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Pipe Nickel Mine, Inco: Canada

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110438
MRDS ID W012725
Record type Site
Current site name Pipe Nickel Mine, Inco: Canada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.33382, 55.50006 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES SW OF THOMPSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES VERY APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NI TO CU RATIO AVERAGES 4.0 AND RANGES FROM 0.4 TO 330 , NI TO CO RANGES 7 TO 30 .

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.33382, 55.50006
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1970
Year of last production 1984
Production years PIPE NO 2 OPEN PIT 1970-1984; PIPE NO 1 1970-1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner International Nickel Co. Of Canada

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1970-1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.8% Ni, 0.1% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Ore Nickel Nickel 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SEE GEN. COMMENTS; CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR PIPE NO 1

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 457.2M

Comments on development

  • CURRENT LEVELS AT 600 AND 1500 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SKINNER, WALTER R., 1975, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK: LONDON, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, P. 302.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, 1975 E/MJ INTERNAC. DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW - HILL, P. 185.

  • Deposit

    FOGWILL, DOUGLAS, AND BAMBURAK, JAMES, 1987, MINING IN MANITOBA: MANITOBA ENERGY AND MINES, MINERAL EDUCATION SERIES, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    1960 DIREXPL INCO: EXPL. SHAFT 1587 FT

  • Production

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, 1975 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MCGRAW - HILL, P. 185; FOGWILL AND BAMBURAK, 1987, P. 25.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION STARTED IN PIPE 1 SHAFT AND OPEN - PIT LATE 1970 WITH PROJECTED CAPACITY 5,225,000 M.T.P.Y. NO. 1 SHAFT SUSPENDED AND OPEN - PIT PROD. REDUCED 12/71.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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