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Lindsley Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, PGE
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10303649
MAS/MILS ID 1220400070
Record type Site
Current site name Lindsley Mine
Alternate or previous names Blezard Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.99008, 46.55829 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 1000(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 Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.99008, 46.55829
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830521

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1886

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Indicated 3896000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3896000mt ore
    Total resources 3896000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.68 wt-pct Copper Major 1972
    Nickel Ni 0.85 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES EXHAUSTED.
  • DATE FOR RESOURCE IS 1973. OTHER NAME: BLEZARD PROPERTY.
  • A DOWNDIP EXTENSION RUNS ONTO INCO METALS COMPANY PROPERTY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 82M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Capacity 1588
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    FINANCIAL POST CORPORATION SERVICE, JUNE, 1972.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P.110.

  • Deposit

    GOLDAR ASSOCIATES, INC. JULY, 1981. DEPOSIT PROFILE FOR

  • Deposit

    LINDSLEY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 77-RCD-620-PROPERTY PUT ON STANDBY STATUS 1971. SHAFT IS CO AND SURFACE PLANT WAS STARTED. THIS PROPERTY WAS DROPPED FROM THE WORLD NICKEL STUDY DUE TO RESERVES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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