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MDI41I10SW00011
| Record Name(s) | Mount Nickel - 1980 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jan-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-19 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Iron, Cobalt, Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Blezard
Latitude: 46° 33' 5.7" Longitude: -80° 59' 31.59"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 500605 Northing: 5155335 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10SW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Discovered by James Stobie in 1885. Martin and Alexander Russell obtained patent on property in 1886. Mining rights were sold to the Great Lakes Copper Co., who commenced mining an open pit, and later sunk a 165 foot deep shaft with drifts extending our at the 75-foot level. A smelter was built. The operation failed, and in 1901 all work ceased. In 1911 diamond drilling was carried out, and in 1915 T. Travers and Associates leased the property and mined a small amount of ore in 1916. In 1928, United Verde Extension Mining Co. optioned the property and carried out a geophysical survey. In 1929, Ontario Nickel Corp. acquired the property and completed 3,547 feet of drilling. In 1935, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. purchased the property. Drilling in 1937 indicated 144,000 tons of low grade ore. Development of the mine began in 1953. A 327 foot 3-compartment shaft was sunk, and 2 levels established. Owned by Falconbridge. Production 1953-57. Production reported in Falconbridge (MDI41I10SW00004).
Sep 19, 2023 (Q Unknown) - The deposit occurs at the contact between the gabbro-norite sublayer in the South Range of the Sudbury Irruptive and a mafic volcanic rock probably andesite. The latter is mostly fine grained and contains many stringers of hornblende. The andesite is early Middle Precambrian in age and the norite is late Middle Precambrian.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic massive flow | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norite | 1 | Hanging Wall |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 19, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and pentlandite occur cementing a breccia of greenstone and gabbro at the contact of the norite and greenstone. The ore occurs entirely in the andesite near the norite. The orebody strikes east-west and dips about 30 degrees North. It is 30-40 feet wide and extends to 320 feet in depth. The main ore type is breccia ore with pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite in the matrix.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Igneous Contact |
| 1 | Magmatic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Breccia |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 85445 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 84,445 tonnes (94,187tons) |
| 1956 | 98042 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 98,042 tonnes (108,073 tons) |
| 1955 | 103086 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 103,086 tonnes (113,633 tons) |
| 1954 | 69426 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 69,426 tonnes (76,529 tons) |
| 1953 | 2626 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 2626 tonnes (2895 tons) |
| 1916 | 12109 |
Copper 1.2 Percent (%) Nickel 2.4 Percent (%) |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 12,109 tonnes (13,348 tons) averaged 2.4% Ni and 1.2% Cu. |
| 1901 | 263 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 263 tonnes (290 tons) |
| 1900 | 1429 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 1429 tonnes (1,575 tons) |
| 1899 | 1814 |
Copper Nickel |
OMI files Sudbury RGP Office | 1899 tonnes (2,000 tons) |
Map - Sudbury data series, Blezard Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2545 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Report on the origin, geological relations and composition of the nickel and copper deposits of the Sudbury Mining District, Ontario, Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 14, (1901), pt. H
Publication Number: GSC AR 14H Date: 1901
Author: Barlow, A E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297205
Part - The Sudbury nickel field
Publication Number: ARV14-03 Page: 55-56 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 89 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.003 Page: 77 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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:
Map - Bedrock geology of Ontario, explanatory notes and legend
Publication Number: M2545 Date: 1991
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Blezard Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF379 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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