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MDI41I06NE00002
| Record Name(s) | Copper Cliff North - 1886, Clarabelle-Copper Cliff North - 1961 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1984-Nov-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Dec-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Tellurium, Sulphur/Pyrite, Selenium, Platinum Metals, Iron, Cobalt, Gold, Arsenic, Silver
Township or Area: McKim
Latitude: 46° 29' 32.28" Longitude: -81° 4' 3.93"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 494799.998 Northing: 5148750.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NE
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1880: discovered. 1887: production began. Production information captured in Copper Cliff No. 1 (MDI41I06NE00003).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 748000 |
Copper 10098 Tonnes Nickel 8751 Tonnes |
OFR6411, p.5 | Contained commodity is calcuated from grade percentages. Vale Reported Nickel at 1.17%, Copper at 1.35% |
| 2022 | 468000 |
Copper 7389 Tonnes Nickel 5896 Tonnes |
OFR6403, p.6 | Contained commodity is calcuated from grade percentages. Vale Reported Nickel at 1.26%, Copper at 1.579% |
| 2020 | 580000 |
Copper 8642 Tonnes Nickel 7540 Tonnes |
OFR6385, p.5 | Contained commodity is calcuated from grade percentages. Vale Reported Nickel at 1.30%, Copper at 1.49% |
| 2019 | 644000 |
Copper 11076 Tonnes Nickel 8887 Tonnes |
OFR6375, p.5 | Contained commodity is calcuated from grade percentages. Vale Reported Nickel at 1.38%, Copper at 1.72% |
| 2018 | 746000 |
Copper 12831 Tonnes Nickel 10294 Tonnes |
OFR6367, p.4 | Contained commodity is calcuated from grade percentages. Vale Reported Nickel at 1.38%, Copper at 1.72% |
| 2017 | 3000000 |
Cobalt 840 Tonnes Copper 98300 Tonnes Nickel 61900 Tonnes |
OFR6340, p.5-6 | Production tonnage not given (estimated), only commodity production provided. Production includes Creighton, Garson, and Totten Mines |
| 2016 | 3000000 |
Cobalt 822 Tonnes Copper 121600 Tonnes Nickel 80400 Tonnes |
OFR6340, p.5-6 | Production tonnage not given (estimated), only commodity production provided. Production includes Creighton, Garson, and Totten Mines |
| 2015 | 3000000 |
Cobalt 479 Tonnes Copper 67000 Tonnes Nickel 41400 Tonnes |
OFR6328, p.10 | Production tonnage not given (estimated), only commodity production provided. Production includes Creighton, Garson, and Totten Mines |
Map - Cartier sheet, districts of Sudbury and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0287 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Ogden, Deloro and Shaw townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5012 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury-Cobalt, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: M2361 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1977
Author: Card K.D., Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Northern Miner 83-10-27, INCO, p. 12
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1983
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Book - Northern Miner 84-08-16, Push, p. B8
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1984
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Part - The Sudbury nickel field
Publication Number: ARV14-03 Page: 40-41 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Sudbury-Manitoulin area, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin
Publication Number: R166 Page: Chart A Date: 1978
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Sudbury MDI record Snider Township
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Sudbury RGP
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