| Deposit ID | 10230319 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220400025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Cliff South |
| Alternate or previous names | No Alternate Names |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -81.07898, 46.45919 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 275 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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| Country | State |
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| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Cobalt | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Nickel | Primary |
| PGE | Tertiary |
| Palladium | Tertiary |
| Platinum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.07898, 46.45919 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sudbury |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Inco Metals Co |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | Initial Production 137000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1250000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1038000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1297000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1510000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1415000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1038000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 780000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 780000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1979 |
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| Description | 780000 Mtpy |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 1830M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220400025 |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-97 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |