Nickel Rim

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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278702
MAS/MILS ID 1220400090
Record type Site
Current site name Nickel Rim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.80257, 46.67219 (WGS84)

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

Ore Body (1) -80.80257, 46.67219

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Noranda Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Indicated 678000mt ore
    Demonstrated 678000mt ore
    Total resources 678000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.9 wt-pct Nickel Major 1959
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1959
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 4.13 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
    Copper Cu 25.53 wt-pct Copper Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS, R.C.,D.A. CRANSTONE AND M.VALLEE, A SURVEY OF KNOWN

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED;

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA,MINERALS, MR 181,1978,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.23.

  • Reserve-Resource

    FALCONBRIDGE LTD., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.4.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORANDA INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.39.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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