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Thompson Mine

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Cobalt, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038797
MRDS ID M046241
Record type Site
Current site name Thompson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.82547, 55.61757 (WGS84)
Relative position N. CENTRAL MANITOBA, 2 MI. S. BURNTWOO RIVER, 390 MILES NORTH OF WINNEPEG ,LOCATED IN CITY OF THOMPSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinized Peridotite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.82547, 55.61757
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlinal Fold, Faults And Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form SHEET
    Length 5632.55M
    Width 22.86M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Anticlinal Fold

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Thompson District, The Pas Mining Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)

Comments on the production information

  • PROD RATE 7000 TONS PER DAY

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 11337000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.8 wt-pct Nickel Major 1960
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1960
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 106050000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.7 wt-pct Nickel Major 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1319.78M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE SHAFTS = 5700 FT.; DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND RAISES = 164,000 FT. AS OF 1962

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J. B., JR., 1969, ECON. GEOL. PLATINUM METALS: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 26, 27.

  • Deposit

    ZUBRIGG, H. F., 1962, THOMPSON MINE GEOLOGY: CANADA INST. MIN. AND METALL BULL. V. 56, P. 451 - 460

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976-1977: NORTHERN MINE

  • Deposit

    CORNWALL, 1973, NICKEL: USGS PROF. PAPER 820 E F4

  • Deposit

    5) ZURBRIGG, 1963, THOMPSON MINE GEOL.: CAN. MINING AND METALL. BULL, V.5, NO.614

  • Production

    ZURBRIGG 1962

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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