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Montcalm Cu-Ni

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039299
MRDS ID M046922
Record type Site
Current site name Montcalm Cu-Ni

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -85.83252, 50.07311 (WGS84)

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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DATA FROM 1976 ASSAY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result SULFIDES = 0.36 % CU, 0.81 % NI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -85.83252, 50.07311
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 39.62M
    Length 213.36M
    Width 45.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Minerals Found Within Intrusive Gabbro

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Teck Corp. Ltd., Metallgesellschaft Of Canada Ltd., And Domik Exploration Ltd.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PREL. DD-INDICATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA.: DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    FRASER, D., 1 - 78 , GEOPHYS. OF MONTCALM TWN. CU. - NI. DISCOVERY: CA. MIN. AND METALL. BULL., V. 71 , NO. 789

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANNIS ETAL., 1978 , KNOWN MIN. CA. NOT MINED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS OF DEPOSIT INCREASES WITH DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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