Onex Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039220
MRDS ID M046806
Record type Site
Current site name Onex Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.33312, 46.69999 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILES EAST OF LEVACK ON SHORE OF MOOSE LAKE

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
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.33312, 46.69999

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sudbury District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976 - 1977 : NORTHERN MINER, P. 120

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO MINERAL MAP, 1974 , MAP 2310 : ONT. DIV. MINES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.