| Deposit ID | 10024459 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0175 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Falconbridge Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.80033, 46.58193 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SHAFT; 200 M |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Selenium | Primary |
| Tellurium Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite |
| Rock unit name | Sudbury Nickel Irruptive;Elsie Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Sudbury Nickel Irruptive;Elsie Mountain Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| (1) | -80.80033, 46.58193 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Penecontemporaneous Fault Cutting Basal Contact Of Irruptive. |
| Depth to top | 30M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| District name | Sudbury Mining Division; Sudbury District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge Ltd. |
| Home office | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| First year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 71814000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0175 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | NI001 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 41I10NI1 |
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1973, SMDR000896.
DAVIDSON, S., 1948, FALCONBRIDGE MINE, IN STRUCTURALGEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MININ-G AND METALLURGY, P. 618-626.
THOMSON, J.E., 1957, GEOLOGY OF FALCONBRIDGE TOWNSHIP: ONTARIO DEPT. OF MINES, V. LXVI, PT. 6, P. 36.
ANON., 1959, THE FALCONBRIDGE STORY: CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 80, NO. 6, P. 105-127.
FALCONBRIDGE LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS: TORONTO, ONTARIO.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK: NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD., TORONTO, ONTARIO.
PA1 - PA4: RF5 PC1: RF5, RF6
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Zwartendyk, Jan | Energy Mines and Resources of Canada |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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