Milnet Mine

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038762
MRDS ID M046202
Record type Site
Current site name Milnet Mine
Alternate or previous names Jonsmith Mines, Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.87227, 46.97221 (WGS84)
Relative position 24 MILES NORTH OF SUDBURY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.87227, 46.97221

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: DIORITE DIKE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years TO 1956

Mining district

District name Sudbury District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 457.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY OWNED BY JONSMITH MINES, LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1, P. 70, 89

  • Deposit

    THOMSON, ET AL, 1957, CU, NI, PB, ZN DEPOSITS IN ONTARIO: ONTARIO DEPT. MINES CIRC. 2, P. 94

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, JUNE 25, 1953; DEC. 23, 1954; APR. 19, 1956

  • Production

    THOMSON 1957

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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