Mine detail: Creighton Mine

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Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 46.4611, -81.17895
dep_id: 10024584
mrds_id: ISM0308
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: PGE, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Tellurium, Nickel, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Swartendyk, Jan
hrock_unit: Sudbury Sublayer;Creighton Granite
hrock_type: Gabbro,Norite,Granite
Structure: Sudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.
tectonic: Intracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.
Year first produced: 1901
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1978
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: INCO LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORTS, TORONTO, ONTARIO.
  • Deposit:: CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, NORTHERN MINER PRESS LIMITED.
  • Deposit:: PYE, E.G., NALDRETT, A.J. AND GIBLIN, P.E., (EDS.), 1984, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY STRUCTURE; ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL VOLUME 1, TORONTO, ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 603 P.
  • Deposit:: CABRI, L.J., 1981, MINERALOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PLATINUM GROUP IN MILL SAMPLES FROM THE CU-NI DEPOSITS OF THE SUDBURY, ONTARIO AREA; IN MCGACHIE, R.O., AND BRADLEY, A.G., (EDS.), PRECIOUS METALS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH PRECIOUS METALS CONFERENCE, TORONTO, JUNE 1980; TORONTO, PERGAMON OF CANADA, 313 P., P. 23-34.
  • Deposit:: CABRI, L.J., AND LAFLAMME, J.H.G., 1984, MINERALOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN MILL PRODUCTS FROM SUDBURY, IN APPLIED MINERALOGY: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON APPLIED MINERALOGY IN THE MINERALS INDUSTRY, LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 22-25, 1984; WARRENDALE, PA., METALLURGICAL SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, 1194 P., P. 911-922.
  • Deposit:: UNITED STATES, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, INCO LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1980, FORM 10-K.
  • Deposit:: ZWARTENDYK JAN
  • Deposit:: CANMPS
  • Production:: PA1 - PA5: EMR ESTIMATES. PC1-PC6: EMR ESTIMATE.
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