Clarabelle Nickel Mine, Inco: Canada

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070076
MRDS ID W012748
Record type Site
Current site name Clarabelle Nickel Mine, Inco: Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.41646, 46.49166 (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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.41646, 46.49166

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1961

Mining district

District name Sudbury Dist.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 1975, 1974, THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 166

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR., 1975, 1975 INTERNAC. DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW - HILL, P. 191

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PRROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1976 , P. 195

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION 1969 - 2,450,000 M.T.P.Y. NO. 1 PIT DEPLETED SEPT. 1973. PRODUCTION RESUMED PIT 2 REACHING 2,253,000 M.T.P.Y. IN DEC. 1973. 1975 ACTIVITY LIMITED TO DEVELOPMENT OF PIT EXPANSION 1975 ACTIVITY LIMITED TO DEVELOPMENT OF PIT EXPANSION

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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