| Deposit ID | 10303367 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hardy-Boundary |
| Alternate or previous names | Boundary Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -81.37979, 46.37999 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 366 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.37979, 46.37999 |
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| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 220M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 480M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 45M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| District name | Sudbury |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 430M | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400003 |
MITCHELL, G.P. AND A.D. MUTCH, HARDY MINE; IN STRUCTURAL
GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL.II, 1957, P.350-363
OKO, U.M. AND W.L.W. TAYLOR, TREATMENT OF ACID MINE WASTE
WATER AT FALCONBRIDGE'S HARDY CROWN PILLAR RECOVERY;
CIM BULL., APR., 1974, P.43-49.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75-RCD-120-BOUNDARY ZONE IS REACHED BY DRIVE FROM HARDY MINE 1000FT LEVEL 75-RCD-151-1500TPD CONCENTRATOR CLOSED DOWN APR. 1972 77-RCD-620-UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS CLOSED 1974 BUT OPEN PIT I PRODUCING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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