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Longvack South

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Gold, Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039217
MRDS ID M046802
Record type Site
Current site name Longvack South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.33312, 46.66666 (WGS84)
Relative position 21 MILES NW SUDBURY
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Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Primary
Platinum Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sperrylite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.33312, 46.66666
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Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sudbury District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • FULL PRODUCTION REACHED IN 1968

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046802

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976 - 1977 : NORTHER MINER

  • Deposit

    ONTARIO MINERAL MAP, 1974, MAP 2310 : ONT. DIV. MINES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey