| Deposit ID | 10069224 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002750 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shebandowan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Shebandowan Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.25012, 48.6 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 60 MILES WEST OF PORT ARTHUR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quetico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | CU = 1.5 TO 5.95% |
|---|---|
| Result | NI = 0.04 TO 5.95% |
| Result | PT = 0.02 TO 0.04 OZ /ST |
| Result | PD = 0.07 TO 0.12 OZ/ST. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| Rock unit name | Eugeosynclinal Meta Sediments;Serpentinized Peridotite;; |
| Rock description | Eugeosynclinal Meta Sediments;Serpentinized Peridotite;; |
| (1) | -90.25012, 48.6 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 487.68M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Year of first production | 1972 |
| District name | Thunder Bay |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Internation Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8200000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 486.46M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002750 |
CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 26, MAP P. 10-11.
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 7/16/73, ITEM NO A3456
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 7/3/73
CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCUALR 930-F, 54 P.
SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.
DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.
MORIN, 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE LOWER SHEBANDOWAN LAKE AREA-- DISTRICT OF THUNDER BAY: ONTARIO DIVISION OF MINES GEOLOGICAL REPORT 110, 45 P.
RIDDELL, 1969, MINING OPERATIONS IN ONTARIO: ANNUAL REPORT, V. 69, P. 75.
THOMSON AND OTHERS, 1957, CU, NI, PB, ZN DEPOSITS IN ONTARIO: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES CIRCULAR 2, P. 51-52.
NORTHERN MINER, 1977, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK: THE NORTHERN MINER,.
ISMI
AMERICAN METAL MARKET 7/3/73 AND METALS WEEK METALS SOURCEBOOK 7/16/73 (A3455)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ENTIRE DEPOSIT IS UNDER SHEBANDOWAN LAKE (140-150 FT. DEPTH). IT CONSISTS OF NARROW LENSES. CORNWALL, 1966, INDICATES A SULFIDE DEPOSIT WITH 10,000-50,000 TONS OF CONTAINED NICKEL LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF THUNDER BAY. FINAL INVESTMENT WILL BE $50 MILLION FOR PLANT AND MINE. AS OF 11-87, THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM M046198 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATA BASE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1976 | Foose, Michael P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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