Manibridge Mine

Producer in Manitoba, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230449
MAS/MILS ID 1220150021
Record type Site
Current site name Manibridge Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.8361, 54.70005 (WGS84)
Elevation 240

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.8361, 54.70005

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

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 1270000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1270000mt ore
    Total resources 1270000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.27 wt-pct Copper Trace 1973
    Nickel Ni 2.55 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 442M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 907
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    WILLIAMS, A.J., E.A. BOUTIN AND I.E. WAHN, MILLING AT THE

  • Production

    MANIBRIDGE MINE OF FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LIMITED;

  • Production

    CIM BULL., MAR., 1974, P.119-127.

  • Deposit

    COATS, C.J.A., P.W. GREEN AND H.D.B. WILSON, SULFIDE MOBIL-

  • Deposit

    IZATION IN THE MANIBRIDGE OREBODY; CIM BULL., MARCH,

  • Deposit

    1976, P.154-159.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD-700 SHOWS 15 PERCENT DILUTION IN ORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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