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Falconbridge Mine

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Palladium, Platinum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10132975
MAS/MILS ID 1220400033
Record type Site
Current site name Falconbridge Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.80037, 46.58189 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gersdorffite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.80037, 46.58189
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E
    Dip 85N
    Thickness 24.5M
    Length 2.4M
    Width 26.5M
    Depth to top 53M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N85E:85N
    Minimum Depth to Top 30
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 53
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Year of first production 1980
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Sudbury, Ontario

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 73416000mt ore
    Demonstrated 73416000mt ore
    Total resources 73416000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.46 wt-pct Nickel Major 1977
    Copper Cu 0.73 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATE FOR RESOURCE IS 1981.
  • M1C1=M9C4. IN THIS REPORT THE RECOVERABLE RESOURCE (83,133,252 MT.) WAS GREATER THAN THE INSITU RESOURCE (72,289,784 MT.). THIS NUMBER WAS DERIVED FROM THE WASTE ROCK MINED ADDED TO THE ORE MINED (1.15 X 72,289,784 MT.--DILUTION FACTOR BEING 1.15).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 24288M
    Overall depth 1082M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2548
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 31.54
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DUE TO THE MINING IS MINIMAL BE- CAUSE A PORTION OF THE TAILINGS ARE RETURNED TO THE MINE. HOWEVER, THE SMELTER HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FOR THE MINE, DUE TO SO2 EMISSIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    HORNE, R.L. AND R.W. SISCOE, FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES

  • Production

    LIMITED-- SUDBURY OPERATIONS; MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA,

  • Production

    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978, P.136-138.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1978, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MARCH OF TIME SPELLS END OF NO. 1

  • Deposit

    HEADFRAME; MINOR CHANGES IN OTHER OPERATIONS; MAY, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P.45,47.

  • Deposit

    FISH,R. "FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES' SUDBURY OPERATIONS:

  • Deposit

    AFTER 50 YEARS PRESENT RESERVES EQUAL ORE MINED." CAN-

  • Deposit

    ADIAN MINING JOURNAL. MAY 1978 . PP.23-69 .

  • Deposit

    HORNE,R.L. AND R.W. SISCOE.FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LTD.

  • Deposit

    -SUDBURY OPERATIONS,MILLING PRACTICES IN CANADA. CIM

  • Deposit

    SPECIAL VOL. 16 . 1978. PP. 136-138.

  • Deposit

    LOCKHEAD,D.R."THE FALCONBRIDGE ORE DEPOSIT,CANADA. " ECON-

  • Deposit

    OMIC GEOLOGY. VOL. 50 , NO. 1 . 1955. PP. 42-50.

  • Deposit

    MCCALLUM,V.I. FALCONBRIDGE MINE - NO. 9 INTERNAL SHAFT AND

  • Deposit

    FACILITIES . ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. MONTREAL. APRIL

  • Deposit

    1964. TRANSACTIONS, VOLUME LXVII. 1964. PP.101-111.

  • Deposit

    MCKAGUE,A.L.,G.E. NORMAN AND J.F. JACKSON."FALCONBRIDGE

  • Deposit

    NICKEL MINES LIMITED'S NEW SMELTING PROCESS." CIM BULL-

  • Deposit

    ETIN. JUNE 1980. PP. 132-141.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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