| Deposit ID | 10109555 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045776 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coleman Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.33312, 46.68332 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 20 MILES NW 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.33312, 46.68332 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| District name | Sudbury District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 694.33M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045776 |
MERTIE, 1969, ECON. GEOL. PT METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 19
DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.
SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.
CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.
PYE AND OTHERS, 1984, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE: ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL VOLUME 1, 603 P.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, 1975 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 191.
NORTHERN MINER, 1975, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975+ THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 166.
ISMI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS IN SUDBURY SUBLAYER INTRUSION AT THE BASE OF THE NICKEL IRRUPTIVE. THIS DEPOSIT IS AN EXTENSION OF THE STRATHCONA OREBODY. |
| Deposit | AS OF 11-87, THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM W012730 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATA BASE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1975 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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