| Deposit ID | 10069226 |
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| MRDS ID | W002754 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Giant Nickel Mines-Canada |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.83459, 49.41648 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | WEAR CHOATE AND HOPE, B.C. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Baker OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hope(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| (1) | -121.83459, 49.41648 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| District name | Yale Dist |
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| Year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.8 % Ni | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002754 |
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 9/30/74, ITEM #B4404
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 3/72, P. 274.
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 6/24/74, ITEM #B3237.
SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, 1973, P. 265
5) METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 9/24/73 ITEM #A4448
6) BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL, P. 51-52*8)SKINNER,WALTER R.,1975, MINING INTERNAC. YEARBOOK:FINANCIAL TIMES,LONDON,P.257.*9)CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,1974,THE NORTHERN MINER,P.132.
E/MJ, INTER. DIRECTORY OF MINING 1976 , P. 187
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GIANT MASCOT MINES LTD. ORE RESERVES REPORTED DEPLETED AUG.1974. A NEW MINERALIZED ZONE HAS BEEN FOUND LYING ABOUT2000 FT. FROM DEPLETED WORKINGS. NEW FIND GRADES 3.5% NI AND .8 CU BASED ON SEVEN SAMPLES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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