Fraser Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024462
MRDS ID ISM0178
Record type Site
Current site name Fraser Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.35118, 46.66527 (WGS84)
Relative position ORE BODY; 600 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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Sudbury Sublayer
    Rock description Sudbury Sublayer
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.35118, 46.66527

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 <1970
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1981
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 ISM0178
USGS International Strategic Minerals Inventory ISMI NI004
Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Canada Mineral Policy Sector CANMPS 4IIINI11

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, REVISED 1981, NATIONAL MINERAL INDEX FILE 41I11NI11: DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES -OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

Reporter information

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