.06645
References
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000910.SOUCH, B.E., PODOLSKY, T., AND GEOLOGICAL STAFF, INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, 1969, THE SULPHI-DE ORES OF SUDBURY--THEIR PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP TO A DISTINC-TIVE INCLUSION-BEARING FACIES OF THE NICKEL IRRUPTIVE, IN WILS-ON, H.D.B., ED., MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MONO-GRAPH NO. 4, P. 252-261.PATTISON, E.F., 1979, THE SUDBURY SUBLAYER: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, V. 17, PT. 2, P. 257-274.