| Deposit ID | 10069237 |
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| MRDS ID | W002773 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lockerby Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lockberby Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.33312, 46.43332 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 16 MILES SW 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 | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite |
| (1) | -81.33312, 46.43332 |
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| General form | LENS |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| District name | Sudbury District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. |
| Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | NI | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Expected. Based On 85% Recovery | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13500000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002773 |
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 5/20/74, ITEM #B2846
SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, 1973, P. 246
NORTHERN MINER, 1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975: THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 125.
MERTIE, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 19.
DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.
CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.
SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.
ISMI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FALCONBRIDGE MINING CO. ORE TO BE MILLED AT COMPANY MILL AT STRATHCONA. DEVELOPMENT WAS DEFERRED IN 1971, BUT PROCEEDED IN 1973 ACCORDING TO ORIGINAL PLAN. AS OF 11-87, THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM M045785 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATA BASE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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