| Company Property Name |
Township or Area (Commodity) |
Exploration Activity |
|---|---|---|
| First Nickel Lockerby Mine |
Denison (Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
2014 review, Restructuring plan, 2015 forecast, Charges laid by Ministry of Labour, Closure of Lockerby Mine, Discontinuation of Lockerby Mine ramp development, Explosion at the Lockerby Mine, Lockerby Mine 2015 outlook, Production report |
| GeoNovus Minerals Corp. Shakespeare Gold Mine |
Shakespeare/Baldwin (Gold) |
Company leaving mineral exploration business |
| Ginguro Exploration Inc. Pardo Gold Property |
Pardo (Gold) |
2014 review, Company name change |
| Ginguro Exploration Inc. and Endurance Gold Corp. Pardo JV Property |
Pardo (Gold) |
2014 review, 2015 forecast, Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Glencore Canada All properties in Ontario, Quebec and Scandinavia |
Falconbridge (Nickel, Copper, Cobalt) |
2014 year-end production |
| Glencore Canada Falconbridge Office |
Falconbridge (Nickel, Copper, Cobalt) |
First quarter production results, Q3 2015 production report |
| Inventus Mining Corp. and Endurance Gold Corp. Pardo JV Property |
Pardo (Gold) |
Drilling results |
| KGHM McCreedy West Mine |
Levack (Copper, Nickel) |
Mine shutdown |
| KGHM Victoria |
Denison (Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Announced expenditure of $30 million on the Victoria Project in 2015, First quarter production results, Metis Nation engagement, Q3 2015 quarterly report; Preparations at Victoria Property |
| Lonmin Plc (JV with Vale) Denison 109 Zone JV (with Vale) |
Denison (Nickel, Copper, Platinum Group Elements, Gold) |
2015 final results announcement |
| Lonmin Plc (JV with Wallbridge) North Range JV (with Wallbridge) |
Cascaden, Totten, Ermatinger, Cartier, Levack (Nickel, Copper, Platinum Group Elements) |
2015 final results announcement |
| Northern Graphite Corp. Bisset Creek Property |
Maria (Graphite) |
Analytical results, Commercial sample production report, Independent materials testing |
| Pacific North West Capital Corp. River Valley PGM Project |
Dana, Pardo (Platinum Group Elements) |
LiDAR image, Report, Memorandum of Understanding, Private placement funding |
| Pacific North West Capital Corp. River Valley Property |
Dana, Pardo (Platinum Group Elements) |
Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Royal Nickel Corp. Aer-Kidd Property |
Denison (Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Provincial award for Health and Safety Innovation |
| Sudbury Platinum Corp. Aer-Kidd Property |
Denison (Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Sudbury Platinum Corp. (Royal Nickel and Transition Metals) Aer-Kidd Property |
Denison (Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Drilling results |
| Transition Metals Corp. Aer-Kidd Property |
Denison (Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Update on 2015 activities |
| Vale All properties in Canada |
Snider (Nickel) |
2014 year-end production |
| Vale Sudbury Office |
Snider (Nickel) |
2015 first quarter production results, 3Q15 Production report, Emissions reduction from the Sudbury Smelter, Reduce iron ore and ramp up nickel production, Second quarter production report, Update on Clean AER Project, Vale SA's Sudbury Smelting operation |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. Broken Hammer |
Wisner (Copper, Platinum Group Elements, Nickel) |
2014 review, Financial and Operating Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, First quarter production results, Restart of mining activities, Summary of results for the first two quarters of 2015 at Broken Hammer, Temporary work stoppage |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. Parkin Property |
Parkin (Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements, Gold) |
Diamond drilling, Assay, Borehole EM, Joint venture funding announcement, Mechanical stripping, Updates on Parkin JV |
| Company : Property Name Assessment File |
Township or Area | Work Type |
|---|---|---|
| 407043 Ontario Ltd. : Mining Claims 4209837, 4209838 20000013933 |
Capreol | Prospecting, Line cutting |
| B. J. Wright, R. I. Stewart : Clement Property 20000008355 |
Clement | Geological mapping, Prospecting |
| B. Wright, Pacific North West Capital, R. Stewart : Janes and Janes South Properties 20000008340 |
Janes | Geological mapping, Prospecting, Sampling |
| Boreal Agrominerals Inc. : Spanish River Carbonatite Complex 20000013997 |
Venturi | Assays, Sampling |
| Canadian Continental Exploration Corp. : McCarthy Property 20000014019 |
McCarthy | Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Energold Minerals Inc. : The Stralak Zinc-Silver Property 20000014096 |
Moncrieff | Geological mapping, Other, Prospecting, Sampling |
| G. G. Kealey, A. Howden, J. N. Cripps : Claims 1197239 and 1197258 20000014122 |
Butler | Stripping, Prospecting |
| Glencore Canada Corp. : PCL 8742 SWS 20000009091 |
Levack | Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Glencore Canada Corp. : LCLS 8786 SWS & PCL 8748 20000009093 |
Levack | Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Glencore Canada Corp. : LO 10540 20000009082 |
Morgan | Diamond drilling, Assays |
| J. G. Brady & M. M. Brady : Jovan Gold Property 20000014216 |
Davis | Stripping, Geological mapping, Assays |
| J. J. Camilleri : Proudfoot Township Property 20000008588 |
Proudfoot | Ground magnetometer survey |
| KGHM International : North Range Property 20000008405, 20000008406 |
Bowell, Wisner | Geological mapping, Sampling, Prospecting, Assays |
| KGHM International : Rand Property 20000008404 |
Bowell | Geological mapping, Sampling, Prospecting, Assays |
| Naturestone Corp. : Claims 4271847 & 4257097 20000008379 |
McAuslan | Other |
| P. E. Price, J. G. MacWilliams : #4271468 20000014389 |
Widdifield | Prospecting, Assays |
| Precambrian Ventures Ltd. : Glass Hills Silica Property 20000014410 |
Clarkson, Garrow | Blasting, Sampling, Other |
| R. Fielding : Eagle's Nest Property 20000014437 |
Scadding | Geological mapping, Sampling, Prospecting, Assays |
| R. G. Aviles : Evangeline Lake Property 20000014438 |
McKinnon | Stripping, Prospecting, Ground electromagnetic survey, Assays |
| R. G. Komarechka : Wavy Lake Property 20000014439 |
Eden | Prospecting |
| S. D. Anderson, Geonovus : Corona Project 20000014472 |
Shakespeare | Diamond drilling |
| T. H. Sheppard : Sheppard Claims 4216910, 4216909 20000014546 |
Aylmer | Geological mapping, Prospecting |
| T. H. Sheppard : Sheppard Claims 4203306, 4219155 20000008711 |
Aylmer | Assays |
| T. H. Sheppard : Sheppard Claim 4203306 20000014545 |
Aylmer | Prospecting |
| T. P. Martel : Parkin Limestone Property 20000014547 |
Parkin | Prospecting, Sampling, Stripping |
| Tamarack Gold Resources Ltd. : Caribou Lake Property 20000008380 |
McConkey | Geological mapping, Prospecting, Assays |
| Teck Resources Ltd., Canadian Continental Explorations Ltd. : TeckMag1 Project 20000014558 |
Afton | Diamond drilling, Assays |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Iron Mask and Ermatinger 20000008607 |
Hart | UTEM geophysical survey |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Trill Property 20000009141 |
Totten, Hyman, Ermatinger, Trill | Assays, Diamond drilling, Downhole geophysics, Geological mapping, Ground UTEM survey, Line cutting, Petrography, Sampling, Stripping |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Skynner Lake Property 20000009130 |
Norman | Diamond drilling, Assays, Downhole geophysics |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Ruza Levack Property 20000014708 |
Levack | Assays, Geological mapping, Prospecting |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Rudy's Lake Property 20000014700 |
Morgan | Beep mat, Geological mapping, Prospecting |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Pele Property 20000008618 |
Harty | Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Ministic Property 20000014707 |
Ermatinger | Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Iron Mask West Property 20000014705 |
Hart, Ermatinger | Geological mapping, Prospecting, Ground electromagnetic surveys |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Hess Property 20000014704 |
Harty, Hess | Assays, Geological mapping |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Foy North Property 20000014703 |
Tyrone, Leinster | Assays, Beep mat, Geological mapping, Ground electromagnetic survey, Ground UTEM survey, Trenching |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Ermatinger Property 20000008621 |
Ermatinger, Venturi | UTEM geophysical survey |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Cascaden North Property 20000008608 |
Cascaden, Ermatinger | Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. : Ministic Lake and CBA Ermatinger 20000014706 |
Ermatinger, Cascaden | Geological mapping, Prospecting, Sampling, Assays |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd., Glencore Canada Company : Wisner and Ministic Lake-Trill Properties 20000008729 |
Wisner, Bowell, Ermatinger, Cascaden, Totten, Trill | Airborne HeliTEM, Ground UTEM survey |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd., Glencore Canada Company : Wisner Property 20000014709 |
Wisner, Bowell | Prospecting, Sampling, Stripping, Assays, Geological mapping, Diamond drilling, Downhole geophysics |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd., Pele Mountain Resources Ltd., Champion Bear Resources Ltd. : Ministic and CBA Ermatinger 20000008594 |
Ermatinger | Line cutting, UTEM geophysical survey, Geophysical interpretation |
| Deposit Name MDI Identifier |
Township or Area (Commodity) |
Mineral Deposit Status Deposit Change Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Coleman Mine MDI000000000129 |
Levack Primary: (Copper, Nickel) |
Producing Mine Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| Podolsky Mine MDI000000000774 |
Norman Primary: (Copper); Secondary: (Nickel, Platinum Group Elements, Gold) |
Past Producing Mine without Reserves Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| Broken Hammer Mine MDI000000000780 |
Wisner Primary: (Copper, Platinum Group Elements, Nickel); Secondary: (Gold) |
Producing Mine Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| Nickel Rim South Mine MDI000000001851 |
MacLennan Primary: (Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Cobalt); Secondary: (Gold, Silver ) |
Producing Mine New |
| Copper Cliff South Mine MDI41I06NE00004 |
Snider Primary: (Copper, Nickel) |
Past Producing Mine without Reserves Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| Gertrude Mine MDI41I06NE00013 |
Creighton-Davies Primary: (Nickel, Copper) |
Past Producing Mine without Reserves Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| Chicago Mine MDI41I06NW00003 |
Drury Primary: (Copper, Cobalt); Secondary: (Nickel, Lead, Zinc) |
Developed Prospect without Reserves Deposit status changed, Updated exploration history, Updated geology, Updated mineralization, Updated deposit information, Updated production |
| Lockerby Mine MDI41I06NW00013 |
Denison Primary: (Nickel, Copper, Cobalt); Secondary: (Gold, Silver, Platinum Group Elements) |
Producing Mine Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| Coleman Mine MDI41I11NW00002 |
Levack Primary: (Copper, Nickel) |
Producing Mine Complete update |
| Craig Mine MDI41I11NW00049 |
Levack Primary: (Nickel, Copper) |
Past Producing Mine with Reserves Complete update, Deposit status changed |
| McCreedy East Mine MDI41I11NW00060 |
Levack Primary: (Copper, Nickel) |
Producing Mine Complete update |
| Company Property Name |
Township or Area (Commodity) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher Wavy LaCloche Island Depot |
McGregor Point Area (Silica flux) |
Quarry visit to the Fisher Wavy shipping depot and quarrying operation on Lacloche Island. Both Huronian Lorraine Formation quartzite and Ordovician Bobcadgeon Formation fossiliferous limestone have been quarried on this property. |
| Inventus Mining Corp. Pardo Property |
Pardo (Gold) |
Property visit to see setting of the Paleoproterozoic paleoplacer gold deposit hosted in the Mississaugi and Matinenda formations of the Huronian Supergroup. |
| LafargeHolcim Meldrum Bay Quarry |
Dawson (Metallurgical stone, aggregate) |
Quarry visit to the Meldrum Bay Quarry and shipping facility. Rock is being extracted from the Silurian Goat Island and Gasport formations for use as metallurgical rock and aggregate. |
| Odawa Stone Odawa Quarry |
Robinson (Dimension Stone) |
Quarry visit to see the Odawa Quarry on Manitoulin Island. Rock is being extracted from the Silurian Goat Island Formation for the purposes of dimension stone production. |
| Richard Daigle Daigle Property |
Hess (Nickel) |
|
| Sudbury Platinum Corp. Aer-Kidd Property |
Denison (Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Property visit to see the mineralization exposed on stripped outcrops on the Worthington Offset Dike. Exposures of sulphide mineralization in the matrix of the Amphibolite Inclusion-bearing Quartz Diorite (AIQD) phase of the dike are well exposed in these strippings. |
| Taillefer Quarries Taillefer Quarry |
Aylmer (Building Stone, Landscape Stone, Cut stone) |
Property visit to the expanded quarry to see developments on the property. Will result in a new MDI point. |
| Vale Lawson Quarry |
Whitefish Falls Area (Quartzite) |
Quarry visit to see Vale's operation at the Lawson Quarry. Quartzite of the Huronian Lorraine Formation is extracted for use as flux in Vale's smelting operations in Sudbury. |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. Parkin Offset Properties |
Parkin (Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements) |
Property visit to see the mineralization exposed by recently stripped outcrops on the Parkin Offset Dike. 7 zones of hitherto unknown sulphide mineralization in the Inclusion Quartz Diorite (IQD) have been exposed over a strike-length of approximately 350 m. |
| Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. WM-Glencore Wisner JV |
Wisner (Dimension Stone) |
Sudbury DGO is investigating the megacrystic phase of the Cartier Batholith for its potential as a dimension stone. |
For further information contact the Sudbury District Resident Geologist Office
Updated December 2015