Ontario
Producer

Strathcona Mine

Ontario, Canada
NickelSilverGoldCopperCobaltPlatinumPalladiumPGE
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondarySilver, Gold, Copper, Cobalt
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1968
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10158290
Alternate namesNo Alternate Names
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.63939, -81.29979
References
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