Mine detail: Lorraine Nickel Mine-Canada

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Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 46.49999, -78.99969
dep_id: 10105522
mrds_id: W002763
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite
ore_ctrl: Ore Is Related To An Elongated Metamorphosed Gabbroic Stock Of Uniform Composition, Composed Of 15-25 % Plagioclase And 55-85 % Hornblende And Uralite, Which Has Intruded Andesites And Basalts Of A Greenstone Belt.
Reporter: Shaffer, Glenn L.
References:
  • Deposit:: BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 44
  • Deposit:: NALDRETT,A.J.,AND GASPARRINI,E.L.,1971, ARCHAEAN NICKEL SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN CANADA; GEO. SOC. OF AUSTRALIA, SPEC. PUB.P.209.
  • Deposit:: THE NORTHERN MINER,1974,CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974-1975,P. 206.
  • Production:: SEE REF. #3
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