| Deposit ID | 10024466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0183 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crean Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.35118, 46.42916 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SHAFT; 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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Sudbury Sublayer |
| Rock description | Sudbury Sublayer |
| (1) | -81.35118, 46.42916 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Probably A Part Of The Sudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive. |
| Depth to top | 30M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Year of last production | 1978 |
| District name | Sudbury Mining District; Sudbury District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco) |
| Home office | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0183 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | NI009 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 41I6NI8 |
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000899.
ROYAL ONTARIO NICKEL COMMISSION, 1917, REPORT OF THE ROYAL ONTARIO NICKEL COMMISSION, P. 134-139.
CARD, K.D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE DENISON-WATERS AREA: ONTARIO DEPT. OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL REPORT 60, 63 P.
| 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 30 M INTERMEDIATE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Zwartendyk, Jan | Energy Mines and Resources of Canada |
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