| Deposit ID | 10024467 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0184 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Stobie Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.00617, 46.54721 (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 | ||
| Rock unit name | Sudbury Sublayer | ||
| Rock description | Sudbury Sublayer | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.00617, 46.54721 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of Sudbury Nickel Irruptive. |
| Depth to top | 30M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| District name | Sudbury Mining Division; 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 | ISM0184 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | NI010 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 41I11NI15 |
ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1973, SMDR000900.
HOFFMAN, E.L., NALDRETT, A.J., ALCOCK, R.A., AND HANCOCK, R.G.V., 1979, THE NOBLE METAL CONTENT OF ORE IN THE LEVA-CK WEST AND LITTLE STOBIE MINES, ONTARIO: CANADIAN MINERALOGI-ST, V. 17, PT. 2, P. 437-451.
| 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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