North Mine

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255417
MAS/MILS ID 1220400069
Record type Site
Current site name North Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -81.35479, 46.65999 (WGS84)
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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -81.35479, 46.65999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 2540000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2540000mt ore
    Total resources 2540000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.58 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973
    Copper Cu 0.57 wt-pct Copper Major 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Capacity 900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LTD.,

  • Deposit

    P.110.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-620-ORE IS MINED FROM FECUNIS MINE AND MILLED IN THE MILL. ACCESS IS GAINED BY THE 1070M AND 1116M LEVELS OF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-91 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.