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Dumbarton Nickel-Copper Mine,Canada

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069228
MRDS ID W002760
Record type Site
Current site name Dumbarton Nickel-Copper Mine,Canada
Alternate or previous names Maskwa Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.41696, 50.75001 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR BIRD RIVER,50 MILES NORTH OF KENORA.

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
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
PGE Critical Secondary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -94.41696, 50.75001
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: PERIDOTITE, GABBRO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1969

Comments on the production information

  • 1972 MILL RECOVERY FROM CONC. WAS 1829 M.T. NICKEL, 677 M.T. COPPER

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 1225000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.06 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974
    Copper Cu 0.34 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1972 RESERVES WERE 632,000 M.T. AVER. 0.90%NI,0.29%CU .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, 1973, P. 192

  • Deposit

    MANIFILE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FILE OF NONFERROUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, 1973, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, INDEX NO. A1413303

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,1974,THE NORTHERN MINER,P.114.

  • Deposit

    1949 DIREXPL MASKWA NICKEL CHROME MINES LTD

  • Deposit

    1965 DIREXPL MASKWA NICKEL CHROME MINES LTD

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNED 50-50 BY CONSOLIDATED CANADIAN FARADAY LTD. AND MASKWA NICKEL CHROME MINES,LTD. THIS GROUP TOOK OVER PART OFTHE LATTER'S NI-CU PROPERTY NEAR BIRD RIVER, MANITOBA. FARADAY OPERATES PROPERTY AND TREATS ORE AT ITS WERNER MILL. ORE SHIPMENT STARTED AUG.1969 AT 635 M.T.P.D., INCREASED SINCE TO OVER 1000 M.T.P.D.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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