Copper Cliff Mine

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Platinum, Copper, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038444
MRDS ID M045816
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Cliff Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.09978, 46.48332 (WGS84)
Relative position THREE MILES WEST OF SUDBURY

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
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.09978, 46.48332

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form PIPES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Offset Ore Body Near Norite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sudbury District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE MAP BY COLEMAN, 14TH REPT. BUR. MINES, PT. 3, 1905

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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