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Langmuir Mine

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Platinum
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  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. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103723
MRDS ID M046827
Record type Site
Current site name Langmuir Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.99976, 48.33333 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES SE TIMMINS, ONT.

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
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.99976, 48.33333
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1973

Mining district

District name Timmins Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda Ltd. (51%), Inco (49%)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.75 wt-pct Nickel Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 445.92M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976 - 1977 : NORTHERN MINER

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 1976 , NORANDA: N. MINER, V. 62 , N. 40

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 1977 , LANGMUIR MINE: N. MINER, V. 63 , N. 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NORANDA AND INCO CLOSED LANGMUIR MINE OCT. 1977 DUE TO LOW ORE GRADE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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