| Deposit ID | 10024463 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Strathcona Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.33896, 46.67499 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MINE; 300 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 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Sudbury Sublayer;Dark Norite ( Sudbury Sublayer);Levack Complex |
| Rock description | Sudbury Sublayer;Dark Norite ( Sudbury Sublayer);Levack Complex |
| (1) | -81.33896, 46.67499 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of Nickel Irruptive. |
| Depth to top | 300M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| 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 | ISM0180 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | NI006 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 4II11NI13 |
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000850.
CONAN, J.C., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE STRATHCONA ORE DEPOSIT: CIM BULLETIN, V. 61, NO. 669, P. 38-54.
ABEL, M.K., BUCHAN, R., COATS, C.J.A., AND PENSTONE, M.E. 1979, COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE FOOTWALL COMPLEX, STR-ATHCONA MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, V. 17,- PT. 2, P. 275-285.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND 40 M INTERMEDIATE |
| 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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