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Shebandowan Mine

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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279123
MAS/MILS ID 1220400017
Record type Site
Current site name Shebandowan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.24732, 48.5958 (WGS84)
Elevation 449
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quetico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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
Bravoite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Millerite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.24732, 48.5958
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90W
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 400M
    Length 1200M
    Width 5M
    Depth to top 400M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90W:90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR MINERALS ALSO INCLUDE POLYDYMITE AND VIOLARITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1913
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1973
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Shebandowan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Intl Nickel Co, Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Description 9070 Mt/Week
  • Year 1976
    Description 2034 Mt/Day
  • Year 1977
    Description 2034 Mt/Day

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 13605000mt ore
    Demonstrated 13605000mt ore
    Total resources 13605000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973
    Copper Cu 0.55 wt-pct Copper Major 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXACT IN SITU RESERVES IS 3200753 MT
  • REOPENED 1989, MINE WAS ON STANDBY SINCE 11/86. TRANS. COSTS AND LOW METAL PRICES FORCED TEMP CLOSURE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 731M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 15
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2180
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 34.51
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 208
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUTLER, H. R., WATER POLICY AT INCO METALS COMPANY, ONTARIO

  • Deposit

    DIVISION MILLS. CMJ. MAR. 1980.

  • Deposit

    CDN MINES HANDBOOK. 1980-81.

  • Deposit

    CDN MINING JOURNAL REFERENCE MANUAL AND BUYERS GUIDE. 1980.

  • Deposit

    (NOTE ERROR IN LOCATION, PRODUCTION, ETC., P. 13).

  • Deposit

    CIM REPORTER. SHEBANDOWAN - A SUMMER PLACE. 1976.

  • Deposit

    CIM REPORTER. SHEBANDOWAN - A HISTORY. APR. 23, 1980.

  • Deposit

    CMJ REFERENCE MANUAL. 1979.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. OF ENERGY MINES AND RESOURCES, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Deposit

    SECTOR. PUBLIC DEPOSIT FILES. OTTAWA, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    FERGUSEN, W. C. AND R. WHITEHEAD. WATER QUALITY MONITORING

  • Deposit

    OF THE SITE OF A PROPOSED BASE METAL MINING COMPLEX.

  • Deposit

    CIM BULLETIN. MARCH, 1973.

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, J. H. AND T. B. ARMSTRONG. ELECTRICAL ENERGY

  • Deposit

    MANAGEMENT INCO METALS COMPANY SHEBANDOWAN MINE.

  • Deposit

    DEC. 1979.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. INCOS SHEBANDOWAN MINE OFFICIALLY OPENED.

  • Deposit

    AUG. 1973. P. 93,95.

  • Deposit

    MISRA, K. C. AND M. E. FLEET. THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF

  • Deposit

    SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL PENTLANDITE ASSEMBLAYES.

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. VOL. 68. 1973. P. 510-538.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. SEPT. 28, 1973.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER. JULY 5, 1973.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO DEPT. OF MINES AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS, ANNUAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    1970. VOL. 80. REPORT TO MINERAL INDUSTRY OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    IN ONTARIO.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO GOVERNMENT. GEOLOGICAL REPORT. NO. 110. 1973.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO GOVERNMENT. PUBLIC INFORMATION. SOURCE MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT REPORTS. SHEBANDOWAN.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ONTARIO MINERAL

  • Deposit

    REVIEW. 1976-77.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES. TOWARD A NICKEL

  • Deposit

    POLICY FOR THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, 1977.

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO OFFICIAL ROAD MAP. 1980/81.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, D. N. INTERNATIONAL NICKEL'S SHEBANDOWAN MINE IN

  • Deposit

    WESTERN ONTARIO. SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. INCO TEMPORARILY CLOSES

  • Deposit

    SHEBANDOWAN OPERATIONS. OCT. 21, 1978.

  • Deposit

    TOPO MAP 52B EDITION 6 ASE SERIES A501 QUETICO. 1980-81.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER. THE SHEBANDOWAN MINE. JULY, 1973.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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