Temagami Copper Deposit

Past Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Mercury

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103707
MRDS ID M046197
Record type Site
Current site name Temagami Copper Deposit
Alternate or previous names Temagami Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -85.83252, 50.07311 (WGS84)
Relative position ON TEMAGAMI ISLAND, LAKE TEMAGAMI, 62 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH BAY
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Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Platinum Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hessite Ore
Siderite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -85.83252, 50.07311

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Timiskaming Mining Div.

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION $34,000,000.

Comments on the workings information

  • BECAME INACTIVE IN 1972

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046197

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CABRI ET AL, 1973, TEMAGAMITE: CAN. MINERALOGIST, V. 12, P. 193 - 198

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey