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MDI41I10SW00006
| Record Name(s) | Garson - 1907 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1984-Nov-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Tellurium, Sulphur/Pyrite, Selenium, Platinum Metals, Iron, Cobalt, Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Garson
Latitude: 46° 34' 1.29" Longitude: -80° 51' 28.26"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 510893.98 Northing: 5157060.866 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10SW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1907: property purchased by Mond Nickel Company. Shaft sunk to 225 feet with levels at 100 and 200 feet. 1910: No. 1 shaft deepened to 600 feet. 1914: No. 1 shaft deepened to 870 feet. 1924: magnetic sorting plant installed. 1925: No. 1 shaft deepened to 1200 feet. A battery locomotive was added to the mine equipment for tramming on the eighth level, where the bulk of the production was being obtained. 1927: A ventilation and escape shaft, seven by 11 feet, inclined at 55 per cent, located 435 feet north of No. 1 shaft, was started in November. 1929: Merger of the Mond Nickel Company with the International Nickel Company (Inco). 1933-35: mine closed during the Depression. 1936: mine reopened in December. 1939: shaft 2 sunk to 407 feet. 1940: shaft 2 deepened to 2200 feet. 1942: last month of ore hoisting out of No.1 shaft was March. The plant was dismantled in the following month and used as an escape way and for ventilation purposes. 1958: 3 month strike, the first major strike in the Sudbury district. 1961: shaft 3 sunk. 1969: strike from July 10 to November 14. 1979: major rock burst occurred on May 8 in shaft 2. Production was curtailed in the following 7 months for repairs. 1981: Shaft 4 was completed. 1982: operations stopped in June due to a 1 month strike and a 9 month shut down. 1984: open pit started near shaft 1. 1986: underground operations of the mine were temporarily suspended. 1993: mine reopened. 2003: 3 month strike. 2006: CVRD purchased Inco. Surface ramp reopened. Production from 1928 onwards is reported 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 | Gersdorffite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 189142 | https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/a-glimpse-into-garson-mines-100-years-of-evolution-221460 | Production information from 1928 onwards (after the merger with Inco) is reported in MDI41I06NE00003. | |
| 1925 | 184897 | https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/a-glimpse-into-garson-mines-100-years-of-evolution-221460 | ||
| 1924 | 130792 | https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/a-glimpse-into-garson-mines-100-years-of-evolution-221460 | ||
| 1918 | 111843 | https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/a-glimpse-into-garson-mines-100-years-of-evolution-221460 | ||
| 1914 | 123143 | https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/a-glimpse-into-garson-mines-100-years-of-evolution-221460 | ||
| 1910 | 70004 | https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/a-glimpse-into-garson-mines-100-years-of-evolution-221460 |
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:
Map - Sudbury data series, Garson Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2547 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Sudbury nickel field restudied
Publication Number: ARV43-02 Page: 37-39 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G., Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. 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:
Folio - Bond Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF383 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of the Royal Ontario Nickel Commission, with appendix
Publication Number: OP01 Page: 44-45 Date: 1997
Author: Holloway G.T., Miller W.G., Young M., Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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