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Strathcona Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Palladium, Platinum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158290
MAS/MILS ID 1220400057
Record type Site
Current site name Strathcona Mine
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.29979, 46.63939 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.29979, 46.63939
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 800M
    Width 305M
    Area 393.7HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 393.7
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1968
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Sudbury

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERS: PAMOUR PORCUPINE MINES, LTD. (51%), NORANDA (49%). OPERATOR: FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LTD.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 976000mt ore
    Demonstrated 976000mt ore
    Total resources 976000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.46 wt-pct Nickel Major 1981
    Copper Cu 9.31 wt-pct Copper Minor 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Capacity 4727
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 21.35
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ABEL, M. K., 1981. THE STRUCTURE OF THE STRATHCONA MINE

  • Reserve-Resource

    COPPER ZONE, CIM BULLETIN, FEB., 1981. PP. 89-97.

  • Deposit

    HENDERSON, HELEN, PAMOUR SAYS RECORD GOLD PRICE HELPS BUT

  • Deposit

    HIGH COSTS, LOW RESERVES STILL HURT, NORTHERN MINER,

  • Deposit

    JULY 26, 1979, P.1,4.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, PAMOUR REBOUNDS TO RECORD EARNINGS.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, STRATHCONA MINE NOW MAJOR ORE

  • Deposit

    SOURCE AT SUDBURY OPERATIONS; MAY 1978, P.48-63.

  • Deposit

    NOV. 9, 1978, P.23.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, PAMOUR DEVELOPING NEW ORE, FEB.,

  • Deposit

    1978, P.171.

  • Deposit

    RABSON, K.C. AND P.E. CARROLL, DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC

  • Deposit

    REAGENT FEEDING SYSTEM FOR THE STRATHCONA MILL: CIM

  • Deposit

    BULL. FEB., 1975, P.70-74. LIMITED-PAMOUR NO.1; D.E.

  • Deposit

    PICKETT, ED., IN MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM

  • Deposit

    SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.73-76.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, E.W., IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN THE CYANIDATION

  • Deposit

    OF GOLD ORES, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MARCH, 1979,

  • Deposit

    P.49.

  • Deposit

    COWAN, J.C. GEOLOGY OF THE STRATHCONA ORE DEPOSIT; CIM BULL.

  • Deposit

    , JAN., 1968, P.38-54.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-1980, NORTHERN MINER PRESS

  • Deposit

    LTD., P.205.

  • Deposit

    CRANSTONE, D.A. AND R.T. WHILLANS, CANADIAN RESERVES OF

  • Deposit

    COPPER, NICKEL, LEAD, ZINC, MOLYBDENUM, SILVER AND

  • Deposit

    GOLD AS OF JAN.1, 1978, EMR CANADA,MINERALS,MR 185,

  • Deposit

    1979, P.13.

  • Deposit

    CLELAND, ROY S. AND K. H. SINGH, DEVELOPMENT OF 'POST'

  • Deposit

    PILLAR MINING AT FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LIMITED;

  • Deposit

    CIM BULL., APR., 1973, P.57-64.

  • Deposit

    MORUZI, G.A., CONSOLIDATED FILL PRACTICE AT STRATHCONA MINE;

  • Deposit

    IN MINING WITH BACKFILL, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 19, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P.10-15.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1980. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING. P.420.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1980. "FALCONBRIDGE PLANS PRODUCTION INCREASE AT

  • Deposit

    STRATHCONA." MINING JOURNAL. JANUARY 25. P.62.

  • Deposit

    ABEL, M.K., BUCHAN, R., COATS, C.J.A., AND PENSTONE, M.E.

  • Deposit

    1979. "COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE FOOTWALL COMPLEX,

  • Deposit

    STRATHCONA MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO," CANADIAN

  • Deposit

    MINERAOGIST. VOL.17, PP. 275-285.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-81. PP. 102-103.

  • Deposit

    CHYI, LINDGREN L. AND CROCKET, JAMES H. 1976. "PARTITION OF

  • Deposit

    PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, IRIDIUM, AND GOLD AMONG COEXISTING

  • Deposit

    MINERALS FROM THE DEEP ORE ZONE, STRATHCONA MINE,

  • Deposit

    SUDBURY, ONTARIO," ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. VOL. 71. PP. 1196-

  • Deposit

    1205.

  • Deposit

    CLELAND, ROY S. AND SINGH, K.H. 1973. "DEVELOPMENT OF POST

  • Deposit

    PILLAR MINING AT FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LIMITED."

  • Deposit

    CIM BULLETIN. APRIL. PP. 57-64.

  • Deposit

    COWAN, J.C. 1968. "GEOLOGY OF THE STRATHCONA ORE DEPOSIT,"

  • Deposit

    CIM BULLETIN. JANUARY. PP. 38-54.

  • Deposit

    HORNE, R.L., AND SISLOE, R.W. 1978. "FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL

  • Deposit

    MINES LIMITED- SUDBURY OPERATIONS." MILLING PRACTICE

  • Deposit

    IN CANADA. CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16. PP. 136-138.

  • Deposit

    NALDRETT, A.J., AND KUILERUD, G. 1968. "EMPLACEMENT OF ORE

  • Deposit

    AT THE STRATHCONA MINE, SUDBURY, CANADA, AS A SULFIDE-

  • Deposit

    OXIDE MAGMA IN SUSPENSION IN YOUNG NORITIC INCLUSIONS."

  • Deposit

    XXIII INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, VOL. 7.

  • Deposit

    PP. 197-213.

  • Deposit

    RABSON, K.C., AND CARROLL, P.E. 1975. "DEVELOPMENT OF AN

  • Deposit

    AUTOMATIC REAGENT FEEDING SYSTEM FOR THE STRATHCONA

  • Deposit

    MILL." CIM BULLETIN. FEBRUARY. PP. 70-74

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE YIELD GRADES OF THE CU-NI CONC. ARE USED AS THE FEED GRADES AT THE FALCONBRIDGE SMELTER. THE YIELD GRADES OF THE CU-NI MATTE ARE USED AS THE FEED GRADES AT THE KRISTIANSAND REFINERY. BLENDED FEEDS REFLECTING THE INPUT FROM ALL DEPOSITS ARE NOT USED HERE. THE COPPER ZONE IS 180M NORTH OF THE MAIN OREBODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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