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Frood

Producer in Ontario, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Palladium, Platinum, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255626
MAS/MILS ID 1220400038
Record type Site
Current site name Frood

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -81.00808, 46.52499 (WGS84)
Elevation 310
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Nickel Primary
PGE Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary
Platinum Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gersdorffite Unknown
Niccolite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -81.00808, 46.52499
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Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 72W
    Thickness 1067M
    Width 275M
    Length 1310M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N35E
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Comments on the geologic information

  • OTHER ACCESSORY ORE MINERALS ARE: CUBANITE, AND MAUCHERITE
  • THE FROOD OREBODY IS SEPARATED FROM THE STOBIE PORTION BY A LOW-GRADE MINERALIZED ZONE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1884
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1899
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Sudbury

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inco Metals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description 8165 Mt Ore/Day
  • Year 1973
    Description 8525 Mtpd
  • Year 1974
    Description 7710 Mtpd
  • Year 1976
    Description 6169 Mtpd

Comments on the production information

  • BYPRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE IRON, RHODIUM, SULFUR, IRRIDIUM, RUTHENIUM, SELENIUM, AND TELLURIUM. SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS MAY EXIST IN CONCENTRATIONS THAT ARE BELOW CURRENT DETECTION LIMITS. BUT BECAUSE OF THE LARGE QUANTITY OF PROCESSED, THE AMOUNT OF EACH ELEMENT MAY TOTAL SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4. EXACT RESERVE QUANTITY= 14408800.MT
  • SPLIT FROM FROOD-STOBIE/REF. TO FROOD #1220400001A.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 240400M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 6346
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.5
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • THE GOVT OF ONTARIO ISSUED REGULATIONS CONCERNING SIO2 EMISSION LIMITS. EMISSION LIMITS ARE 2268 MTPD. THE LIMITS FOR 1983 AND THEREAFTER WILL BE 1769 MTPD. THE EMISSION CONTROL SCHEDULE WILL LIMIT THE NICKEL PRODUCTION IN THE SUDSBURY BASIN.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE COPPER CLIFF MILL SEPARATES THE BULK CONCENTRATES INTO NICKEL AND COPPER CONCENTRATES AND PROCESSES THE ROUGHER PYRRHOTITE CONCENTRATES.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 1220400038

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABEL,M.K., ET AL. "1979 COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE

  • Deposit

    FOOTWALL COMPLEX, STRATHCONA MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO."

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    CANADIAN MINERALOGIST 17. PP.275-285.

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    BAIRD,C.F. INCO LIMITED: PUBLIC REALEASE. SEPT. 2, 1980.

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    BAIRD,C.F. REMARKS TO THE DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS METALS AND

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    MINING FORM. NEW YORK. FEB. 26, 1980.

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    BAIRD,C.F. TESTIMONY ON THE SELECT COMMITEE ON INCO AND

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    FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFFS. TORONTO,ONTARIO, CANADA. JAN.

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    11,1978.

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    BATEMAN,A.M. "MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS, SUDBURY, ONTARIO."

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    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 12. 1917. PP.391-426.

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    BRAY,J.V.G. "NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SUDBURY GEOLOGY."GEOLOGICAL

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    ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. SPEC. PAPER 10. 1972.

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    BROCOUM,S.J. AND I.W.D. DALZIEL. "THE SUDBURY BASIN

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    SOUTHERN PROVINCE, GRENVILLE FRONT,AND THE PENOKEAN

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    OROGENY." EOS (AM. GEOPHYS. UNION TRANS.) VOL. 54.

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    1973. P.461.

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    CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING. MILLING PRACTICE IN CANADA.

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    CIM SPECIAL VOLUME 16. MONTREAL,CANADA. 1977.

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    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK. NORTHERN MINER PRESS, LTD. TORONTO

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    CANADA. 1980-81.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. BUYERS GUIDE AND REFERENCE MANUAL.

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    MONTREAL. 1977 AND 1980.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL HAS IMPACT

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    ON SUDBURY AREA." MAY 1977.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. REFERENCE MANUAL AND BUYERS GUIDE

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    MONTREAL CANADA. 1981.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL. "THE SUDBURY OPERATIONS OF INCO

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    METALS COMPANY." MONTREAL. MAY 1977.

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    CARD,K.D., ET AL. "GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE SUDBURY.ELLIOT

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    LAKE REGION." 24TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS.

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    MONTREAL, QUEBEC. EXCURSION C38. 1972B. 56PP.

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    CARD,K.D., ET. AL. "THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE." GEOLOGICAL

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    ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. SPEC. PAPER NO. 11. 197IA.

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    PP.335-380.

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    CARD,K.D. AND R.W. HUTCHINSON. "THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE: ITS

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    REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SETTING." GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF

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    CANADA. SPEC. PAPER NO. 10. 1972. PP.67-78.

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    CARTER,J.E. INCO LIMITED: REMARKS TO THE ANNUAL MEETING

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    TORONTO. APRIL 16, 1980.

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    CARTER,J.E. INCO LIMITED: REMARKS TO THE TORONTO SOCIETY OF

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    FINANCIAL ANALYSTS. TORONTO. FEB.28,1980.

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    COOPER,M.A. TESTIMONY TO THE SELECT COMITTEE ON INCO AND

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    FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFFS. TORONTO CANADA. JANUARY 11, 1978.

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERALS

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    DEVELOPMENT SECTOR. PUBLIC DEPOSIT FILE. OTTAWA, CANADA

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, SURVEYS AND

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    MAPPING BRANCH. CLEMSFORD TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, SCALE

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    SCALE 1:50000, MAP 41-I/11, EDITION 3. OTTAWA. 1975.

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    PHOTOGRAPHS, 1971. CULTURE CHECK, 1972

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    FINANCIAL POST. SECTION S ADVERTISEMENT. TORONTO,CANADA.

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    OCT. 11 1980.

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    HAWLEY, J.E. "THE SUDBURY ORES: THEIR MINEROLOGY AND ORIGIN

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    CANADIAN MINERALOGIST 7. 1962. 207PP. UPSIDE DOWN

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    ZONING AT FROOD, SUDBURY, ONTARIO. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 60.

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    1965. PP. 529-75

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    INCO ANNUAL REPORTS. 1971-1979

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    INCO LIMITED 7.85% PREFFERED SHARES SERIES B OFFERING.

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    NOVEMBER 29, 1977.

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    MCCREEDY, J. TESTIMONY TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE

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    ONTARIO LEGISLATURE ON INCO AND FALCONBRIDGE LAYOFF.

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    TORONTO. JANUARY 10 1979.

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    MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ONTARIO MINERAL REVIEW.

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    TORONTO CANADA.

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    NALDRETT, A.J.,ET AL. "CRYPTIC VARIATION AND THE PETROLOGY

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    OF THE SUDBURY IRRUPTIVE." ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. VOL. 65.

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    NO. 2. 1970 PP 122-155.

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    NALDRETT, A.J., ET AL. "THE MAIN IRRUPTIVE AND SUBLAYER AT

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    SUDBURY,ONTARIO." 1972.

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    NALDRETT, A.J. AND G. KULLERUD. "A STUDY OF THE STRATHCONA

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    MINE AND ITS BEARING ON THE ORIGAN OF THE NICKEL COPPER

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    ORES OF THE SUDBURY DISTRICT, ONTARIO." JOURNAL PETROL.

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    VOL.8. 1967. PP. 453-531

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    NORTHERN MINER. "INCO THOMPSON 1980 NICKEL OUTPUT IS 90

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    MILLION POUNDS". AUGUST 21, 1980.

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    ONTARIO GOVERNMENT. SOURCE MINERAL DEPOSIT REPORTS, PUBLIC

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    INFORMATION MINERAL ASSESMENT FILES. TORONTO, CANADA.

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    PATTINSON, E.F. "THE SUDBURY SUBLAYER." CANADIAN

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    MINERALOGIST 17. 1979 PP. 257-274.

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    ROCHEFORT, W. "INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC LHD EQUIPMENT AT THE

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    INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY OF CANADA,LIMITED. ONTARIO

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    DIVISION. CIM UNDERGROUND OPERATORS CONFERENCE VAL D'OR

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    CANADA. FEBRUARY 1976.

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    SOUCH, B.E., ET AL. "THE SULPHIDE ORES OF SUDBURY: THEIR

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    PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP TO A DISTINCTIVE INCLUSION-

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    BEARING FACIES OF THE NICKEL IRRUPTIVE." SYMPOSIUM ON

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    MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. MONOGRAPH 4

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    1969. PP. 252-261.

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    SOUCH, B.E. AND T. PODOLSKY, "THE SULPHIDE ORES OF SUDBURY."

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    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. MONOGRAPH 4. 1969.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines