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Great Lakes Nickel

Prospect in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Gold, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157120
MAS/MILS ID 1220400004
Record type Site
Current site name Great Lakes Nickel
Alternate or previous names Great Lakes, Thunder Bay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.62369, 48.0778 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pigeon Point OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pigeon Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Thunder Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.62369, 48.0778
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE 1992-1993 CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMPANY OR THE PROPERTY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Mining method Open Stope
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Thunder Bay District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Great Lakes Nickel Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Boliden Canada Ltd. (Subsidiary Of Boliden Metall Ab)
    Interest 29
    Home office Canada
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Other 'Undetermined' Stockholders
    Interest 71
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • "OTHER" METHODS REFERRED TO IN THE "HISTORY OF EXPLORATION" DATA SET ARE SUGGESTED FROM ACTUAL COMPANY EXPENDITURES DURING 1972-73 FOR UNSPECIFIED EXPLORATION ON THE PROPERTY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 41400000mt ore
    Total resources 54800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3439 wt-pct Copper Major 1980
    Nickel Ni 0.183 wt-pct Nickel Major 1980
    Gold Au 0.06 g/mt Gold Minor 1980
    Rhodium Rh 0.015 g/mt PGE Trace 1980
    Palladium Pd 0.78 g/mt PGE Trace 1980
    Silver Ag 2 g/mt Silver Minor 1980
    Platinum Pt 0.19 g/mt PGE Trace 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Indicated 41400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 41400000mt ore
    Total resources 41400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3439 wt-pct Copper Major 1986
    Nickel Ni 0.183 wt-pct Nickel Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 41400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 41400000mt ore
    Total resources 41400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.344 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
    Nickel Ni 0.183 wt-pct Nickel Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 41400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 41400000mt ore
    Total resources 41400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.344 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
    Nickel Ni 0.183 wt-pct Nickel Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 = PUBLISHED GREAT LAKES OREBODY RESERVES = R1. M1=R1
  • OTHER OWNER: BOLIDEN CANADA (29%) INCLUDES PARDEE TWP. RESERVES AS OF JAN.1, 1980. CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-81, P.116; REFERENCE FOR PRECIOUS METAL GRADES IS NORTHERN MINER, JAN. 24, 1980, P.2.
  • MR 223,ONT385;GREAT LAKES NICKEL LTD., 1976 AR. (12/31/76) MR 223,ONT385;GREAT LAKES NICKEL LTD., 1976 AR. (12/31/76)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1042
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 4665
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.51
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1979
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 10368
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 11.24
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1986-87, NORTHERN MINER PRESS,P.187.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, GREAT LAKES EXPECTS NO PRODUCTION UNTIL THE END OF THE DECADE: MAY 14, 1981, P. 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: MR 223, NOV. 1989, P. 0NT 385.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMR CANADA, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1986: MR 213, JUNE 1986, P. 173.

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, R. C., D. A., CRANSTONE, AND M. VALLEE. A SURVEY OF KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CANADA THAT ARE NOT BEING MINED. ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA (MINERALS). MARCH 1976, TABLE 1, P. 27.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1979-80. PP. 42, 123-124.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1980-81. PP. 116.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. THUNDER BAY MINE-MILL UNDER REVIEW. V. 94, NO. 8, AUG. 1973, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    COTTER, N. P. COMPLEX N. B. OREBODIES LURE SWEDEN'S BOLIDEN. NORTHERN MINER, V. 64, NO. 17, APRIL 27, 1978, PP. 1, 12.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. NEWS BRIEFS. V. 174, NO. 4, APRIL 1974, PP. 156, 158.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. NEWS BRIEF. V. 177, NO. 3, MARCH 1976, P. 269.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. NEWS BRIEFS. V. 178, NO. 6, JUNE 1977, P. 270.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. NICKEL-COPPER PROJECT HALTED AT THUNDER BAY. V. 175, NO. 11, NOVEMBER 1974, PP. 199, 200.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. HEAD START FOR GREAT LAKES NICKEL. V. 130, NO. 5, MAY 1974, PP. 331-333.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. PROGRESS AT CANADIAN NICKEL PROJECT. V. 128, NO. 3, MARCH 1973, P. 153.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. GREAT LAKES NICKEL IS GIVEN SOME HOPE FOR MINE GO-AHEAD. V. 65, NO. 8, MAY 3, 1979, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. GREAT LAKES NICKEL PROJECT MOVING CLOSER TO PRODUCTION. V. 63, NO. 6, APRIL 4, 1977, PP. 1, 11.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. HIGH COSTS CAUSE GREAT LAKES NICKEL PROPERTY TO REMAIN ON STANDBY. V. 64, NO. 17, JULY 6, 1978, P. 18.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. PRECIOUS METALS IMPORTANT TO GT. LAKES NICKEL. V. 65, NO. 46, JANUARY 24, 1980, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    RANA, S. P. BOLIDEN PLANS 'ANOTHER LOOK' AT GREAT LAKES NICKEL BET. NORTHERN MINER. V. 66, NO. 9, MAY 8, 1980, PP. 1, 23.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. CAPITAL AND OPERATING ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK. U. S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. J0255026 BY STRAMM ENGINEERS, INC., JUNE 1979 REVISION, 374 P.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER. BOLIDEN INVESTS IN GREAT LAKES NICKEL PROJECT. V. 45, NO. 9, 1972, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER. GREAT LAKES NICKEL DEVELOPMENT. V. 46, NO. 2, 1973, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER. HISTORY OF GREAT LAKES NICKEL. V. 46, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1973, PP. 14-15.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER. GREAT LAKES NICKEL PROJECT. V.46, NO. 7, JULY 1973, PP. 13-14.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. BOLIDEN TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON GREAT LAKES NI-CU. V.9, NO. 3, MARCH 1976, P. 74.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING. V. 29. NO. 12, NOVEMBER 1976, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING. V. 29. NO. 4, APRIL 1976, P. 147.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. GREAT LAKES AND BOLIDEN START DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON COPPER-NICKEL PROSPECT. V. 8, NO. 11, OCTOBER 1972, P. 74.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. BOLIDEN COMMITS $500,000 FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDER BAY PROJECT. V. 27, NO. 5, MAY 1974,P. 80.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REPORTED COSTS ARE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF CANADIAN DOLLARS. AS OF JUNE 30, 1974 BOLIDEN HAS INVESTED $5.6 MILLION IN THE GREAT LAKES NICKEL PROPERTY. A FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED IN 1973 ESTIMATED A CAPITAL COST OF $38 MILLION TO BRING THE GREAT LAKES NICKEL PROPERTY TO PRODUCTION AT 4665 MT/DAY. PREPARATION OF PLANT SITE, ACCESS ROAD AND OTHER PRELIMINARY WORK BEGAN IN DEC. 1973 BUT WAS SUSPENDED IN OCT. 1974. PROPERTY IS STILL ON STANDBY. THIS PROPERTY EVALUATION WAS DONE DURING 1981 BY INTERMOUNTAIN FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO, USING DATA COMPILED BY GOLDER ASSOCIATES, INC., 1658 COLE BOULEVARD, SUITE 180, GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401, UNDER CONTRACT J0295059 WITH THE BUREAU OF MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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