| Deposit ID | 10024462 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fraser Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.35118, 46.66527 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ORE BODY; 600 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 > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| Rock unit name | Sudbury Sublayer | ||
| Rock description | Sudbury Sublayer | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.35118, 46.66527 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 300M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Year of first production | 1981 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| District name | Sudbury Mining Division; Sudbury District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge Ltd. |
| Home office | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0178 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | NI004 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 4IIINI11 |
MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, REVISED 1981, NATIONAL MINERAL INDEX FILE 41I11NI11: DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES -OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA
| 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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