Commodities
PrimaryGold, Platinum, Nickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlEdge Of An Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockNorite
StructureElliptical Intrusive 37 Mi By 17 Mi., Faults And Breccia Zones.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10106875
MRDS IDM045809
Alternate namesFalconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.57555, -80.81088
References
MERTIE, J. B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 630, P. 21, 23HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MINERALOGICAL ASSN. OF CANADA, P. 34-35.O'NEILL, J.J., 1934, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METAL DEPOSITS OF CANADA: CAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. GEOL. REPORT 13, P. 71