Mine detail: Frood Mine

Previously called 'Frood - Stobie'

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Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 46.53332, -80.99977
dep_id: 10038442
mrds_id: M045814
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Platinum, Copper, Nickel
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Gold, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: LENS, OFFSET LODE, WEDGE - SHAPED
conc_proc: Disseminated Sulfides
ore_ctrl: Edge Of Norite Intrusive
Reporter: Blair, Will N.
hrock_type: Diorite
References:
  • Deposit:: *EILL, J. J. AND GUNNING, H. C., 1934, PT AND ALLIED METAL DEPOSITS OF CANADA: CAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. REPT. 13, P. 58
  • Deposit:: MERTIE, J. B., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 21
  • Deposit:: SOUCH, B. E., AND PODOLSKY, T., 1969, THE SULFIDE ORES OF SUDBURY IN MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOL. MONOGRAPH 4, P. 259
  • Deposit:: HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. OF CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1
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