Creighton Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Palladium, Platinum, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255386
MAS/MILS ID 1220400028
Record type Site
Current site name Creighton Mine
Alternate or previous names Creighton No's 3 and 9 Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -81.17898, 46.46109 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
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 Ontario

Comments on the location information

  • CLARABELLE MILL LOCATION: N463105, W0810330. (PRIMARY MILL)

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -81.17898, 46.46109

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 40W
    Thickness 122M
    Length 1500M
    Width 10M
    Depth to top 2500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45W:40W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1886
Mining method Combined Methods
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Sudbury Basin

Ownership information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 11/86 MAJOR CHANGES SINCE LAST EVALUATION. POSSIBLE PERMANENT CLOSURE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 2350M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER W/LAGGING CONCRETE-UNREINFOR
    Number of Shafts 5
    Length of Inclines (m) 3392
    Slope of Inclines 55
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 7000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 17.21
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Capacity 1335
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 17.21
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTER, ENERGY, MINES, AND

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES. CANADA, 1980.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1978-79. INCO LIMITED. PP. 141-151.

  • Deposit

    CREET, N.A. AND W.J. TAYLOR. BIG-HOLE BLASTHOLE DRILLING AT

  • Deposit

    THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, ONTARIO

  • Deposit

    DIVISION. CIM BULLETIN, JULY 1975, PP. 71-78.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1978, P. 241.

  • Deposit

    FINANCIA POST SURVEY OF MINES 1978. INCO LIMITED. P. 186.

  • Deposit

    FOWLER,H.B., K.R. KAY AND L. KILPEREN. PROCESS INSTRUMENTAT-

  • Deposit

    ION AND CONTROL AT FROOD-STOBIE MILL. CANADIAN MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL, JUNE 1971, PP. 49-56.

  • Deposit

    HAWLEY, J.E. UPSIDE-DOWN ZONING AT FROOD, SUDBURY, ONTARIO,

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 60, 1965, PP. 529-575.

  • Deposit

    INCO LTD., STAFF. INCO LIMITED ONTARIO DIVISION MILLS.

  • Deposit

    MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16, 1978

  • Deposit

    KAY, K.R. AND J.G. PATERSON, COMPUTER CONTROL AT THE

  • Deposit

    CLARABELLE MILL. CIM BULLETIN, FEB. 1975, PP. 65-69.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. BLASTHOLE BENCH BLASTING. APR. 1974, PP.

  • Deposit

    272-273.

  • Deposit

    NOWLAN, G.C. AND R.J. MCNAIR. INCO LIMITED--IRON ORE

  • Deposit

    RECOVERY PLANT. MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA, CIM SPECIAL

  • Deposit

    VOLUME 16, 1978, PP. 248-250.

  • Deposit

    SCHABAS, WILLIAM. COPPER CLIFF COMPLEX: TESTING GROUND FOR

  • Deposit

    NEW MINING METHODS. CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1977.

  • Deposit

    SCHABAS, WILLIAM. CREIGHTON NO.3 MINE: NEW METHODS AND

  • Deposit

    EQUIPMENT IN AN OLD MINE. CMJ, MAY 1977, PP. 15-22.

  • Deposit

    SCHABAS, W. CREIGHTON NO. 9 MINE: DEEP MINING POSES

  • Deposit

    VENTILATION, GROUND PROBLEMS. CMJ, MAY 1977, PP. 23-27.

  • Deposit

    SCHABAS, W. LEVACK COMPLEX: VERTICAL RETREAT STOPES USE

  • Deposit

    CRATER BLASTING TECHNIQUE. CMJ, MAY 1977, PP. 20-34.

  • Deposit

    SCHABAS, W. MILLING OPERATIONS MODERNIZED BY COMPUTER

  • Deposit

    PROCESS CONTROL. CMJ, MAY 1977, PP. 49-56.

  • Deposit

    VENUS,P.F. AND G.W. JOHNSTON. LARGE UNDERGROUND BLAST AT

  • Deposit

    INCO USING SLURRY EXPLOSIVES. CIM BULLETIN, APRIL 1978

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. BENCH BLASTING UNDERGROUND AT INCO. AUG. 1974,

  • Deposit

    P. 41.

  • Deposit

    WHITE, LANE, OPEN-PIT CONCEPTS BOOST INCO PRODUCTIVITY

  • Deposit

    UNDERGROUND. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1975,

  • Deposit

    PP. 101-104.

  • Deposit

    ZUKBRIGG, H.F. THE FROOD-STOBIE MINE. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL. II, 1957, PP. 341-350.

  • Deposit

    BAIRD, C.F. REMARKS TO THE DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS METALS AND

  • Deposit

    MINING FORM. NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 26, 1980.

  • Deposit

    BAIRD, C.F. TESTIMONY TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INCO AND

  • Deposit

    FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFFS. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 11, 1978.

  • Deposit

    BAIRD, C.F. INCO LIMITED: PUBLIC RELEASE. SEPTEMBER 2, 1980.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. SPEC. PAPER 10. 1972.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING. MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA.

  • Deposit

    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16. MONTREAL, CANADA. 1977.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK. NORTHERN MINER PRESS, LTD. TORONTO,

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO, CANADA, 1980-81.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. BUYERS GUIDE AND REFERENCE MANUAL.

  • Deposit

    MONTREAL CANADA. 1977 AND 1980.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. "ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL HAS IMPACT

  • Deposit

    ON SUDBURY AREA." MAY 1977.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. "THE SUDBURY OPERATIONS OF INCO

  • Deposit

    METALS COMPANY." MONTREAL. MAY 1977.

  • Deposit

    CARTER, J.E. INCO LIMITED: REMARKS TO THE TORONTO SOCIETY

  • Deposit

    OF FINANCIAL ANALYSTS. TORONTO. FEBRUARY 28, 1980.

  • Deposit

    CARTER, J.E. INCO LIMITED: REMARKS TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.

  • Deposit

    TORONTO. APRIL 16, 1980.

  • Deposit

    CULLAIN, J.G. ENERGY CONSERVATION AT INCO METALS COMPANY:

  • Deposit

    COMPRESSED AIR IN UNDERGROUND MINING. CIM BULLETIN.

  • Deposit

    MONTREAL. NOVEMBER 1979.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, MINERALS DEVELOP-

  • Deposit

    MENT SECTOR. PUBLIC DEPOSIT FILE. OTTAWA, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    FINANCIAL POST. SECTION S ADVERTISEMENT. TORONTO, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 11, 1980

  • Deposit

    INCO ANNUAL REPORTS. 1971-1979.

  • Deposit

    INCO, LIMITED 7.85% PREFERRED SHARES SERIES B OFFERING.

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER 29, 1977.

  • Deposit

    MCCREEDY, J. TESTIMONY TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO LEGISLATURE ON INCO AND FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFF.

  • Deposit

    TORONTO, JANUARY 10, 1979.

  • Deposit

    MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ONTARIO MINERAL REVIEW.

  • Deposit

    TORONTO, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. "INCO THOMPSON 1980 NICKEL OUTPUT IS 90

  • Deposit

    MILLION POUNDS". AUGUST 21, 1980.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO GOVERNMENT. SOURCE MINERAL DEPOSIT REPORTS, PUBLIC

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION MINERAL ASSESSMENT FILES. TORONTO, CANADA

  • Deposit

    ROCHEFORT, W. "INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC LHD EQUIPMENT AT THE

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO DIVISION. CIM UNDERGROUND OPERATORS CONFERENCE.

  • Deposit

    VAL D'OR, CANADA, FEBRUARY 1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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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.