| Deposit ID | 10024573 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0297 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Falconbridge Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.80033, 46.58193 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SHAFT; 200 M |
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Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Selenium | Primary |
| Tellurium Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite |
| Rock unit name | Sudbury Nickel Irruptive;Elsie Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Sudbury Nickel Irruptive;Elsie Mountain Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| (1) | -80.80033, 46.58193 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Penecontemporaneous Fault Cutting Basalt Contact Of Intrusion. |
| Depth to top | 30M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Year of last production | 1984 |
| District name | Sudbury Mining Division; Sudbury District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Falconbridge Ltd. |
| Home office | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| First year | 1985 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 66769000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0297 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | PGE02 | |
| Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada | Mineral Policy Sector | CANMPS | 41 I10 NI1 |
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF, FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LIMITED, 1959, THE FALCONBRIDGE STORY: PART I, GEOLOGY, CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 80, NO. 6, JUNE 1959, P. 116-127.
FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORTS; TORONTO, ONTARIO.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LIMITED.
PYE, E.G., NALDRETT, A.J. AND GIBLIN, P.E., (EDS.), 1984, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE; ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL VOLUME 1, TORONTO, ONTARIO, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 603 P.
PA1 - PA4: RF5 AND EMR ESTIMATES. PC1: RF5, RF6 AND EMR ESTIMATE.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Swartendyk, Jan | Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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