Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel, PGE
SecondarySilver, Cobalt, Gold
TertiarySelenium, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Gersdorffite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
Tectonic settingIntracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteor Impact
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10109561
MRDS IDM045813
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.43055, -81.35146
References
HAWLEY, 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1, P. 109O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT. DEPOSITS OF CANADA: ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 58NORTHERN MINER, 1975, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975: THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 166.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, 1975 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 191.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.CARD, K.D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE DENISON-WATERS AREA: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES GEOLOGIC REPORT 60, 63 P.ISMI