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Bornite from
Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Milleriteⓘ2 photos of Bornite associated with Millerite at this locality.
Magnetiteⓘ2 photos of Bornite associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Silverⓘ1 photo of Bornite associated with Silver at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133211:7
GUID (UUID V4):d0a32f4b-bdc0-4b23-81dd-d1e0429c8bee
Localities for Bornite in this Region
Deep Copper Zone, Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCraig Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMorrison deposit, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMcCreedy West Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLevack Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMcCreedy East Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘDeep Copper Zone, Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBarnet Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘCreighton Mine, Creighton-Davies Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘVermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘBroken Hammer Deposit, Wisner Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Broken Hammer Area, Wisner Township, North Range, Sudbury Structure ATTILA PÉNTEK,† FERENC MOLNÁR...Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6 Abstract Footwall-type Cu-Ni-PGE (Platinum-group...are a major focus of recent exploration in the Sudbury mining camp, owing to their higher Cu and precious...orebodies situated along the lower contact of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. The most important footwall-type...footwall-type orebodies occur in the Onaping-Levack area of the North Range, but economic deposits are found along
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS RECORDED IN THE SUDBURY IGNEOUS COMPLEX, CANADA: SIGNIFICANCE TO FORMATION OF Ni-Cu...Laurentian University, 925 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 Abstract Sulfur isotope ratios...norites, quartz gabbros, and granophyres from the Sudbury Igneous Complex have been analyzed to establish...sublayer in the lower portion of the main mass of the Sudbury Igneous Complex are characterized by uniform sulfur...values; for example mineralization from Whistle mine varies from 3.1 to 4.3‰, whereas mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NORTH AND SOUTH RANGE Cu-Ni-PGE DEPOSITS, SUDBURY STRUCTURE, ONTARIO CATHARINE E.G. FMmOW,*DAVIDH. WATKINSON...CarletonUniversity,Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre,Ottawa,Ontario,CanadaKiS 5B6 GeologicSettingof the Deposits The...depositshas continued footwall units at the base of the Sudbury Igneous since early this century (Wandke and Hoffman...maficto felsic gneissesand migmatiteswith domiof the Levack Gneiss 1979). A magmaticoriginisnowwell established...fide by hydrothermalfluids with a includethe Strathcona strong crustal signature (Farrow et al., 1992a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Element Deposition, Sudbury Igneous Complex Contact, Onaping-Levack area, Ontario Catharine E. G. F a...Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada With 5 Figures Received September 17, 1991;...element deposition in the Onaping-Levack area of the North Range of the Sudbury Structure. Two significant alteration...to Cu-rich veins in the Deep Copper Zone of Strathcona mine and the nearby Barnet property, and amphibole...pentlandite + pyrite _ quartz + magnetite in the Fraser mine Epidote Zone. The concentrically zoned Epidote Zone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fe-Ni-Cu Sulfide Deposits on the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex A. E. BESWICK† Mineral Exploration...Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 Abstract Analytical data sets...from the McCreedy West mine and other orebodies along the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex have...The compositions of ores from the McCreedy West mine display a strongly bimodal distribution. A Cu-poor...deposits examined within the Levack embayment on the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex collectively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the McCreedy East Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Sudbury, Canada): Implications for the Behavior of Platinum...555 bld. de l’Université, Saguenay, PQ, G7H 2B1, Canada of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University...element ore deposits. At the McCreedy East deposit, Sudbury, they constitute a classic magmatic assemblage...galena. In contrast to much of the previous work at Sudbury, which has invoked the role of late-magmatic and/or...deposits, such as Noril’sk-Talnakh (Russia) and Sudbury (Canada), are formed by partitioning of chalcophile
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUDBURY BRECCIA ADJACENT TO FOOTWALL Cu-Ni-PGE SULFIDE...Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada GORDON R. OSINSKI Department...Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada Centre for Planetary Science and...Exploration, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada Department of Physics and Astronomy...University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada ABSTRACT The Sudbury Breccia is an impactite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Footwall Units of the North Range, Sudbury Igneous Complex, Canada, and Implications for the Genesis of...Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6 Abstract Systematic regional sampling...contact zone of the 1.85 Ga age Sudbury Igneous Complex with the Archean Levack Gneiss footwall in the North...North Range of the Sudbury structure revealed textural, mineralogical, and fluid inclusion systematics of...of post-Sudbury Igneous Complex hydrothermal processes that affected the various lithologies. At late
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulfide Ores Associated with the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Ontario, Canada* Mitchell Kerr,1,† Jacob Hanley... Nova Scotia, Canada 2 TMAC 3 KGHM 4 Department Resources, Toronto, Ontario, Canada International...Ltd., Sudbury, Ontario, Canada of Earth Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Abstract...the North Range footwall of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Ontario, Canada. The deposits have been modified...hydrothermal events and are hosted mainly within Sudbury breccia, a contact metamorphosed and hydrothermally
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Application to Massive Sulphide Ores of the Sudbury Igneous Complex∗ CHRIS BALLHAUS1†, MARIAN TREDOUX2...iss– bornite–millerite eutectic. The dataset is applied to massive sulphide ores of the Sudbury Igneous...laser-ablation ICP-MS; PGE; liquid immiscibility; Sudbury KEY WORDS: INTRODUCTION JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY...magmatic sulphide ore deposits from the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Ontario, which are zoned with respect to major...derivative composition (MS-8) also gave minor quench bornite, millerite, and sometimes micron-sized blebs of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada (Received October 7, 1993; acceppted...compositions of magmatic sulfide ores from Sudbury, Canada and the Insizwa complex, Transkei are not consistent...sulfide ores and mineral assemblages of the Sudbury district, Canada (NALDRETT et al., 1982; LI et al., 1992)...solution, vs is vaesite; SQ075 and SQ078 have quench bornite solid solution. M. E. Fleet and Y. Pan 3372...is Epoch, 2 is Shangani, 3 is Trojan deposit: Sudbury district and Insizwa complex-solid squares are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phases, North Range footwall of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Ontario, Canada Received: 5 October 2004 / Accepted:...element)–Au deposits at the Fraser Mine (North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex). Evidence for coentrapment...University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3B1 E-mail: hanley@geology.utoronto.ca Tel...volatiles were carriers of precious metals in the Sudbury environment over a wide range of temperatures....clearly part of a single, continuous process in the Sudbury footwall. The exsolution of H2O-poor volatiles
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IN SULFIDES FROMTHESTRATHCONA DEPOSIT, SUDBURV,ONTARIO CHUSI LI, ANTHOI\IY J. NALDRETT ANDJOHN C. RUCKLIDGE...mineralsand magnetitefrom the StrathconadeposigSudbury,Ontario, have beenanalyzedfor the platinum-group elements(PGE)...sulfides, acceleratormass sp€ctrometry,Strathcona deposit,Sudbury,Ontario. SoNrlaerns Nousavonsanalysdles sulfureset...magn6titeprovenantdu gisementdeStrathconad Sudbury,en Ontario,pour les 6l6ments du groupeduplatineetpo...spectromdtriede masseavec acc6l6rateur,gisementde Strathcona,Sudbury,Ontario. 524 TTIE CANADIAN MINERALOGIST INTRoDUCnoN
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
groundwater in the footwall of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Ontario, Canada: New evidence from bulk rock geochemistry...Scotia, Canada Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada c Department...northern margin of the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC), Canada, a volumetrically minor rock type...the northern margin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC), Ontario, Canada, Ni–Cu–platinum-group element...footwall Cu–Ni– PGE style of mineralization at Sudbury. 2. Background 2.1. Geological setting The SIC
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content... . ; Ontario Geological Survey, ...670-5691 Toll Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Local: (705) 670-5691 Toll Free:...(inside Canada, United States) Local: (416) 326-2678 Toll Free: 1-800-668-9938 (inside Canada, United
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ElementsfromSome Copper-NickelDepositsof the SudburyArea,Ontario Lou•s J. CABRIANDJ. H. Abstract A detailedmin...samplesfrom nine depositsgeographically encircling the Sudbury basin. This study has resulted in the identification...LONGVACK X"--• COLEMANIBIGLEVACK SHAFT ;APRE • STRATHCONA VICTOR X X NICKEL RIM LE•CK MACLENNAN ...FALCON BR I DGE GARSON ERRINGTON MINE X(Zn,Cu,•) STOBIE McCONNEL• MINE k• quartz norire and norire ... (Zn,Cu,PD) TR• COP•R CUFI sUDBURY CONISTON ß •j transition •] micropegmotite RAMSEY< .AKE ICOPPER CLIFF
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Palladium,Gold,andCopper-RichStringersat the Strathcona Mine, Sudbury:Their Enrichmentby Fractionation of...Departmentof Geology,University of Toronto,Toronto,Ontario,CanadaM5S3B1 C. J. A. COATS,ANDP. JOHANNESSEN...JOHANNESSEN Falconbridge Ltd., Falconbridge, Ontario,CanadaPOM1SO Abstract Recentstudyof the platinum-groupelements(PGE)...(Naldrettet al., 1982). The CopperandDeepCopperzonesat Strathcona arethefarthestawayfromcontactwith the Sudbu...and pyrite are the main mineralsin each of Tim Strathcona mineis locatedon the NorthRange theseore zones
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...Mines and Resources (EMR), Geological Survey of Canada; Gabriele I. C. Schneider, South African Department...August 1986, the development of a major new platinum mine was announced in South Africa (E.C.I. Hammerbeck
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Reconstructing the Geochemical Signature of Sudbury Breccia, Ontario, Canada: Implications for Its Formation and...Exploration, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada 2Department of Physics and Astronomy...Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada 3Brownfield Exploration, Vale, 337...337 Power St, Copper Cliff, Sudbury, ON P0M 1N0, Canada 4Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort...Fort Lowell, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395 Abstract The Sudbury breccia is an impact-generated pseudotachylitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization in the footwall of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (Canada): Amy Lake PGE zone, East Range GyĂśrgyi...footwall of the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex occurring in a 100m-wide Sudbury Breccia belt that coincides...multi-source, multi-stage Sudbury-related hydrothermal system. The two major stages of syn-Sudbury hydrothermal activity...Ames Geological Survey of Canada, 750-601 Booth Street, K1A 0E8 Ottawa, Canada A. PĂŠntek Wallbridge Mining...Company Ltd, 129 Fielding Road, P3Y 1L7 Lively, Canada D. H. Watkinson : P. C. Jones Department of Earth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Strathcona Mine and Its Bearing on the Origin of the Nickel-Copper Ores of the Sudbury District...District, Ontario by A. J . NALDRETT1 and G. KULLERUD Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington...ABSTRACT The Strathcona iron-nickel-copper sulfide ore deposit lies at the base of the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive...Irruptive along the north rim of the Sudbury basin. In the vicinity of the deposit the main body of the...455 REVIEW OF THE SUDBURY LITERATURE 456 General geologic setting The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive Marginal
Journal (issue)
Rocks and Minerals of Ontario -- H f ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS Honourable...and Minerals of Ontario By D. F. HEWITT Chief, Industrial Mineral Section Ontario Department of Mines... (Courtesy The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited). Centre left: Eurypterus lacustris, an...about 400 m.y. ago; Welland County. (Courtesy Shell Canada Ltd.). right: left: — — — Centre right: Archaeocrinus...are common in Paleozoic limestones throughout Ontario. A large crinoid reef extended along presentday
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 438-450 A Study of PreciousMetals in the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive Ores REID R. KEAYSANDJAMESH. CROCKET...of the StrathconaMine and other depositsof the Sudbury NickelIrruptive. Mostof the analyses werefor separated...separated pyrrhotites andchalcopyrites. In the Strathcona Mine Pd and Au are enriched in footwall and deep...for the major ore metals. On sulfideores of the Sudbury nickel irruptive have a basis of this information...Ore Geology of the Strathcona Mine As the bulk of the data is from the Strathcona Mine, a brief review
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the sulphide mineral assemblage is dominated by bornite and chalcopyrite, and the ores have unusually high...mechanism requires greater Fig. 2 Cross section through the central sector of Carolusberg mine, schematically...bodies, the sulphide assemblage is dominated by bornite and chalcopyrite, with pyrrhotite being absent...pyrrhotite is abundant. Interestingly, pyrrhotite and bornite are mutually exclusive. Chalcocite and pyrite are... New PGE data A suite of ten samples from the bornite-rich Carolusberg and the pyrrhotite-bearing East
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada MAHMUD TARKIAN Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology...H3A 2A7, Canada YVES THIBAULT Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario...Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada ABSTRACT Rare Pd–Ag tellurides, telargpalite and the phase Pd6AgTe4 occur in...Sopcheite (Ag4Pd3Te4) was first described from Sudbury, Ontario, as unnamed Ag4Pd3Te4 (Cabri & Laflamme 1976)...occurrences of sopcheite have been reported from Canada (Dunning et al. 1984, Mulja & Mitchell 1990) and
 
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