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Pipe Surface

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Cobalt, 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230455
MAS/MILS ID 1220150053
Record type Site
Current site name Pipe Surface
Alternate or previous names Pipe Surface Mine, Pipe # 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.16268, 55.49176 (WGS84)
Elevation 205
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.16268, 55.49176
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 160M
    Length 2300M
    Width 800M
    Area 327HA
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40E:75E
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 150
    Total Surface Area (HA) 327
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR ORE MINERALS INCLUDE: CUBANITE, NIOLARITE, & MACKINAWITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1956
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1980
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Thompson Nickel Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inco Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FORMERLY LISTED UNDER 1220150022. DATE FOR RESOURCE IS 1973.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 327HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 11.8
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 150
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 5445
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 9600
    Unit Production Cost 10.68
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ACHTER,R.G. AND E.WILSON."RENOVATION OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM

  • Deposit

    AT INCO'S PIPE OPEN PIT."CIM BULLETIN.MONTREAL. APRIL

  • Deposit

    1980.

  • Deposit

    AZIS,A.,ET AL. "THE UNDISCOVERED MINERAL ENDOWMENT OF THE

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN SHIELD IN MANATOBA." A FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL CO-

  • Deposit

    OPERATIVE STUDY,MINERAL BULLETIN MR124 OF THE DEPART-

  • Deposit

    MENT OF ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES. OTTAWA. PUBLICATION

  • Deposit

    72-1 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES,RESOURCES AND ENVIRON-

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    MENTAL MANAGEMENT. WINNIPEG. 1972.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. MONTREAL. NOVEMBER 1980.

  • Deposit

    COATES,C.J.A.,ET AL. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    FLIN FLON,LYNN LAKE AND THOMPSON AREA,MANITOBA,AND THE

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    CHURCHILL-SUPERIOR FRONT OF THE WESTERN PRECAMBRIAN

  • Deposit

    SHIELD.24TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS. MONTREAL

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    . 1972

  • Deposit

    COATES,C.J.A.,ET AL. GEOLOGY OF THE MOAK-SETTING LAKES AREA,

  • Deposit

    MANITOBA,FIELD TRIP NO.1. GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF

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    CANADA AND MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. AUGUST

  • Deposit

    1970. REVISED DECEMBER 1970

  • Deposit

    DAVIES,J.F.,ET AL. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MANITOBA

  • Deposit

    .DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WINNIPEG .

  • Deposit

    1962.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES. MINERAL DEVELOPE-

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    MENT SECTOR.PUBLIC DEPOSIT FILES. OTTAWA,CANADA.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES. SURVEYS AND MAPP-

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    ING BRANCH. MYSTERY LAKE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. SCALE

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    1:50,000,MAP 63P/13 EDITION 2. OTTAWA. 1980. PHOTO-

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    GRAPHS,1976; CULTURE CHECK,1978.

  • Deposit

    INCO LTD. AR 1980. 10 K

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    INCO LTD. $CAN75,000,000 9 1/4% DEBENTURE OFFERING. TORONTO.

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    OCTOBER 1,1970

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    INCO LTD. $CAN125,000,000 7.85% PREFERRED SHARES SERIES B

  • Deposit

    OFFERING. TORONTO .NOVEMBER 29,1977.

  • Deposit

    INCO LTD. "THE THOMPSON PROJECT."

  • Deposit

    JAMESON,J."WALL CONTROL TECHNIQUES AT INCO'S PIPE OPEN PIT."

  • Deposit

    CIM BULLETIN. MONTREAL. MAY 1979.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER."FACILITIES ALMOST READY TO BOOST OUTPUT AT

  • Deposit

    INCO'S THOMPSON PLANT.".TORONTO . OCTOBER 8,1970.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER."IMPRESSIVE PLANT ARISES IN NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    MANITOBA.". SEPTEMBER 17,1959

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. TORONTO . JANUARY 11,1979.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. TORONTO . AUGUST 2,1973.

  • Deposit

    PABST,MARILYN."FRESH IDEAS INCO TRADEMARK IN MANITOBA," AND

  • Deposit

    "CHANGES AIMED AT WORKPLACE SAFETY IN THOMPSON MINE."

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON,J.M. GEOLOGY OF THE THOMPSON-MOAK LAKE AREA. DE-

  • Deposit

    PARTMENT OF MINES AND NATURAL RESOURCES. PUBLICATION

  • Deposit

    60-4. WINNIPEG. 1963.

  • Deposit

    PEREDERY,W.V. AND C.J.A. COATES. GUIDEBOOK FOR NICKLE SUL-

  • Deposit

    FIDE FIELD CONFERENCE. OCTOBER 1978.

  • Deposit

    ROSS,A.R. "THOMPSON: RIPPLES IN THE CANADIAN POND."

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL NICKEL MAGAZINE. TORONTO .1973.

  • Deposit

    SHARPE,K.R. "SINKING THE SHAFT AND DEVELOPING THE OREBODY OF

  • Deposit

    PIPE NO.2 MINE AT THOMPSON,MANITOBA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. BY R.F. FRY & ASSOCIATES

  • Deposit

    LTD." TORONTO. APRIL 1970.

  • Deposit

    THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. "PIPE DEV-

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    ELOPEMENT BIGGEST OF INCO EXPANSION MINES." SUDBURY.

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    FEBRUARY 1971

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    THE THOMPSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. "CITY OF THOMPSON,THE HUB

  • Deposit

    OF NORTHERN MANITOBA." THOMPSON,MANITOBA.

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    THEYER,P. STRATIGRAPHIC SETTING OF SELECTED ULTRAMAFIC

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    BODIES IN THE SUPERIOR AND CHURCHILL PROVINCES AND CER-

  • Deposit

    TAIN ASPECTS OF NICKEL COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE THOMPSON

  • Deposit

    NICKEL BELT. MANITOBA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND MINES,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT

  • Deposit

    ER 79-2. WINNIPEG. 1980

  • Deposit

    ZURBRIGG,H.F. "THOMPSON MINE GEOLOGY." CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF

  • Deposit

    MINING. MONTREAL . JUNE 1963.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PIPE SURFACE MINE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE PIPE #1 OR PIPE #2 (UNDERGROUND) MINES. THE PIPE DEPOSIT HAS THREE MINE OPERATIONS : THE PIPE 1 MINE ,A SMALL OPERATION ON A SEPARATE DEPOSIT SHUT DOWN SINCE 1971; THE PIPE 2 MINE,WHICH REQUIRES EXTENSIVE DEVELOPEMENT PRIOR TO PRODUCTION; AND THE PIPE OPEN PIT MINE,WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION THE RATE OF ORE PRODUCTION WAS CUT BACK IN DECEMBER 1971 WHEN THE NICKEL MARKET SITUATION BECAME UNFAVORABLE TO THE PRODUCERS.AS A RESULT, THE 6 YEAR PROJECTED LIFE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 13 YEARS TO 1983. THE PIPE OPEN PIT MINE WAS EXPOSED BY DREDGING AND PUMPING OF AN ESTIMATED 10 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF OVERBURDEN FROM THE SITE OF THE OPEN PIT TO EXPOSE AN AREA 610 BY 1128 METERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

  • Inco Ltd — acquired by Subsidiary of Vale (2007)
    International Nickel Company; acquired by Brazilian miner Vale in 2007 for ~US$18 B.

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.

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