Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI41I10SW00004
| Record Name(s) | Falconbridge - 1984 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Oct-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-13 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Selenium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Iron, Cobalt, Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Falconbridge
Latitude: 46° 34' 51.72" Longitude: -80° 47' 59.46"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 515334.978 Northing: 5158626.928 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10SW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Production began in 1930. Production numbers include Falconbridge, McKim (MDI41I11SE00007), East (MDI41I10SW00003), Mount Nickel (MDI41I10SW00011), Hardy (MDI41I11NW00009), Longvack (MDI41I11NW00003), Fecunis (MDI41I11NW00010), Boundary (MDI41I11NW00008), Onaping (MDI41I11NW00012), Stathcona (MDI41I11NW00013), and North (MDI41I11NW00015) mines.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Gersdorffite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Marcasite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Violarite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1694939 |
Silver 102464 Ounces Gold 2673 Ounces Cobalt 838058 Pounds Copper 838058 Pounds Nickel 35775249 Pounds Platinum Metals 18711 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 39628 Tons (short) |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1981 | 3043109 |
Silver 178340 Ounces Gold 4652 Ounces Cobalt 1419528 Pounds Copper 55043545 Pounds Nickel 68846031 Pounds Platinum Metals 32602 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 63597 Tons (short) |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1980 | 3268732 |
Silver 190523 Ounces Gold 4970 Ounces Cobalt 1458806 Pounds Copper 53319840 Pounds Nickel 66298547 Pounds Platinum Metals 34790 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 82523 Tons (short) |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1979 | 2749650 |
Silver 159408 Ounces Gold 4158 Ounces Cobalt 1341525 Pounds Copper 43519041 Pounds Nickel 56296983 Pounds Platinum Metals 29110 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 79997 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1978 | 2274184 |
Silver 124409 Ounces Gold 3245 Ounces Cobalt 1047109 Pounds Copper 31189037 Pounds Nickel 46849204 Pounds Platinum Metals 22719 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 27937 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1977 | 2863298 |
Silver 172985 Ounces Gold 4513 Ounces Cobalt 1392088 Pounds Copper 39083077 Pounds Nickel 68214927 Pounds Platinum Metals 31589 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1976 | 3223325 |
Silver 167557 Ounces Gold 4371 Ounces Cobalt 1299324 Pounds Copper 38113738 Pounds Iron 2240 Tons (short) Nickel 63003536 Pounds Platinum Metals 30597 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1975 | 3032555 |
Silver 159047 Ounces Gold 4149 Ounces Cobalt 1294867 Pounds Copper 34609552 Pounds Nickel 57377571 Pounds Platinum Metals 29043 Ounces Selenium 68000 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1974 | 4343268 |
Silver 219885 Ounces Gold 5736 Ounces Cobalt 1705319 Pounds Copper 49434912 Pounds Nickel 80850114 Pounds Platinum Metals 40152 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1973 | 4292897 |
Silver 222194 Ounces Gold 5796 Ounces Cobalt 1655384 Pounds Copper 52383790 Pounds Iron 4453 Tons (short) Nickel 80272018 Pounds Platinum Metals 40575 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 5861 Tons (short) |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1972 | 4190980 |
Silver 226789 Ounces Gold 5916 Ounces Cobalt 1654000 Pounds Copper 53441006 Pounds Iron 20751 Tons (short) Nickel 80640271 Pounds Platinum Metals 41413 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 48628 Tons (short) |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1971 | 4692511 |
Silver 247659 Ounces Gold 6461 Ounces Cobalt 1928704 Pounds Copper 59049285 Pounds Iron 91627 Tons (short) Nickel 89842622 Pounds Platinum Metals 45223 Ounces Sulphur/Pyrite 43919 Tons (short) |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1970 | 4633646 |
Silver 242655 Ounces Gold 6330 Ounces Cobalt 2017111 Pounds Copper 59220007 Pounds Iron 70769 Tons (short) Nickel 91969671 Pounds Platinum Metals 44310 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1969 | 3117106 |
Silver 177461 Ounces Gold 4629 Ounces Cobalt 1490476 Pounds Copper 59220007 Pounds Iron 49630 Tons (short) Nickel 91969671 Pounds Platinum Metals 32371 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1968 | 3213691 |
Silver 186652 Ounces Gold 4869 Ounces Cobalt 1506144 Pounds Copper 42132056 Pounds Iron 74705 Tons (short) Nickel 73746382 Pounds Platinum Metals 34083 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1967 | 2220064 |
Silver 150070 Ounces Gold 3915 Ounces Cobalt 1263259 Pounds Copper 30644491 Pounds Iron 72771 Tons (short) Nickel 59714764 Pounds Platinum Metals 17616 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | |
| 1966 | 1907583 |
Silver 150077 Ounces Gold 3867 Ounces Cobalt 1294725 Pounds Copper 29947731 Pounds Iron 100812 Tons (short) Iridium 1376 Ounces Nickel 58087761 Pounds Palladium 9503 Ounces Platinum 10158 Ounces Rhodium 4063 Ounces Ruthenium 2753 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (781,551 t), East (298,942 t), Hardy (123,616 t), Boundary (255,355 t), Onaping (113,004 t), Fecunis (333,172 t), North (149,292 t) and Strathcona (47,818 t) |
| 1965 | 2124320 |
Silver 157048 Ounces Gold 4046 Ounces Cobalt 1338797 Pounds Copper 32473972 Pounds Iron 101185 Tons (short) Iridium 1440 Ounces Nickel 63383381 Pounds Palladium 9944 Ounces Platinum 10630 Ounces Rhodium 4212 Ounces Ruthenium 2880 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (842,233 t), East (270,167 t), Hardy (134,303 t), Boundary (275,853 t), Onaping (142,529 t), Fecunis (549,367 t), North (106,170 t) and Strathcona (21,039 t) |
| 1964 | 1769802 |
Silver 124507 Ounces Gold 3207 Ounces Cobalt 1011296 Pounds Copper 25412985 Pounds Iron 79364 Tons (short) Iridium 1142 Ounces Nickel 51479786 Pounds Palladium 7884 Ounces Platinum 11701 Ounces Rhodium 3371 Ounces Ruthenium 2283 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (749,055 t), East (132,539 t), Hardy (98,929 t), Boundary (236,460 t), Onaping (163,736 t), Fecunis (568,346 t), North (177 t) and Strathcona (1,630 t) |
| 1963 | 1925734 |
Silver 142083 Ounces Gold 3660 Ounces Cobalt 1114709 Pounds Copper 29113833 Pounds Iron 63908 Tons (short) Iridium 1303 Ounces Nickel 58673533 Pounds Palladium 8996 Ounces Platinum 9617 Ounces Rhodium 3846 Ounces Ruthenium 2606 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (666,917 t), East (217,350 t), Hardy (134,180 t), Boundary (254,823 t), Onaping (157,464 t), Fecunis (674,834 t), and Strathcona (17,190 t) |
| 1962 | 2174792 |
Silver 120695 Ounces Gold 5153 Ounces Cobalt 1270944 Pounds Copper 33842793 Pounds Iron 12741 Tons (short) Iridium 1153 Ounces Nickel 64089602 Pounds Palladium 10171 Ounces Platinum 9493 Ounces Rhodium 3322 Ounces Ruthenium 2644 Ounces Selenium 32000 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (705,367 t), East (315,718 t), Hardy (231,932 t), Boundary (201,215 t), Onaping (170,604 t), Fecunis (771,452 t), and Strathcona (1,009 t) |
| 1961 | 2222456 |
Silver 124553 Ounces Gold 5318 Ounces Cobalt 1179985 Pounds Copper 36986986 Pounds Iridium 1190 Ounces Nickel 65105302 Pounds Palladium 10496 Ounces Platinum 9796 Ounces Rhodium 3429 Ounces Ruthenium 2729 Ounces Selenium 36000 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (763,646 t), East (280,919 t), McKim (112,657 t), Hardy (342,337 t), Fecunis (751,394 t), Longvack (69,406 t), Boundary (57,467 t), and Onaping (72,012 t) |
| 1960 | 2218378 |
Silver 104010 Ounces Gold 4799 Ounces Cobalt 1156518 Pounds Copper 36353165 Pounds Iridium 2052 Ounces Nickel 69159255 Pounds Palladium 19243 Ounces Platinum 10962 Ounces Rhodium 3421 Ounces Ruthenium 2737 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (670,445 t), East (272,307 t), McKim (107,820 t), Hardy (381,622 t), Fecunis (752,939 t), Longvack (240,795 t), Boundary (867 t), and Onaping (18,548 t) |
| 1959 | 2099714 |
Silver 102060 Ounces Gold 3757 Ounces Cobalt 917607 Pounds Copper 33260006 Pounds Iridium 1252 Ounces Nickel 57688626 Pounds Palladium 12885 Ounces Platinum 9167 Ounces Rhodium 2505 Ounces Ruthenium 1878 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (657,531 t), East (263,743 t), McKim (92,901 t), Hardy (407,623 t), Fecunis (552,955 t), Longvack (329,000 t), Boundary (363 t), and Onaping (10,422 t) |
| 1958 | 1891498 |
Silver 96743 Ounces Gold 3742 Ounces Cobalt 693854 Pounds Copper 29682146 Pounds Iridium 1069 Ounces Nickel 51144399 Pounds Palladium 9267 Ounces Platinum 7643 Ounces Rhodium 2138 Ounces Ruthenium 1604 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (702,046 t), East (294,477 t), McKim (113,263 t), Hardy (367,143 t), Fecunis (235,099 t), Longvack (367,843 t), Boundary (4,239 t), and Onaping (909 t) |
| 1957 | 1819032 |
Silver 109290 Ounces Gold 3514 Ounces Cobalt 728670 Pounds Copper 27717149 Pounds Iridium 1019 Ounces Nickel 47796888 Pounds Palladium 7028 Ounces Platinum 7283 Ounces Rhodium 1884 Ounces Ruthenium 2394 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (636,522 t), East (304,159 t), McKim (120,968 t), Mount Nickel (94,187 t), Hardy (469,799 t), Fecunis (177,312 t), Longvack (200,253 t), and Boundary (1,939 t) |
| 1956 | 1665502 |
Silver 115300 Ounces Gold 3253 Ounces Cobalt 672737 Pounds Copper 24821969 Pounds Iridium 1005 Ounces Nickel 42534687 Pounds Palladium 7176 Ounces Platinum 7176 Ounces Rhodium 1722 Ounces Ruthenium 2201 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (659,648 t), East (304,754 t), McKim (196,807 t), Mount Nickel (108,073 t), Hardy (443,685 t), Boundary (2,775 t), Fecunis (13,045 t) and Longvack (107,114 t) |
| 1955 | 1525772 |
Silver 104145 Ounces Gold 6966 Ounces Copper 21290712 Pounds Iridium 349 Ounces Nickel 37357523 Pounds Palladium 9503 Ounces Platinum 8234 Ounces Rhodium 2877 Ounces Ruthenium 1962 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (703,482 t), East (219,773 t), McKim (289,224 t), Mount Nickel (113,633 t), Hardy (333,929 t), Fecunis (939 t) and Longvack (20,895 t) |
| 1954 | 1278189 |
Silver 86908 Ounces Gold 5134 Ounces Copper 18002892 Pounds Iridium 246 Ounces Nickel 34797847 Pounds Palladium 11485 Ounces Platinum 7732 Ounces Rhodium 2624 Ounces Ruthenium 1541 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (780,175 t), East (91,656 t), McKim (292,484 t), Mount Nickel (76,529 t), Hardy (167,817 t), and Longvack (301 t) |
| 1953 | 1055951 |
Silver 89335 Ounces Gold 3898 Ounces Copper 14199349 Pounds Iridium 520 Ounces Nickel 27278314 Pounds Palladium 8121 Ounces Platinum 6172 Ounces Rhodium 1462 Ounces Ruthenium 1494 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (839,618 t), East (40,823 t), McKim (263,612 t), Mount Nickel (2,895 t), and Hardy (17,038 t) |
| 1952 | 1011194 |
Silver 77402 Ounces Gold 3002 Ounces Copper 16121238 Pounds Iridium 706 Ounces Nickel 30210138 Pounds Palladium 3973 Ounces Platinum 3944 Ounces Rhodium 1589 Ounces Ruthenium 1354 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (888,082 t) and McKim (226,568 t) |
| 1951 | 985316 |
Silver 60236 Ounces Gold 2433 Ounces Copper 13645958 Pounds Iridium 487 Ounces Nickel 27440842 Pounds Palladium 2317 Ounces Platinum 2942 Ounces Rhodium 996 Ounces Ruthenium 695 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (930,164 tons) and McKim (155,961 tons) |
| 1950 | 842625 |
Silver 53379 Ounces Gold 2459 Ounces Copper 14364080 Pounds Iridium 267 Ounces Nickel 20284560 Pounds Palladium 2478 Ounces Platinum 3146 Ounces Rhodium 953 Ounces Ruthenium 1125 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | Includes Falconbridge (881,838 tons) and McKim (46,997 tons) |
| 1949 | 851785 |
Silver 69403 Ounces Gold 3173 Ounces Copper 14334080 Pounds Iridium 644 Ounces Nickel 26365955 Pounds Palladium 3421 Ounces Platinum 4982 Ounces Rhodium 892 Ounces Ruthenium 1239 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 938932 tons hoisted |
| 1948 | 745057 |
Silver 47441 Ounces Gold 1861 Ounces Copper 9914459 Pounds Iridium 318 Ounces Nickel 17639777 Pounds Palladium 1794 Ounces Platinum 2448 Ounces Rhodium 603 Ounces Ruthenium 804 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 821284 tons hoisted |
| 1947 | 663120 |
Silver 34464 Ounces Gold 1850 Ounces Copper 10418244 Pounds Iridium 272 Ounces Nickel 19649430 Pounds Palladium 1904 Ounces Platinum 2775 Ounces Rhodium 290 Ounces Ruthenium 326 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 730965 tons hoisted |
| 1946 | 442812 |
Silver 32273 Ounces Gold 1377 Ounces Copper 7757277 Pounds Iridium 297 Ounces Nickel 14538405 Pounds Palladium 1188 Ounces Platinum 1728 Ounces Rhodium 554 Ounces Ruthenium 527 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 488117 tons hoisted |
| 1945 | 649450 |
Silver 7154 Ounces Gold 313 Ounces Copper 8581414 Pounds Iridium 29 Ounces Nickel 16664696 Pounds Palladium 201 Ounces Platinum 507 Ounces Rhodium 291 Ounces Ruthenium 82 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 715896 tons hoisted |
| 1944 | 752412 |
Copper 12728665 Pounds Nickel 24021276 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 829392 tons hoisted |
| 1943 | 732825 |
Copper 12106317 Pounds Nickel 23211703 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 807801 tons hoisted |
| 1942 | 705136 |
Copper 11337432 Pounds Nickel 21686831 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 777279 tons hoisted |
| 1941 | 617297 |
Copper 10221221 Pounds Nickel 19911837 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 680453 tons hoisted |
| 1940 | 434377 |
Silver 11747 Ounces Gold 288 Ounces Copper 2663889 Pounds Iridium 2 Ounces Nickel 4987053 Pounds Palladium 306 Ounces Platinum 381 Ounces Rhodium 9 Ounces Ruthenium 22 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 478818 tons hoisted |
| 1939 | 523265 |
Silver 40725 Ounces Gold 1256 Ounces Copper 9299020 Pounds Iridium 365 Ounces Nickel 18299465 Pounds Palladium 753 Ounces Platinum 2227 Ounces Rhodium 610 Ounces Ruthenium 691 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 576801 tons hoisted |
| 1938 | 445372 |
Silver 17358 Ounces Gold 1311 Ounces Copper 8189579 Pounds Iridium 414 Ounces Nickel 15976865 Pounds Palladium 722 Ounces Platinum 1874 Ounces Rhodium 554 Ounces Ruthenium 682 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 490938 tons hoisted |
| 1937 | 397918 |
Silver 21297 Ounces Gold 993 Ounces Copper 6843191 Pounds Iridium 369 Ounces Nickel 14357566 Pounds Palladium 704 Ounces Platinum 1758 Ounces Rhodium 582 Ounces Ruthenium 546 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 438629 tons hoisted |
| 1936 | 297360 |
Silver 15812 Ounces Gold 971 Ounces Copper 5273256 Pounds Iridium 194 Ounces Nickel 11328679 Pounds Palladium 458 Ounces Platinum 1293 Ounces Rhodium 327 Ounces Ruthenium 328 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 327783 tons hoisted |
| 1935 | 274276 |
Silver 3900 Ounces Gold 241 Ounces Copper 5199304 Pounds Nickel 11301631 Pounds Palladium 20 Ounces Platinum 308 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 302337 tons hoisted |
| 1934 | 192773 |
Silver 12484 Ounces Gold 563 Ounces Copper 4856258 Pounds Iridium 5289 Ounces Nickel 10311690 Pounds Palladium 350 Ounces Platinum 868 Ounces Rhodium 201 Ounces Ruthenium 211 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 212496 tons hoisted |
| 1933 | 179484 |
Silver 18308 Ounces Gold 633 Ounces Copper 4247815 Pounds Iridium 173 Ounces Nickel 9443731 Pounds Palladium 577 Ounces Platinum 908 Ounces Rhodium 294 Ounces Ruthenium 248 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 197847 tons hoisted |
| 1932 | 144762 |
Silver 10964 Ounces Gold 396 Ounces Copper 2398042 Pounds Iridium 141 Ounces Nickel 5817053 Pounds Palladium 231 Ounces Platinum 1071 Ounces Rhodium 288 Ounces Ruthenium 273 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 159573 tons hoisted |
| 1931 | 99644 |
Copper 1961545 Pounds Nickel 4886457 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 109839 tons hoisted |
| 1930 | 76141 |
Copper 1311939 Pounds Nickel 3029489 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 83931 tons hoisted |
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:
Book - FALCONBRIDGE, P1
Publication Number: N MINER Date: 1984
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Northern Miner Magazine
Map - Sudbury data series, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2447 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Falconbridge Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P3067 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1987
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Sudbury nickel field restudied
Publication Number: ARV43-02 Page: 39-40 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G., Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Falconbridge Township
Publication Number: ARV66-06 Page: 22-32 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 266-267 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Falconbridge Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF386 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Sudbury Resident Geologist District Office