Combined Thompson Ni Operations

Producer in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
Sections on this page
  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 10255000
MAS/MILS ID 1220150056
Record type Site
Current site name Combined Thompson Ni Operations
Alternate or previous names Inco Manitoba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -100.00055, 55.00006 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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 Secondary
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -100.00055, 55.00006

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1956
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1961
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inco
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Manitoba Namew Lake - Planned 3200 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Manitoba Open Pit - Planned 9100 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 9100mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Manitoba Underground - Planned 37600 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 37600mt

Comments on the production information

  • FINAL PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TERMS OF TONNES METAL CONTAINED, AND YIELDS VALUES FOLLOW.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO OFFICIAL ESTIMATES ARE AVAILABLE. AT LEAST 20 YR OF RESOURCE EXISTS. ESTIMATES SUPPORTED BY INDUSTRY SPECIALISTS.
  • 1990 RESERVES FOR THOMPSON OPERATIONS BREAK DOWN AS FOLLOWS (Q-TABLE GRADES ARE AVERAGED FROM THESE): 1) UNDERGROUND 1-C CONTAINS 5,030,000 MT ORE AT 3.38% NI, .22% CU. START YEAR WAS 1989. 2) UNDERGROUND 1-D CONTAINS 7,069,000 MT ORE AT 2.61% NI, .14% CU. START YEAR IS 1992. 3) OPEN PIT CONTAINS 2,194,000 MT ORE AT 3.1% NI, .22% CU. START YEAR WAS 1986.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Capacity 1157
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 23
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Capacity 6657
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES. UNITS 6,7,8.

  • Deposit

    THE WINNING OF NICKEL. 1967. THOMPSON REFINERY. P.364.

  • Deposit

    EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY OF NICKEL & COBALT. JAN, 1988.

  • Deposit

    "INCO'S COPPER CLIFF NICKEL REFINERY". P. 373.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OTHER MINES OWNED BY INCO IN THE THOMPSON DISTRICT ARE: BIRCHTREE(UG), PIPE #1, PIPE #2, SOAB NORTH, SOAB SOUTH. ALL EXCEPT BIRCHTREE ARE ON STANDBY STATUS IN 1991. BIRCHTREE WILL UNDERGO PRODUCTION EXPANSION/ TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE OVER 1991-97. BIRCHTREE PLANNED AT 4500 MT/D PLANNED TO PRODUCE 15,000 MT NI/ YR AND 3500 MT CU/YR. PIPE OPEN PIT CLOSED IN 1984 AND PIPE 1 STLII OPERATES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JAN-97 Bleiwas, Donald 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:

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.