Mine detail: Fecunis-North Mine

Previously called 'North Mine'

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Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 46.65693, -81.3534
dep_id: 10024461
mrds_id: ISM0177
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Copper, PGE, Gold, Silver, Selenium, Tellurium, Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Zwartendyk, Jan
hrock_unit: Sudbury Sublayer;Levack Complex
hrock_type: Gneiss,Granite
Structure: Footwall Breccia Below The Base Of The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.
tectonic: Intracratonic Intrusive Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Year first produced: 1965
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
disc_yr: 1964
References:
  • Deposit:: ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000861
  • Deposit:: ANON., 1959, THE FALCONBRIDGE STORY: CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 80, NO. 6, P. 105-127.
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