Hardy Mine

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038436
MRDS ID M045805
Record type Site
Current site name Hardy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.38423, 46.6961 (WGS84)
Relative position 22 MILES NW 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
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.38423, 46.6961

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: 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 Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: THE CAN. MINERALOGIST V. 7, PT. 1, P. 47, 48, 64.

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J.B., JR, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 630, P. 21

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.