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Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305466
MAS/MILS ID 1220400049
Record type Site
Current site name No Alternate Name
Alternate or previous names Murray

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.06588, 46.51439 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 500(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 Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.06588, 46.51439
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 45N
    Thickness 21M
    Length 1500M
    Width 610M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:45N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830519

Comments on the geologic information

  • ACCESSORY ORE MINERAL IS CUBANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1833
Year of first production 1890

Mining district

District name Sudbury

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inco Metals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE MINE HAS BEEN DEPLETED OF ECONOMIC RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 750M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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    ABEL, M.K., ET AL. "1979 COPPER MINERALIZATION IN FOOTWALL

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    COMPLEX, STRATHCONA MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO." CANADIAN

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    MINERALOGIST 17. PP. 275-285.

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    BAIRD, C.F. REMARKS TO THE DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS METAL AND

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    MINING FORM. NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 26, 1980.

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    BAIRD, C.F. TESTIMONY TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INCO AND

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    FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFFS. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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    JANUARY 11, 1978.

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    BAIRD, C.F. INCO LIMITED: PUBLIC RELEASE. SEPTEMBER 2 , 1980

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    BATEMAN, A.M. "MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS, SUDBURY, ONTARIO."

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    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 12. 1917. PP. 391-426.

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    BRAY, J.V.G. "NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SUDBURY GEOLOGY." GEOLOGI-

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    CAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. SPEC. PAPER 10. 1972

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    BROCOUM, S.J. AND I.W.D. DALZIEL. "THE SUDBURY BASIN,

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    SOUTHERN PROVINCE, GRENVILLE FRONT, AND THE PENOKEAN

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    OROGENY." EOS (AM. GEOPHYS. UNION TRANS.). VOL. 54.

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    1973. P. 461.

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    CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING. MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA.

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    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16. MONTREAL CANADA. 1977.

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    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK. NORTHERN MINER PRESS, LTD. TORONTO,

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    ONTARIO, CANADA. 1980-81.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. BUYERS GUIDE AND REFERENCE MANUAL.

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    MONTREAL, CANADA. 1977 AND 1980.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. "ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL HAS IMPACT

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    ON SUDBURY AREA." MAY, 1977.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, "THE SUDBURY OPERATIONS OF INCO

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    METALS COMPANY." MONTREAL. MAY 1977.

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    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16. MONTREAL, CANADA. 1977.

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    CARD, K.D. AND R.W. HUTCHINSON. "THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE: ITS

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    REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SETTING." GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF

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    CANADA. SPEC. PAPER NO. 11. 1972A. PP. 335-380.

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    CARD, K.D., ET AL. "THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE." GEOLOGICAL

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    ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. SPEC. PAPER NO. 11, 1972A.

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    PP. 335-380.

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    CARTER, J.E. INCO LIMITED: REMARKS TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.

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    TORONTO. APRIL 16, 1980.

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    CARTER, J.E. INCO LIMITED: REMARKS TO THE TORONTO SOCIETY

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    OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. TORONTO. FEBRUARY 28, 1980.

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    CULLIAN, J.G. ENERGY CONSERVATION AT INCO METALS COMPANY:

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    COMPRESSED AIR IN UNDERGROUND MINING. CIM BULLETIN.

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    MONTREAL. NOVEMBER 1979.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, MINERAL DEVELOP-

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    MENT SECTOR. PUBLIC DEPOSIT FILE. OTTAWA, CANADA.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MINES AND RESOURCES, SURVEYS AND

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    MAPPING BRANCH. CHELMSFORD TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, SCALE

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    1:50,000, MAP 41-I/11 EDITION 3, OTTAWA 1975.

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    PHOTOGRAPHS, 1974. CULTURE CHECK, 1972.

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    FINANCIAL POST. SECTION 5 ADVERTISEMENT. TORONTO, CANADA.

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    OCTOBER 11, 1980.

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    HAWLEY, J.E. "THE SUDBURY ORES: THEIR MINEROLOGY AND

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    ORGIN." CANADIAN MINERALOGIST 7. 1962 207 PP. 1965.

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    UPSIDE-DOWN ZONING AT FROOD, SUDBURY, ONTARIO.

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    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 60. 1965. PP. 529-75.

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    HOFFMAN, E.L., ET AL. THE NOBLE METAL CONTENT OF ORE IN THE

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    LEVACK WEST AND LITTLE STOBIE MINES, ONTARIO.

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    CANADIAN MINERALOGIST. VOL. 17, OTTAWA. 1979.

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    INCO ANNUAL REPORTS. 1971-1979.

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    INCO, LIMITED 7.85% PREFERRED SHARES SERIES B OFFERING.

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    NOVEMBER 29, 1977

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    INCO, LIMITED, LITTLE STOBIE MINE TOUR. INTERNATIONAL

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    GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS TOUR. SEPTEMBER 6, 1972.

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    MCCREEDY, J. TESTIMONY TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE

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    ONTARIO LEGISLATURE ON INCO AND FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFF.

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    TORONTO. JANUARY 10, 1979.

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    MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ONTARIO MINERAL REVIEW.

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    TORONTO, CANADA.

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    NALDRETT. A.J., ET AL. "CRYPTIC VARIATION AND THE PETROLOGY

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    OF THE SUDBURY NICKEL IRRUPTIVE." ECONOMIC GEOLOGY.

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    VOL. 65. NO. 2. 1970. PP. 122-155.

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    NALDRETT, A.J. AND G. KULLERUND. "A STUDY OF THE STRATHCONA

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    MINE AND ITS BEARING ON THE ORGIN OF THE NICKEL COPPER

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    ORES OF THE SUDBURY DISTRICT, ONTARIO." JOURNAL PETROL.

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    VOL. 8. 1970. PP. 453-531.

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    NALDRETT, A.J., R.H. HEWINS, AND L. GREENMAN. "THE MAIN

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    IRRUPTIVE AND SUBLAYER AT SUDBURY, ONTARIO." 1972.

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    NORTHERN MINER. "INCO THOMPSON 1980 NICKEL OUTPUT IS 90

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    MILLION POUNDS." AUGUST 21, 1980.

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    ONTARIO GOVERNMENT. SOURCE MINERAL DEPOSIT REPORTS; PUBLIC-

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    INFORMATION ASSESSMENT FILES. TORONTO-CANADA.

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    PATTISON, E.F. "THE SUDBURY SUBLAYERS." CANADIAN MINERALO-

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    GISTS 17. 1979. PP. 257-274.

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    ROCHEFORT, W. INTRODUCTION OF LHD EQUIPMENT AT THE INTERNA-

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    TIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, ONTARIO DIVI-

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    SION. CIM UNDERGROUND OPERATORS CONFERENCE. VAL D'OR,

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    CANADA. FEBRUARY 1976.

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    ROYAL NICKEL COMMISION. "THE MURRAY OREBODY." 1971. PP. 179-

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    183.

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    SOUCH, B.E., ET AL. "THE SULPHIDE ORES OF SUDBURY: THEIR

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    PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP TO DISTINCTIVE INCLUSION-

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    BEARING FACIES OF THE NICKEL IRRUPTIVE." SYMPOSIUM OF

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    MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. MONOGRAPH 4.

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    1969. PP. 252-261.

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

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    P. 139.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE HAS BEEN CLOSED AND ON STANDBY SINCE 1971 AND HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO FLOOD. SALVAGEABLE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THE MINE WILL REOPEN IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-95 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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