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Fecunis-North Mine

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Nickel, Copper, PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024461
MRDS ID ISM0177
Record type Site
Current site name Fecunis-North Mine
Alternate or previous names North Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.3534, 46.65693 (WGS84)
Relative position MINE; 200 M
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Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Primary
Copper Primary
PGE Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Cobalt Primary
Selenium Primary
Tellurium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Sudbury Sublayer;Levack Complex
    Rock description Sudbury Sublayer;Levack Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.3534, 46.65693
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Footwall Breccia Below The Base Of The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 300M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1964
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1965
Year of last production >1982

Mining district

District name Sudbury Mining Division; Sudbury District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Ltd.
    Home office Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS ISM0177
USGS International Strategic Minerals Inventory ISMI NI003
Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada Mineral Policy Sector CANMPS 41I11NI19

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000861

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1959, THE FALCONBRIDGE STORY: CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 80, NO. 6, P. 105-127.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 Zwartendyk, Jan Energy Mines and Resources of Canada