Mine detail: Crean Hill Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

46.42916, -81.35118

Resource(M)

Primary:	Nickel, Copper, PGE, Silver, Cobalt, Selenium, Tellurium, Gold
Discovery year:	1905

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1905
Last production ended:	1978

Geology

Host rock:	Sudbury Sublayer
Host type:	Norite,Greenstone
Structure:	Probably A Part Of The Sudbury Sublayer Intrusion At Base Of The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic:	Intracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.

References

MRDS	ISM0183
DEP	10024466
Reference	{Deposit:: ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SMDR000899.}{Deposit:: ROYAL ONTARIO NICKEL COMMISSION, 1917, REPORT OF THE ROYAL ONTARIO NICKEL COMMISSION, P. 134-139.}{Deposit:: CARD, K.D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE DENISON-WATERS AREA: ONTARIO DEPT. OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL REPORT 60, 63 P.}
Reporter	Zwartendyk, Jan