Norpax Nickel Mines Deposit-Ontario, Canada

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069229
MRDS ID W002761
Record type Site
Current site name Norpax Nickel Mines Deposit-Ontario, Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.00034, 50.25 (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
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.00034, 50.25

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1967
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1967
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL, ITS GEOLOGY, MINING, AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY: PRINCETON, N.J., D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 43

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED ADJOINING GORDON LAKE NICKEL DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.