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| Record Name(s) | Murray - 1883 |
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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-Apr-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Tellurium, Sulphur/Pyrite, Selenium, Platinum, Molybdenum, Iron, Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Palladium, Iridium, Rhodium
Township or Area: McKim
Latitude: 46° 30' 46.89" Longitude: -81° 4' .7"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 494870.899 Northing: 5151052.727 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11SE
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1883: showing discovered. 1920-24: in production. Production values are included 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 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Michenerite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 190695 |
Silver 4898 Ounces Gold 255 Ounces Copper 2180584 Pounds Nickel 4644229 Pounds Palladium 1095 Ounces Platinum 908 Ounces Rhodium 298 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 210,205 tons hoisted |
| 1923 | 161827 |
Silver 7356 Ounces Gold 326 Ounces Copper 1647455 Pounds Iridium 98 Ounces Nickel 2652730 Pounds Palladium 1437 Ounces Platinum 986 Ounces Rhodium 206 Ounces |
Scanned historical production file | 178,384 tons hoisted |
| 1922 | 0 | Scanned historical production file | no production reported | |
| 1921 | 41155 |
Copper 836740 Pounds Nickel 1583600 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 45,366 tons hoisted |
| 1920 | 251720 |
Copper 914403 Pounds Nickel 1874977 Pounds |
Scanned historical production file | 277,484 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:
Part - The Sudbury nickel field
Publication Number: ARV14-03 Page: 52-55 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:
Article - Wabigoon subprovince
Publication Number: SV04-01.009 Page: 311 Date: 1997
Author: Blackburn C.E., Johns G.W., Ayer J.A., Davis D.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - McKim Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF064 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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