Mine detail: Thompson Mine

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Location: Manitoba, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 55.61757, -97.82547
dep_id: 10038797
mrds_id: M046241
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Palladium
Minor mineral: Cobalt
Trace mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
orebody_fm: SHEET
work_type: Underground
alteration: Serpentinized Peridotite
conc_proc: Disseminated Sulfides
ore_ctrl: Anticlinal Fold
Reporter: Blair, Will N.
hrock_type: Peridotite,Quartzite
Structure: Anticlinal Fold, Faults And Shear Zones
disc_yr: 1956
References:
  • Deposit:: MERTIE, J. B., JR., 1969, ECON. GEOL. PLATINUM METALS: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630, P. 26, 27.
  • Deposit:: ZUBRIGG, H. F., 1962, THOMPSON MINE GEOLOGY: CANADA INST. MIN. AND METALL BULL. V. 56, P. 451 - 460
  • Deposit:: CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976-1977: NORTHERN MINE
  • Deposit:: CORNWALL, 1973, NICKEL: USGS PROF. PAPER 820 E F4
  • Deposit:: 5) ZURBRIGG, 1963, THOMPSON MINE GEOL.: CAN. MINING AND METALL. BULL, V.5, NO.614
  • Production:: ZURBRIGG 1962
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