| Deposit ID | 10097428 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012756 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Donaldson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.29928, 61.66686 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CAPE SMITH - WAKEHAM BAY AREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.29928, 61.66686 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| District name | New Quebec District |
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2740000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2377000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012756 |
THE NORTHERN MINER, 1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 1975, P. 242
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 6/16/71, P. 1.
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.
ISMI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF CONFORMABLE ZONES OF MASSIVE, MATRIX, AND DISSEMINATED NI-CU SULFIDES IN SILLS. |
| Deposit | NEW QUEBEC RAGLAND MINES LTD. (FALCONBRIDGE OWNS 68.3%) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1975 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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