Mine detail: Vermilion Mine

Previously called 'International Nickel Co. of CanadaLtd.'

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Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 46.51777, -81.3684
dep_id: 10038435
mrds_id: M045804
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Platinum, Copper, Nickel, Tin
Minor mineral: Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: LENS
alteration: Replacement Of Chert - Carbonate Horizon
conc_proc: Massive Sulfides.
ore_ctrl: Edge Of An Intrusive
Reporter: Blair, Will N.
hrock_type: Norite
arock_type: Norite
Structure: Elliptical Intrusive 37 Mi By 17 Mi., Faults And Breccia Zones
disc_yr: 1885
discr: F. L. Sperry
References:
  • Deposit:: HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MINERALOGICAL ASS. OF CANADA, P. 93-94
  • Deposit:: TRAILL, R. J., 1970, A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, P. 512
  • Deposit:: MERTIE, J.B., JR, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 630, P. 18-19
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