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Crean Hill Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel, PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109561
MRDS ID M045813
Record type Site
Current site name Crean Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.35146, 46.43055 (WGS84)
Relative position 17 MILES SW 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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Selenium Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cobaltite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Gersdorffite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sperrylite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.35146, 46.43055
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Depth to bottom 837.9M

Comments on the geologic information

  • "GREENSTONE BRECCIA" HOST IS PROBABLY A XENOLITHIC MINERALIZED GABBRO-NORITE OF THE SUDBURY SUBLAYER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1905

Mining district

District name Sudbury District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada, Ltd. (Inco)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAWLEY, 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1, P. 109

  • Deposit

    O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT. DEPOSITS OF CANADA: ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 58

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, 1975 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 191.

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.

  • Deposit

    SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    CARD, K.D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE DENISON-WATERS AREA: ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES GEOLOGIC REPORT 60, 63 P.

  • Other Database

    ISMI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE PLACED ON STANDBY IN 1978. AS OF 11-87, THIS RECORD INCLUDES DATA FROM W012750 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATA BASE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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