Rankin Inlet Nickel Co, Cu, Pt, Pd Mine-Canada
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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Associated rock
- Dacite
- Orebody form
- LENS, MASSIVE SULFIDES
The Deposit Was In The Basal Part Of A Serpentinized Pyroxenite Sill, Which Was Emplaced In A Syncline Plunging Gently To The East. The Sill Follows The North Limb Of The Syncline Over Strike Length Of About 6,000 Feet; It Is 200-300 Feet Thick And Dips About 50 Degrees. Sulfide Ore Occurs Where The Basal Contact Of The Sill Makes A Troughlike Reentrant Into The Footwall.
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
- Discovered
- 1928
- First production
- 1957
Records and references
PRECAMBRIAN, 1961, THE NEW NORTH-LAND OF TODAY: PRECAMBRIAN, JAN. 1961, P. 6-21. WEBER, W.W., AND TEAL, S. S., 1959, A SUBARCTIC MINING OPERATION: CANADIAN MINING AND METALL. BULL.. V. 52, NO. 567, P. 462-466. CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS BULL. 1223, P. 24, MAP P. 10-11. MANIFILE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FILE ON NONFERROUS METALS OF THE WORLD, 1973, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, INDEX NO. A13170001CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA, U. GS BULL. 1223, P. 24, MAP P. 10-11
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10096178 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 62.55025, -92.33361
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