| Deposit ID | 10038440 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045810 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Garson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.86949, 46.58221 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NINE MILES NE OF SUDBURY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gersdorffite | Ore |
| Niccolite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite |
| (1) | -80.86949, 46.58221 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Shearing Faults. |
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Sudbury District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1562.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045810 |
SOUCH, B. E., AND PODOLSKY, T., 1969, SULFIDE ORES OF SUDBURY IN MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOL. MONOGRAPH 4, P. 258-259
HAWLEY, J.E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: CAN. MINERALOGIST, V. 7, PT. 1 P. 74
PYE AND OTHERS, 1984, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE: ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL VOLUME 1, 603 P.
SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.
CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.
DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.
ISMI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABOUT 80% OF ORE IS MASSIVE AND BRECCIA SULFIDES ALONG BRANCHING FAULT ZONES. |
| Deposit | AS OF 11-87, THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM W012747 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATA BASE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1975 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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