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Record: MDI41I06NE00010

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Copper Cliff - 1980
Related Record Type Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1980-Jan-21
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Platinum, Gold



Location

Township or Area: McKim

Latitude: 46° 28' 33.72"    Longitude: -81° 4' 7.9"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 494713.944   Northing: 5146942.701    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I06NE

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

NEARBY MINE: 500 M FROM COPPER CLIFF NO 2 ALONG STRIKE, OTHER PGM: SEE OGS 1984 SPECIAL VOLUME #1.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre
3PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
4PentlanditeEconomicOre
5MicheneriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1969

Author: Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Mines of western Ontario

Publication Number: ARV14-01.003 Page: 42-48  Date: 1998

Author: Carter W.E.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 268-269  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Folio - McKim Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF064 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Article - Wabigoon subprovince

Publication Number: SV04-01.009 Page: 311  Date: 1997

Author: Blackburn C.E., Johns G.W., Ayer J.A., Davis D.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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