Mine detail: Fecunis-North Mine

Previously called 'North Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 46.65693, -81.3534

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Copper, PGE, Gold, Silver, Selenium, Tellurium, Cobalt
Discovery year: 1964

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1965
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock:Sudbury Sublayer;Levack Complex
Host type:Gneiss,Granite
Structure:Footwall Breccia Below The Base Of The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic:Intracratonic Intrusive Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.

References

MRDSISM0177
DEP10024461
Reference{Deposit:: ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000861}{Deposit:: ANON., 1959, THE FALCONBRIDGE STORY: CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, V. 80, NO. 6, P. 105-127.}
ReporterZwartendyk, Jan