| Deposit ID | 10069234 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002770 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Limerick Township Nickel Deposit-Canada |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.99967, 44.83332 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kingston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| (1) | -77.99967, 44.83332 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1810000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002770 |
CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA, USGS BULL. 1223, P. 26, MAP P. 10-11
NORTHERN MINER, 9/16/67: TORONTO, NORTHERN MINER PRESS, LTD.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BICROFT URANIUM MINES, LTD. DISCOVERED DEPOSIT IN 1961. DISCOVERED BY GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. DEPOSIT IS IN AN L-SHAPED ZONE ON THE EDGE OF A GABBRO INTRUSIVE; IT DIPS 80 DEG NW. CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, INDICATES A SULFIDE DEPOSIT OF 10,000-50,000 TONS OF CONTAINED NICKEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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