Hardy-Boundary

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303367
MAS/MILS ID 1220400003
Record type Site
Current site name Hardy-Boundary
Alternate or previous names Boundary Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.37979, 46.37999 (WGS84)
Elevation 366

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.37979, 46.37999

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Length 220M
    Width 480M
    Depth to top 45M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 45
    Date of Last Modification 791129

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Year of first production 1957

Mining district

District name Sudbury

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Capacity 450
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Year of Information 1977
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 430M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    MITCHELL, G.P. AND A.D. MUTCH, HARDY MINE; IN STRUCTURAL

  • Geology

    GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL.II, 1957, P.350-363

  • Workings

    OKO, U.M. AND W.L.W. TAYLOR, TREATMENT OF ACID MINE WASTE

  • Workings

    WATER AT FALCONBRIDGE'S HARDY CROWN PILLAR RECOVERY;

  • Workings

    CIM BULL., APR., 1974, P.43-49.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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