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Pipe No. 1 Mine

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, PGE, Gold, Silver, Selenium, Tellurium
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  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024479
MRDS ID ISM0200
Record type Site
Current site name Pipe No. 1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.15048, 55.48478 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • TP 75, 5 WPM
  • WESTERN PLATINUM MINES; TOTAL STRIKE LENGHT 30 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Selenium Primary
Tellurium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.15048, 55.48478
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; NO PUBLISHED GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION. ORE IS KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE. SEE ALSO THOMPS-ON, PIPE, AND SOAB MINES.
  • MINOR BASIN DEVELOPMENT; PYTT + PNLD + CLCP; PYRT + CBNT + MCKN; THE MERENSKY REEF FORMS PART OF THE SCHILDPADNEST SUBSUITE (CRITICAL ZONE) OF THE RUSTENBURG LAYERED SUITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1959
Year of first production 1970
Year of last production 1971

Mining district

District name Thompson Nickel Belt (The Pas Mining District)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)
    Home office Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA INCLUDED IN TOTALS FOR THOMPSON MINE.
  • CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR9 REPRESENTS R1M AT 60% RECOVERY RATE, OVER 12.5 KM, TO 1200 M VERTICAL DEPTH, REEF THICKNESS 0.8 M, DIPPING 12 -DEGREE. INCLUDED WITH COMBINED DATA IN RR41. RR41 REPRESENTS R1E + R2E AT 60% RECOVERY RATE, OVER 18.75 KM, TO 1200 M VERTICAL DEPTH, REEF THICKNESS 0.8M, DIPP-ING 12 DEGREE.
  • RESOURCE DATA INCLUDED IN TOTALS FOR THOMPSON MINE.
  • INCLUDED WITH COMBINED DATA IN RR41.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). COMMODITY COMMENTS INCLUDED IN COMMENTS FOR THOMPSON MINE.
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( X; PGE MARKET CONDITIONS.). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(NICKEL PRODUCTION LEVELS ARE DESTINED TO ALWAYS BE DEPENDENT ON PGE QUANTITIES PRODUCED.); NICKEL ACCESSORY TO THE PGE'S.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER ISM0706 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: MIDDLE 1920'S
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND INTERMEDIATE
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND 3 M REFINED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 Zwartendyk, Jan Energy Mines and Resources of Canada

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