| Deposit ID | 10024581 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0305 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Cliff North Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Clarabelle No. 1 - Copper Cliff North Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.06645, 46.49166 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | COPPER CLIFF NORTH MINE; 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 > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Copper Cliff Offset (Sudbury Sublayer) | ||
| Rock description | Copper Cliff Offset (Sudbury Sublayer) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.06645, 46.49166 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Apophysis Of The Sublayer At The Base Of This Nickel Irruptive. |
| Depth to top | 30M |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Year of last production | 1973 |
| District name | Sudbury Mining Division; Sudbury District |
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| 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 | ISM0305 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | PGE10 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 41 I6 NI20 |
PYE, E.G., NALDRETT, A.J. AND GIBLIN, P.E., (EDS.), 1984, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE; ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL VOLUME 1, TORONTO, ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 603 P.
CABRI, L.J., 1981, MINERALOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PLATINUM GROUP IN MILL SAMPLES FROM THE CU-NI DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY, ONTARIO AREA: IN MCGACHIE, R.O., AND BRADLEY, A.G., (EDS.), PRECIOUS METALS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH PRECIOUS METALS CONFERENCE, TORONTO, JUNE 1980; TORONTO, PERGAMON OF CANADA, 313 P., P. 23-34.
CABRI, L.J., AND LAFLAMME, J.H.G., 1984, MINERALOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN MILL PRODUCTS FROM SUDBURY, IN APPLIED MINERALOGY: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON APPLIED MINERALOGY IN THE MINERALS INDUSTRY, LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 22-25, 1984; WARRENDALE, PA., METALLURGICAL SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, 1194 P., P. 911-922.
NALDRETT, A.J., HOFFMAN, E.L., GREEN, A.H., CHOU, CHEN-LIN, NALDRETT, S.R., AND ALCOCK, R.A., 1979, THE COMPOSITION OF NI-SULFIDE ORES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THEIR CONTENT OF PGE AND AU; CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 17, P. 403-415.
| 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-JUN-1973 | Swartendyk, Jan | Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada |
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