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Lindsley Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039218
MRDS ID M046804
Record type Site
Current site name Lindsley Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.99977, 46.54999 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM NORTH OF 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 Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pentlandite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite

Analytical data

Result COPPER-RICH SEGMENT (NO. B-51D) CONTAINS 0.26 OZ/T PT, 0.66 OZ/T PD, 7.9% CU IN OVER 22.6 M AND (NO. B-51B) 0.33 OZ/T AU, 0.12 OZ/T PT, 0.62 OZ/T PD, 9.6 % CU IN OVER 9.8 M.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.99977, 46.54999
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sudbury Igneous Complex

Ore body information

  • General form LENS, SHEETS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: NORITE = 1850 PLUS OR MINUS 13 MA ; GRANITE = 2388 PLUS OR MINUS 20 MA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Discoverer James Stobie

Mining district

District name Sudbury District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 71000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.6 wt-pct Nickel Major 1990
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATE BASED ON SURFACE DIAMOND DRILLING

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORATION SHAFT TO 1660 M IN PROGRESS (1990) TO BE FOLLOWED BY 2 KM OF DEVELOPMENT AND 78 KM OF UNDERGROUND DRILLING. 2 EXPLORATION LEVELS PLANNED AT 1310 M AND 1585 M LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • FALCONBRIDGE PROCURED IN 1937; SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION DISCOVERED IN GRANITE (JULY, 1987) AT 1300 M; NEW DEVELOPMENT REPORTED IN 1990 INCLUDES EXPLORATION SHAFT TO 1600 M TO BE FOLLOWED BY 2 KM OF DEVELOPMENT, 78 KM UNDERGROUND DRILLING. 146.3 KM IN 259 DRILLHOLES 1941-1989.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976 - 1977 : NORTHERN MINER

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO MINERAL MAP, 1974, MAP 2310 : ONT. DIV. MINES

  • Deposit

    CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE SULFIDES IN SHEETS IN BRECCIA AT BASE OF NORITE ADJACENT METABASALT AND GRANITE; ALSO AS VEINS & PODS IN GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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