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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI41I06NE00003

Record: MDI41I06NE00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Copper Cliff No. 1 - 1887, Canadian Copper No. 1 - 1887
Related Record Type Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1980-Jan-18
Date Last Modified 2023-Sep-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Snider

Latitude: 46° 28' 12.14"    Longitude: -81° 4' 33.54"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 494166.408   Northing: 5146277.109    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I06NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

In production 1887. Production values include Mond (MDI41I06NW00014), Alexo (MDI42A10NW00002), Frood (MDI41I11SE00005), Garson (MDI41I10SW00006), Levack (MDI41I11NW00006), Creighton (MDI41I06NE00005), Murray (MDI41I11SE00006), Victor (MDI41I10NW00005), Clarabelle (MDI41I06NE00002), Ellen (MDI41I06NW00015), Crean Hill (MDI41I06NW00016), MacLennan (MDI41I10NW00004), and Totten (MDI41I06NW00004) mines.


Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sudbury Structure

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10PentlanditeEconomicOre
15PyrrhotiteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1992 9135350 Silver 35000 Kilograms
Gold 1842 Kilograms
Copper 97800 Tonnes
Nickel 94320 Tonnes
Scanned historical production file
1991 10353700 Silver 39750 Kilograms
Gold 2052 Kilograms
Copper 101750 Tonnes
Nickel 98711 Tonnes
Scanned historical production file
1990 10653070 Silver 40781 Kilograms
Gold 2126 Kilograms
Copper 103381 Tonnes
Nickel 102105 Tonnes
Scanned historical production file
1989 11582209 Silver 52951 Kilograms
Gold 2623 Kilograms
Copper 111039 Tonnes
Nickel 107416 Tonnes
Scanned historical production file
1988 10000000 Silver 64000 Kilograms
Gold 2790000 Grams
Cobalt 1944000 Kilograms
Copper 137294000 Kilograms
Nickel 128626000 Kilograms
Platinum Metals 11000 Kilograms
Total Sudbury District Production (Inco and Falconbridge combined). No tonnage reported, so an estimate of 10,000,000 t was used.
1987 10000000 Silver 53000 Kilograms
Gold 2016000 Grams
Cobalt 2039000 Kilograms
Copper 134430000 Kilograms
Nickel 130171000 Kilograms
Platinum Metals 10000 Kilograms
Sulphur/Pyrite 256000 Tonnes
Total Sudbury District Production (Inco and Falconbridge combined). No tonnage reported, so an estimate of 10,000,000 t was used.
1986 10000000 Silver 45000 Kilograms
Gold 1829000 Grams
Cobalt 2012000 Kilograms
Copper 138359000 Kilograms
Iron 1028000 Tonnes
Nickel 121851000 Kilograms
Platinum Metals 11000 Kilograms
Selenium 34000 Kilograms
Sulphur/Pyrite 262000 Tonnes
Tellurium 10000 Kilograms
Total Sudbury District Production (Inco and Falconbridge combined). No tonnage reported, so an estimate of 10,000,000 t was used.
1985 10000000 Silver 98525 Kilograms
Gold 1760367 Grams
Cobalt 1731269 Kilograms
Copper 144156197 Kilograms
Iron 1017194 Tonnes
Nickel 131034865 Kilograms
Platinum Metals 11594 Kilograms
Selenium 38708 Kilograms
Sulphur/Pyrite 239109 Tonnes
Tellurium 4804 Kilograms
Total Sudbury District Production (Inco and Falconbridge combined). No tonnage reported, so an estimate of 10,000,000 t was used.
1984 10000000 Silver 96853 Kilograms
Gold 1798336 Grams
Cobalt 1614435 Kilograms
Copper 150197838 Kilograms
Iron 1214515 Tonnes
Nickel 132442247 Kilograms
Platinum Metals 10245 Kilograms
Selenium 39862 Kilograms
Sulphur/Pyrite 258787 Tonnes
Tellurium 5530 Kilograms
Total Sudbury District Production (Inco and Falconbridge combined). No tonnage reported, so an estimate of 10,000,000 t was used.
1983 10000000 Silver 59489 Kilograms
Gold 949773 Grams
Cobalt 1024768 Kilograms
Copper 97516984 Kilograms
Iron 929144 Tonnes
Nickel 88291560 Kilograms
Platinum Metals 6964 Kilograms
Selenium 17096 Kilograms
Sulphur/Pyrite 169222 Tonnes
Tellurium 1264 Kilograms
Total Sudbury District Production (Inco and Falconbridge combined). No tonnage reported, so an estimate of 10,000,000 t was used.
1982 4399583 Silver 990463 Ounces
Gold 29284 Ounces
Cobalt 1292235 Pounds
Copper 100947450 Pounds
Iron 61665 Tons (short)
Nickel 105204570 Pounds
Platinum Metals 207145 Ounces
Selenium 55200 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 128848 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6268 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1981 10163793 Silver 1483166 Ounces
Gold 55760 Ounces
Cobalt 2617840 Pounds
Copper 245423299 Pounds
Iron 56305 Tons (short)
Nickel 224311912 Pounds
Platinum Metals 344751 Ounces
Selenium 63000 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 280115 Tons (short)
Tellurium 9800 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1980 11697481 Silver 1500388 Ounces
Gold 50659 Ounces
Cobalt 2258073 Pounds
Copper 269783291 Pounds
Iron 55603 Tons (short)
Nickel 254658583 Pounds
Platinum Metals 363677 Ounces
Selenium 95000 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 352830 Tons (short)
Tellurium 10816 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1979 5906421 Silver 769733 Ounces
Gold 20562 Ounces
Cobalt 1475850 Pounds
Copper 141202299 Pounds
Iron 185988 Tons (short)
Nickel 138626787 Pounds
Platinum Metals 156149 Ounces
Selenium 40400 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 112423 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6900 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1978 7766836 Silver 991282 Ounces
Gold 47264 Ounces
Cobalt 944206 Pounds
Copper 186961640 Pounds
Iron 397705 Tons (short)
Nickel 157523418 Pounds
Platinum Metals 315108 Ounces
Selenium 69403 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 214325 Tons (short)
Tellurium 11700 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1977 16305641 Silver 1668654 Ounces
Gold 45227 Ounces
Cobalt 1390932 Pounds
Copper 324509008 Pounds
Iron 715049 Tons (short)
Nickel 324168207 Pounds
Platinum Metals 425964 Ounces
Selenium 117174 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 336048 Tons (short)
Tellurium 17802 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1976 16715279 Silver 1508305 Ounces
Gold 42527 Ounces
Cobalt 1228269 Pounds
Copper 323172908 Pounds
Iron 533979 Tons (short)
Nickel 343758933 Pounds
Platinum Metals 384034 Ounces
Selenium 108400 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 314925 Tons (short)
Tellurium 15500 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1975 17417405 Silver 1504937 Ounces
Gold 41493 Ounces
Cobalt 1098519 Pounds
Copper 320752459 Pounds
Iron 570330 Tons (short)
Nickel 331721126 Pounds
Platinum Metals 370176 Ounces
Selenium 107700 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 296935 Tons (short)
Tellurium 15286 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1974 18244669 Silver 1756847 Ounces
Gold 45732 Ounces
Cobalt 1061860 Pounds
Copper 366237130 Pounds
Iron 652975 Tons (short)
Nickel 374843355 Pounds
Platinum Metals 344466 Ounces
Selenium 128504 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 314062 Tons (short)
Tellurium 19468 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1973 16202259 Silver 1533539 Ounces
Gold 42602 Ounces
Cobalt 872913 Pounds
Copper 325671326 Pounds
Iron 699000 Tons (short)
Platinum Metals 312334 Ounces
Selenium 94950 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 298593 Tons (short)
Tellurium 15346 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1972 16418739 Silver 1825235 Ounces
Gold 48811 Ounces
Cobalt 939746 Pounds
Copper 314129178 Pounds
Iron 782454 Tons (short)
Nickel 297585830 Pounds
Platinum Metals 361010 Ounces
Selenium 108783 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 259150 Tons (short)
Tellurium 8327 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1971 23224011 Silver 1717707 Ounces
Gold 54825 Ounces
Cobalt 1582506 Pounds
Copper 332378175 Pounds
Iron 890973 Tons (short)
Nickel 340516461 Pounds
Platinum Metals 429946 Ounces
Selenium 128000 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 285889 Tons (short)
Tellurium 8100 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1970 24313012 Silver 1798066 Ounces
Gold 43810 Ounces
Cobalt 1604625 Pounds
Copper 339624904 Pounds
Iron 727634 Tons (short)
Nickel 355390977 Pounds
Platinum Metals 438118 Ounces
Selenium 131506 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 289545 Tons (short)
Tellurium 7325 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1969 15451346 Silver 816421 Ounces
Gold 24461 Ounces
Cobalt 1013709 Pounds
Copper 215350759 Pounds
Iron 842393 Tons (short)
Nickel 222912637 Pounds
Platinum Metals 276064 Ounces
Selenium 84000 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 194974 Tons (short)
Tellurium 5610 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1968 22261181 Silver 1567348 Ounces
Gold 57318 Ounces
Cobalt 1575567 Pounds
Copper 309557289 Pounds
Iron 732550 Tons (short)
Nickel 329588603 Pounds
Platinum Metals 450766 Ounces
Selenium 127500 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 261908 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6600 Pounds
Scanned historical production file
1967 16668754 Silver 1476922 Ounces
Gold 38493 Ounces
Cobalt 1546121 Pounds
Copper 293592882 Pounds
Iron 799474 Tons (short)
Iridium 6169 Ounces
Nickel 315192255 Pounds
Palladium 183744 Ounces
Platinum 150198 Ounces
Rhodium 18505 Ounces
Ruthenium 13879 Ounces
Selenium 134800 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 195972 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6500 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (5,230,803 t), Creighton (4,831,632 t), Levack (2,095,379 t), Garson (1,110,930 t), Murray (1,514,025 t), Clarabelle (1,317,091 t), Crean Hill (1,291,807 t), MacLennan (303,137 t), Copper Cliff North (461,428 t), Totten (217,919 t)
1966 14323837 Silver 1489489 Ounces
Gold 47738 Ounces
Cobalt 1106328 Pounds
Copper 248731420 Pounds
Iron 754066 Tons (short)
Iridium 7723 Ounces
Nickel 258205804 Pounds
Palladium 166665 Ounces
Platinum 153167 Ounces
Rhodium 23168 Ounces
Ruthenium 17376 Ounces
Selenium 111000 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 127138 Tons (short)
Tellurium 9000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (4,964,399 t), Creighton (4,278,703 t), Levack (1,483,888 t), Garson (978,177 t), Murray (1,324,122 t), Clarabelle (1,238,118 t), Crean Hill (765,551 t), Ellen (213,836 t), MacLennan (178,715 t), Copper Cliff North (121,615 t), Totten (242,199 t)
1965 16298819 Silver 1602882 Ounces
Gold 49378 Ounces
Cobalt 1223858 Pounds
Copper 288400299 Pounds
Iron 995737 Tons (short)
Iridium 8026 Ounces
Nickel 315886374 Pounds
Palladium 196173 Ounces
Platinum 187685 Ounces
Rhodium 24078 Ounces
Ruthenium 18059 Ounces
Selenium 123175 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 112928 Tons (short)
Tellurium 9315 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,020,461 t), Creighton (4,770,378 t), Levack (1,671,515 t), Garson (1,133,861 t), Murray (1,937,605 t), Clarabelle (1,139,215 t), Crean Hill (782,078 t), Ellen (323,264 t), MacLennan (180,895 t), Copper Cliff North (7,095 t)
1964 13588407 Silver 1329897 Ounces
Gold 43166 Ounces
Cobalt 1119781 Pounds
Copper 258951375 Pounds
Iron 821964 Tons (short)
Iridium 6692 Ounces
Nickel 269610268 Pounds
Palladium 170914 Ounces
Platinum 137113 Ounces
Rhodium 20705 Ounces
Ruthenium 14430 Ounces
Selenium 104905 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 144200 Tons (short)
Tellurium 7900 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (4,741,402 t), Creighton (4,153,192 t), Levack (1,377,761 t), Garson (1,027,833 t), Murray (1,459,504 t), Clarabelle (1,803,733 t), Crean Hill (403,321 t), and Ellen (11,904 t)
1963 11015432 Silver 1178694 Ounces
Gold 48897 Ounces
Cobalt 986371 Pounds
Copper 217374915 Pounds
Iron 512730 Tons (short)
Iridium 5419 Ounces
Nickel 236715019 Pounds
Palladium 144847 Ounces
Platinum 150309 Ounces
Rhodium 17340 Ounces
Ruthenium 13366 Ounces
Selenium 95100 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 133003 Tons (short)
Tellurium 7705 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (3,686,362 t), Creighton (3,258,362 t), Garson (921,997 t), Levack (1,409,135 t), Murray (848,912 t), and Clarabelle (2,022,644 t)
1962 11256141 Silver 1637153 Ounces
Gold 50769 Ounces
Cobalt 1339088 Pounds
Copper 244888915 Pounds
Iron 288142 Tons (short)
Iridium 8766 Ounces
Nickel 267994988 Pounds
Palladium 179998 Ounces
Platinum 205563 Ounces
Rhodium 28050 Ounces
Ruthenium 21622 Ounces
Selenium 110915 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 94803 Tons (short)
Tellurium 7011 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (3,502,425 t), Creighton (3,439,786 t), Garson (1,096,668 t), Levack (1,707,170 t), Murray (1,093,771 t), Clarabelle (1,488,950 t), and Ellen (78,998 t)
1961 14613253 Silver 1661090 Ounces
Gold 53451 Ounces
Cobalt 1604440 Pounds
Copper 307127057 Pounds
Iron 259164 Tons (short)
Iridium 6890 Ounces
Nickel 304588719 Pounds
Palladium 176461 Ounces
Platinum 168247 Ounces
Rhodium 499525 Ounces
Ruthenium 3064394 Ounces
Selenium 128800 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 78434 Tons (short)
Tellurium 8050 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,018,133 t), Creighton (4,483,422 t), Garson (1,191,215 t), Levack (2,181,789 t), Murray (1,848,301 t), Clarabelle (73,005 t), and Ellen (312,485 t)
1960 15212130 Silver 1561304 Ounces
Gold 51866 Ounces
Cobalt 1762559 Pounds
Copper 305806880 Pounds
Iron 191710 Tons (short)
Iridium 6448 Ounces
Nickel 336889260 Pounds
Palladium 182992 Ounces
Platinum 219189 Ounces
Rhodium 20635 Ounces
Ruthenium 15906 Ounces
Selenium 144500 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 95766 Tons (short)
Tellurium 7450 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,404,710 t), Creighton (4,513,892 t), Garson (1,150,248 t), Levack (2,103,694 t), Murray (2,461,877 t), and Victor (134,077 t)
1959 13894631 Silver 1282163 Ounces
Gold 38752 Ounces
Cobalt 1363546 Pounds
Copper 279960108 Pounds
Iron 316272 Tons (short)
Iridium 4360 Ounces
Nickel 287434247 Pounds
Palladium 130123 Ounces
Platinum 141211 Ounces
Rhodium 13954 Ounces
Ruthenium 10756 Ounces
Selenium 101400 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 107690 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6900 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,368,637 t), Creighton (4,234,132 t), Levack (1,558,608 t), Garson (1,113,006 t), and Murray (2,041,821 t)
1958 8578950 Silver 1120767 Ounces
Gold 43625 Ounces
Cobalt 983352 Pounds
Copper 182742490 Pounds
Iron 279422 Tons (short)
Iridium 3699 Ounces
Nickel 200574586 Pounds
Palladium 115628 Ounces
Platinum 138449 Ounces
Rhodium 11837 Ounces
Ruthenium 9124 Ounces
Selenium 90285 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 91343 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6692 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (4,096,713 t), Creighton (2,910,277 t), Levack (831,267 t), Garson (758,028 t), and Murray (860,386 t)
1957 14559838 Silver 1465858 Ounces
Gold 39877 Ounces
Cobalt 1682434 Pounds
Copper 282943066 Pounds
Iron 264141 Tons (short)
Iridium 5751 Ounces
Nickel 304253681 Pounds
Palladium 165914 Ounces
Platinum 192282 Ounces
Rhodium 18405 Ounces
Ruthenium 14187 Ounces
Selenium 86459 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 90533 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6915 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (7,155,902 t), Creighton (4,637,951 t), Levack (1,179,588 t), Garson (1,116,210 t), and Murray (1,959,818 t)
1956 14071210 Silver 1276246 Ounces
Gold 40876 Ounces
Cobalt 1461522 Pounds
Copper 279849839 Pounds
Iron 193737 Tons (short)
Iridium 5476 Ounces
Nickel 288460123 Pounds
Palladium 114856 Ounces
Platinum 144181 Ounces
Rhodium 17521 Ounces
Ruthenium 13505 Ounces
Selenium 109456 Pounds
Sulphur/Pyrite 53481 Tons (short)
Tellurium 6305 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,872,043 t), Creighton (4,496,629 t), Levack (1,033,487 t), Garson (1,091,084 t), and Murray (2,017,606 t)
1955 12925201 Silver 1374583 Ounces
Gold 42167 Ounces
Cobalt 1479477 Pounds
Copper 265344869 Pounds
Iridium 7116 Ounces
Nickel 279664452 Pounds
Palladium 152123 Ounces
Platinum 162255 Ounces
Rhodium 22770 Ounces
Ruthenium 17552 Ounces
Selenium 94465 Pounds
Tellurium 6455 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,309,392 t), Creighton (4,174,355 t), Levack (805,114 t), Garson (1,149,441 t), and Murray (1,809,289 t)
1954 13114494 Silver 1191764 Ounces
Gold 39066 Ounces
Cobalt 905923 Pounds
Copper 257931198 Pounds
Iridium 6061 Ounces
Nickel 274798564 Pounds
Palladium 128193 Ounces
Platinum 143693 Ounces
Rhodium 19396 Ounces
Ruthenium 14951 Ounces
Selenium 94826 Pounds
Tellurium 7195 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,457,270 t), Creighton (4,197,166 t), Levack (967,357 t), Garson (1,143,019 t), and Murray (1,691,442 t)
1953 12398583 Silver 1165302 Ounces
Gold 35828 Ounces
Cobalt 1049641 Pounds
Copper 242442554 Pounds
Iridium 5228 Ounces
Nickel 255677457 Pounds
Palladium 119568 Ounces
Platinum 131373 Ounces
Rhodium 16729 Ounces
Ruthenium 12896 Ounces
Selenium 92698 Pounds
Tellurium 4525 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,111,975 t), Creighton (3,961,758 t), Levack (983,624 t), Garson (1,079,913 t), and Murray (1,529,824 t)
1952 12018925 Silver 1153645 Ounces
Gold 40687 Ounces
Cobalt 852771 Pounds
Copper 233947326 Pounds
Iridium 5197 Ounces
Nickel 250505483 Pounds
Palladium 115595 Ounces
Platinum 118371 Ounces
Rhodium 17710 Ounces
Ruthenium 11283 Ounces
Selenium 81578 Pounds
Tellurium 5710 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,074,128 t), Creighton (3,792,961 t), Levack (981,326 t), Garson (1,017,589 t), and Murray (1,328,589 t)
1951 10704166 Silver 1067969 Ounces
Gold 37961 Ounces
Cobalt 686965 Pounds
Copper 243633528 Pounds
Iridium 5402 Ounces
Nickel 248315466 Pounds
Palladium 124391 Ounces
Platinum 150519 Ounces
Rhodium 18010 Ounces
Ruthenium 12607 Ounces
Selenium 82409 Pounds
Tellurium 6301 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,466,004 t), Creighton (1,960,662 t), Levack (1,032,470 t), Garson (1,124,819 t), and Murray (1,215,365 t)
1950 8934887 Silver 991727 Ounces
Gold 33805 Ounces
Cobalt 441235 Pounds
Copper 220039932 Pounds
Iridium 5524 Ounces
Nickel 226995756 Pounds
Palladium 107082 Ounces
Platinum 121307 Ounces
Rhodium 18412 Ounces
Ruthenium 12889 Ounces
Selenium 63709 Pounds
Tellurium 6010 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,047,327 t), Creighton (1,108,490 t), Levack (873,917 t), Garson (1,145,986 t), and Murray (673,304 t)
1949 9058143 Silver 1133586 Ounces
Gold 32575 Ounces
Cobalt 426063 Pounds
Copper 210372602 Pounds
Iridium 6183 Ounces
Nickel 230854111 Pounds
Palladium 132173 Ounces
Platinum 148709 Ounces
Rhodium 22937 Ounces
Ruthenium 14736 Ounces
Selenium 86842 Pounds
Tellurium 8726 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,244,563 t), Creighton (1,681,925 t), Levack (873,989 t), Garson (1,058,822 t), and Murray (125,592 t)
1948 9858254 Silver 1356897 Ounces
Gold 37891 Ounces
Cobalt 334630 Pounds
Copper 230460007 Pounds
Iridium 4241 Ounces
Nickel 245571770 Pounds
Palladium 114747 Ounces
Platinum 118714 Ounces
Rhodium 15730 Ounces
Ruthenium 10106 Ounces
Selenium 108989 Pounds
Tellurium 8739 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (7,071,051 t), Creighton (1,818,322 t), Levack (907,678 t), Garson (947,477 t), and Murray (123,434 t)
1947 9440751 Silver 1345488 Ounces
Gold 36722 Ounces
Copper 217442271 Pounds
Iridium 3148 Ounces
Nickel 217577367 Pounds
Palladium 85210 Ounces
Platinum 91795 Ounces
Rhodium 11679 Ounces
Ruthenium 7503 Ounces
Selenium 146406 Pounds
Tellurium 6169 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (7,246,978 t), Creighton (1,439,605 t), Levack (737,251 t), Garson (962,940 t), and Murray (19,870 t)
1946 7018286 Silver 1403984 Ounces
Gold 38072 Ounces
Copper 171663899 Pounds
Iridium 1784 Ounces
Nickel 177563189 Pounds
Palladium 90219 Ounces
Platinum 120043 Ounces
Rhodium 17942 Ounces
Ruthenium 5055 Ounces
Selenium 270606 Pounds
Tellurium 14200 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (5,823,306 t), Creighton (841,059 t), Levack (454,381 t), Garson (611,992 t), and Murray (5,596 t)
1945 9195545 Silver 1727989 Ounces
Gold 91056 Ounces
Copper 230837047 Pounds
Iridium 5233 Ounces
Nickel 228247522 Pounds
Palladium 385389 Ounces
Platinum 207727 Ounces
Rhodium 52622 Ounces
Ruthenium 14827 Ounces
Selenium 168000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (7,111,976 t), Creighton (1,550,556 t), Levack (653,674 t), Garson (781,558 t), and Murray (38,586 t)
1944 10992875 Silver 1828978 Ounces
Gold 56286 Ounces
Copper 268061927 Pounds
Iridium 646 Ounces
Nickel 250567764 Pounds
Palladium 33950 Ounces
Platinum 157523 Ounces
Rhodium 6500 Ounces
Ruthenium 1833 Ounces
Selenium 65000 Pounds
Tellurium 9900 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (8,470,338 t), Creighton (1,781,339 t), Levack (809,039 t), Garson (1,045,809 t), and Murray (11,042 t)
1943 10981969 Silver 1648888 Ounces
Gold 55776 Ounces
Copper 264768842 Pounds
Iridium 1458 Ounces
Nickel 264751842 Pounds
Palladium 105736 Ounces
Platinum 219706 Ounces
Rhodium 14675 Ounces
Ruthenium 4135 Ounces
Selenium 82000 Pounds
Tellurium 8600 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (8,515,121 t), Creighton (1,787,002 t), Levack (803,311 t) and Garson (1,000,111 t)
1942 10251976 Silver 2238177 Ounces
Gold 70861 Ounces
Copper 296551443 Pounds
Iridium 1795 Ounces
Nickel 2653493769 Pounds
Palladium 197642 Ounces
Platinum 285188 Ounces
Rhodium 18050 Ounces
Ruthenium 5086 Ounces
Selenium 76000 Pounds
Tellurium 9500 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (7,679,992 t), Creighton (1,847,502 t), Levack (980,163 t) and Garson (793,203 t)
1941 8430669 Silver 2683813 Ounces
Gold 77960 Ounces
Copper 322825053 Pounds
Iridium 866 Ounces
Nickel 262064131 Pounds
Palladium 85406 Ounces
Platinum 124257 Ounces
Rhodium 8707 Ounces
Ruthenium 2453 Ounces
Selenium 142498 Pounds
Tellurium 11453 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (6,266,944 t), Creighton (1,431,297 t), Levack (1,181,805 t) and Garson (413,773 t)
1940 7151080 Silver 2791295 Ounces
Gold 90575 Ounces
Copper 344821480 Pounds
Iridium 875 Ounces
Nickel 240225336 Pounds
Palladium 79038 Ounces
Platinum 108083 Ounces
Rhodium 8793 Ounces
Ruthenium 2476 Ounces
Selenium 136350 Pounds
Tellurium 3491 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (4,960,940 t), Creighton (1,422,611 t), Levack (1,141,840 t) and Garson (357,323 t)
1939 6598714 Silver 2455917 Ounces
Gold 75838 Ounces
Copper 318845497 Pounds
Iridium 807 Ounces
Nickel 207579825 Pounds
Palladium 121779 Ounces
Platinum 146650 Ounces
Rhodium 8112 Ounces
Ruthenium 2285 Ounces
Selenium 126930 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (4,722,563 t), Creighton (1,298,752 t), Levack (926,908 t) and Garson (325,612 t)
1938 5248332 Silver 2487771 Ounces
Gold 78911 Ounces
Copper 300517417 Pounds
Iridium 455 Ounces
Nickel 194455836 Pounds
Palladium 122210 Ounces
Platinum 159416 Ounces
Rhodium 4576 Ounces
Ruthenium 1290 Ounces
Selenium 54577 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (3,497,846 t), Creighton (1,092,155 t), Levack (814,513 t) and Garson (380,780 t)
1937 5334500 Silver 2342713 Ounces
Gold 74445 Ounces
Copper 306165318 Pounds
Iridium 349 Ounces
Nickel 210269618 Pounds
Palladium 112720 Ounces
Platinum 137597 Ounces
Rhodium 3510 Ounces
Ruthenium 989 Ounces
Selenium 116696 Pounds
Tellurium 6651 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (3,804,409 t), Creighton (1,283,046 t), Levack (399,076 t) and Garson (398,747 t)
1936 3903861 Silver 2467846 Ounces
Gold 72364 Ounces
Copper 282365564 Pounds
Iridium 221 Ounces
Nickel 158041821 Pounds
Palladium 99104 Ounces
Platinum 130175 Ounces
Rhodium 2218 Ounces
Ruthenium 625 Ounces
Selenium 106300 Pounds
Tellurium 10197 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (3,408,956 t), Creighton (890,373 t), and Garson (3,940 t)
1935 3068471 Silver 2239846 Ounces
Gold 68783 Ounces
Copper 246785028 Pounds
Iridium 207 Ounces
Nickel 126978589 Pounds
Palladium 81883 Ounces
Platinum 105027 Ounces
Rhodium 2077 Ounces
Ruthenium 585 Ounces
Selenium 75363 Pounds
Tellurium 14275 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (2,875,599 t) and Creighton (506,810 t)
1934 2441066 Silver 1809809 Ounces
Gold 59807 Ounces
Copper 200178536 Pounds
Nickel 118205264 Pounds
Palladium 83035 Ounces
Platinum 115309 Ounces
Selenium 51574 Pounds
Tellurium 5130 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (1,868,186 t) and Creighton (822,628 t)
1933 1212035 Silver 1008062 Ounces
Gold 36350 Pounds
Copper 141195435 Pounds
Iridium 197 Ounces
Nickel 73675731 Pounds
Palladium 26985 Ounces
Platinum 23838 Ounces
Rhodium 1978 Ounces
Ruthenium 557 Ounces
Selenium 26090 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (952,725 t) and Creighton (383,315 t)
1932 604610 Silver 652831 Ounces
Gold 22279 Ounces
Copper 74616753 Pounds
Iridium 517 Ounces
Nickel 24444372 Pounds
Palladium 29496 Ounces
Platinum 26213 Ounces
Rhodium 5201 Ounces
Ruthenium 1466 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (513,590 t), Creighton (96,850 t), and Garson (56,028 t)
1931 1433673 Silver 822971 Ounces
Gold 23381 Ounces
Copper 110850023 Pounds
Iridium 546 Ounces
Nickel 60684866 Pounds
Palladium 39313 Ounces
Platinum 44725 Ounces
Rhodium 5510 Ounces
Ruthenium 1549 Ounces
Selenium 16899 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (1,068,978 t), Creighton (301,393 t), and Garson (209,983 t)
1930 1853481 Silver 1067092 Ounces
Gold 22862 Ounces
Copper 125332786 Pounds
Iridium 298 Ounces
Nickel 101858111 Pounds
Palladium 29893 Ounces
Platinum 33996 Ounces
Rhodium 2992 Ounces
Ruthenium 843 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (902,531 t), Creighton (861,770 t), Garson (277,500 t), and Levack (1,311 t)
1929 174098 Silver 429541 Ounces
Gold 7802 Ounces
Copper 87733945 Pounds
Iridium 497 Ounces
Nickel 113241055 Pounds
Palladium 12231 Ounces
Platinum 12474 Ounces
Rhodium 3037 Ounces
Ruthenium 1376 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (199,853 t), Creighton (1,177,323 t), Garson (246,049 t), and Levack (368,686 t)
1928 1322594 Silver 222942 Ounces
Gold 3850 Ounces
Copper 68052064 Pounds
Iridium 242 Ounces
Nickel 99301459 Pounds
Palladium 11389 Ounces
Platinum 10452 Ounces
Rhodium 895 Ounces
Ruthenium 561 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Frood (11,412 t), Garson (235,275 t), Levack (360,681 t), and Creighton (850,542 t)
1927 1184708 Silver 188180 Ounces
Gold 4866 Ounces
Copper 45025199 Pounds
Iridium 45 Ounces
Nickel 66599248 Pounds
Palladium 11247 Ounces
Platinum 11217 Ounces
Rhodium 222 Ounces
Ruthenium 31 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (573,383 t) and Creighton (732,534 t)
1926 1199344 Silver 151699 Ounces
Gold 4447 Ounces
Copper 40905171 Pounds
Iridium 14 Ounces
Nickel 65548192 Pounds
Palladium 9790 Ounces
Platinum 9471 Ounces
Rhodium 204 Ounces
Ruthenium 16 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (630,390 t) and Inco (691,660 t)
1925 1147360 Silver 134390 Ounces
Gold 4016 Ounces
Copper 39217367 Pounds
Nickel 73277534 Pounds
Palladium 7856 Ounces
Platinum 8692 Ounces
Ruthenium 432 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (615,733 t) and Inco (649,015 t)
1924 1038223 Silver 114991 Ounces
Gold 3870 Ounces
Copper 32269093 Pounds
Nickel 56452185 Pounds
Palladium 7828 Ounces
Platinum 8273 Ounces
Rhodium 295 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (515,688 t) and Inco (628,757 t)
1923 888819 Silver 93626 Ounces
Gold 3218 Ounces
Copper 26354913 Pounds
Nickel 50786773 Pounds
Palladium 7074 Ounces
Platinum 5824 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (328,524 t) and Inco (651,231 t)
1922 235477 Silver 50239 Ounces
Gold 2094 Ounces
Copper 19802765 Pounds
Nickel 30296445 Pounds
Palladium 6862 Ounces
Platinum 4802 Ounces
Rhodium 124 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (203,589 t) and Inco (55,980 t)
1921 197065 Silver 50341 Ounces
Gold 4537 Ounces
Copper 9461084 Pounds
Nickel 14925455 Pounds
Palladium 7729 Ounces
Platinum 5412 Ounces
Rhodium 277 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (162,756 t) and Inco (54,471 t)
1920 837646 Silver 119839 Ounces
Gold 1261 Ounces
Copper 29212437 Pounds
Nickel 55458530 Pounds
Palladium 10199 Ounces
Platinum 8345 Ounces
Rhodium 522 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (134,290 t) and Inco (789,056 t)
1919 512882 Silver 56260 Ounces
Gold 966 Ounces
Copper 24325479 Pounds
Iridium 77 Ounces
Nickel 42917417 Pounds
Palladium 1035 Ounces
Platinum 431 Ounces
Rhodium 227 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (203,083 t), Alexo (2,516 t), and Inco (359,756 t)
1918 1490541 Silver 2704 Ounces
Gold 58 Ounces
Copper 46966187 Pounds
Nickel 91772107 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (382,913 t), Alexo (8,618 t), and Cons. Copper (290,785 t)
1917 1366972 Gold 59 Ounces
Copper 42390000 Pounds
Nickel 83534000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (361,335 t), Alexo (5,864 t), and Cons. Copper (1,139,629 t)
1916 1419340 Copper 44858737 Pounds
Nickel 82597114 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (211,079 t), Alexo (8,288 t), and Cons. Copper (1,227,187 t)
1915 1215013 Copper 39216000 Pounds
Nickel 68078000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (373,713 t), Alexo (11,922 t), and Cons. Copper (953,686 t)
1914 907516 Copper 28896000 Pounds
Nickel 45518000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (348,074 t), Alexo (7,983 t), and Cons. Copper (644,308 t)
1913 711865 Copper 25876000 Pounds
Nickel 49676000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (163,826 t), Alexo (4,596 t), and Cons. Copper (784,697 t)
1912 669254 Silver 459248 Ounces
Gold 15673 Ounces
Copper 22232000 Pounds
Nickel 44842000 Pounds
Palladium 4216 Ounces
Platinum 2366 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (117,568 t), Alexo (1,862 t), and Cons. Copper (618,296 t)
1911 555661 Copper 17932000 Pounds
Nickel 34098000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Mond (163,352 t), and Cons. Copper (449,159 t)
1910 591840 Copper 19260000 Pounds
Nickel 27282000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (508,404 t) and Mond (143,988 t)
1909 409950 Copper 15746000 Pounds
Nickel 26282000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (349,300 t) and Mond (102,592 t)
1908 371539 Copper 15003000 Pounds
Nickel 19126000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (340,563 t) and Mond (68,988 t)
1907 319253 Copper 13606000 Pounds
Nickel 21204000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (303,256 t) and Mond (48,660 t)
1906 311903 Copper 10520000 Pounds
Nickel 21552000 Pounds
Platinum 314 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (289,735 t) and Mond (54,079 t)
1905 251532 Copper 8764000 Pounds
Nickel 19006000 Pounds
Platinum 1562 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (225,001 t) and Mond (52,265 t)
1904 184511 Copper 4084000 Pounds
Nickel 9458000 Pounds
Palladium 952 Ounces
Platinum 536 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (184,960 t) and Mond (18,428 t)
1903 123407 Copper 7828000 Pounds
Nickel 13600000 Pounds
Palladium 3177 Ounces
Platinum 1710 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (126,042 t) and Mond (9,991 t)
1902 199311 Copper 7836000 Pounds
Nickel 11298000 Pounds
Palladium 4411 Ounces
Platinum 2375 Ounces
Scanned historical production file Includes Cons. Copper (181,158 t) and Mond (38,543 t)
1901 296600 Copper 8394000 Pounds
Nickel 8882000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 326,945 tons hoisted
1900 182067 Copper 6728000 Pounds
Nickel 7080000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 200,695 tons hoisted
1899 167437 Copper 5668000 Pounds
Nickel 5744000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 184,568 tons hoisted
1898 112418 Copper 8373500 Pounds
Nickel 5567500 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 123,920 tons hoisted
1897 84509 Copper 5500000 Pounds
Nickel 3998000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 93,155 tons hoisted
1896 98971 Copper 3736000 Pounds
Nickel 3897000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 109,097 tons hoisted
1895 68437 Copper 4731000 Pounds
Nickel 4631500 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 75,439 tons hoisted
1894 101638 Copper 5496000 Pounds
Nickel 5141000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 112,037 tons hoisted
1893 58099 Copper 2862000 Pounds
Nickel 3306000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 64,043 tons hoisted
1892 65634 Copper 3872000 Pounds
Nickel 4164000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 72,349 tons hoisted
1891 77827 Copper 4024000 Pounds
Nickel 1310000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 85,790 tons hoisted
1890 118186 Copper 3322000 Pounds
Nickel 3560000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 130,278 tons hoisted
1889 90719 Copper 4480000 Pounds
Nickel 4800000 Pounds
Scanned historical production file 100,000 tons hoisted

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Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

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Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


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Author: Coleman A.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


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Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 268-9  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

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:


MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R161 Page: Chart A  Date: 1978

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


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Publication Number: M2491 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1984

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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