| Deposit ID | 10039294 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046914 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Levack West Nickel Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Levack West |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.39979, 46.64999 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 22 MILES NW OF SUDBURY |
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 | Secondary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Iridium Critical | Secondary |
| Osmium | Secondary |
| Rhodium Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hessite | Ore |
| Millerite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sperrylite | Ore |
| Result | PD TO PT RATIO AVG = 45 TO 54 NI TO CU RATIO IN GRANITE BRECCIA ORE ZONE = 5 TO 2VARIES LOCALLY. AVERAGE CONCENTRATION, METALS, ALL ORE TYPES, PPB: RH = 186 PD = 1253 PT = 1154 IR = 47 OS = 22 AVERAGE CONCENTRATION, METALS, ALL ORE TYPES, WEIGHT PERCENT: CU = 3.7 NI = 5.6NI TO CU RATIO IN GRANITE BRECCIA ORE ZONE= 5 TO 2, VARIES LOCALLY. AVERAGE CONCENTRATION METALS, ALL ORE TYPES, PPB: RH= 186 |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=1253 |
| Result | PT=1154 |
| Result | IR=47 |
| Result | OS=22 AVERAGE CONCENTRATION METALS, ALL ORE TYPES, WEIGHT %: CU=3.7 |
| Result | NI=5.6 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -81.39979, 46.64999 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cu-Rich Stringer Ore In Levack Breccia Zone. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Thickness | 152.4M |
| Width | 406.3M |
| Depth to top | 243.84M |
| Depth to bottom | 396.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| District name | 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 | M046914 |
CABRI AND LAFLAMME, 1976 , PGM FROM DEPOSITS IN SUDBURY: ECON GEOL V. 71 , NO. 7
MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1978 : THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, P. 304
EMJ INTERNAT. DIRECTORY MINES AND MINERAL PROCESSING, 1976 , ENG. MIN. JOUR. P. 195
HOFFMAN, NALDRETT, ALCOCK, AND HANCOCK, 1979, THE NOBLE METAL CONTENT OF ORE IN THE LEVACK WEST AND LITTLE STOBIE MINES, ONTARIO: CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, V. 17, P. 437
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OREBODY SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN ZONES, GRANITE BRECCIA AND LEVACK BRECCIA ZONES. LATTER ZONE DEPLEATED IN RH, IR,OS, RU, AND IS ENRICHED IN COPPER COMPARED TO THE FORMER ZONE.A N70 CU-RICH STRINGER ORE IN LEVANCK BRECCIA ZONE. |
| Deposit | 33 ORE SAMPLES COLLECTED AT LEVACK WEST. EACH COMPO SITE OF MANY SAMPLES OF AN ORE TYPE FROM A PARTICULAR SECTION OF MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1978 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Oster, Karel L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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