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MDI41I11SE00005
| Record Name(s) | Frood-Stobie - 1980, Frood - 1980, Stobie - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jan-22 |
| 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: McKim
Latitude: 46° 32' 9.7" Longitude: -80° 59' 55.92"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 500086.794 Northing: 5153606.817 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11SE
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1884: T. Frood discovered the showing. T. Frood and A.J. Cockburn staked the property and transferred the title to J.H. Metcalf and W.B. McAllister, who in turn transferred it to the Canadian Copper Company. J. Stobie and R. McConnell staked the Stobie mine property and sold them to the Canadian Copper Company. 1886: Stobie mine began production. 1899: Frood property was drilled and a shaft sunk on the ore body. 1900: Frood mine began production. 1903: Frood mine closed due to difficulties in separation and processing the ore. 1913: Frood mine reopened, shafts 1 and 2 were deepened. 1914: Frood mine closed again due to issues with ore processing. 1924: Inco resumed exploration on the property and sank shaft 3. 1926: Frood production resumed. 1929: Mond Nickel Company and Inco merged. 1936: open pit was opened. 1948: Stobie underground mine reopened and connected to the Frood workings. 1952: Frood open pit closed and full underground operations resumed. By 1968, underground shafts 4 and 5 were operational. Shafts 6 to 9, all located on the Stobie property were completed by 1969. 1999: Shaft 3 (Frood) was officially shut down. Headframe was removed in 2005. Production continued through the Stobie infrastructure. 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 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Cubanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Bismuth | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Hessite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 11 | Schabachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 12 | Parkerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 13 | Altaite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 14 | Froodite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 16 | Michenerite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 12, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Other minerals: include: parkerite, altaite, froodite, niccolite, michenerite.
Map - Geological series, McKim Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P1978 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1978
Author: Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - The Sudbury nickel deposits
Publication Number: ARV12.012 Page: 263-268 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:
Folio - McKim Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF064 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Wabigoon subprovince
Publication Number: SV04-01.009 Page: 310-11 Date: 1997
Author: Blackburn C.E., Johns G.W., Ayer J.A., Davis D.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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