Mine detail: Murray Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

46.51666, -81.06645

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Nickel, PGE, Gold
Secondary:	Silver, Cobalt
Tertiary:	Selenium, Tellurium
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Orebody form:	LENS
Discovery year:	1883

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1889

Geology

Host type:	Norite
Structure:	Shear
Tectonic:	Intracratonic Intrusion Triggered By Meteor Impact

References

MRDS	M045812
DEP	10103678
Reference	{Deposit:: MERTIE, J.B., JR. 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 630, P. 21}{Deposit:: HAWLEY, J. E., 1962, THE SUDBURY ORES: MIN. ASSN. CANADA, V. 7, PT. 1, P. 90}{Deposit:: SOUCH, B. E., AND PODOLSKY, T., 1969, THE SULFIDE ORES OF SUDBURY IN MAGMATIC ORE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOL. MONOGRAPH 4, P. 258, 259}{Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.}{Deposit:: SUTPHIN AND PAGE, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-E, 34 P.}{Deposit:: CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.}
Reporter	Blair, Will N., Orris, Greta J.