Mine detail: Mccreedy West Mine

Previously called 'Levack West'

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Location

Lat / long: 46.63332, -81.39979

Resource(M)

Primary: Cobalt, Silver, Selenium, Tellurium, Nickel, Copper, PGE, Gold
Discovery year: 1939

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1973
Last production ended: 1976

Geology

Host rock:Sudbury Sublayer;Levack Breccia
Host type:Mafic Intrusive Rock,Gneiss
Structure:Footwall Breccia And Sulphide Veins Below The Sublayer Intrusion At The Base Of The Nickel Irruptive.
Tectonic:Intracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteoritic Impact.

References

MRDSISM0314
DEP10024590
Reference{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:: NALDRETT, A.J., HOFFMAN, E.L., GREEN, A.H., CHOU, CHEN-LIN, NALDRETT, S.R., AND ALCOCK, R.A., 1979, THE COMPOSITION OF NI-SULFIDE ORES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THEIR CONTENT OF PGE AND AU; CANADIAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 17, P. 403-415.}
ReporterSwartendyk, Jan