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Copper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada i
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Copper Cliff Mine Mine
McKim Township Township
Greater Sudbury City
Ontario Province
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

46° 28' 34'' North , 81° 3' 36'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

46.47626,-81.06024

G#: f0q27ktxz

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Greater Sudbury	157,857 (2014)	5.6km
Chelmsford	500 (2010)	16.0km
Rayside-Balfour	16,050 (2013)	18.5km
Valley East	17,451 (2019)	21.8km
Cartier	302 (2013)	44.9km

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Club	Location	Distance
Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society	Sudbury, Ontario	18km

Mindat Locality ID:

10328

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:10328:5

GUID (UUID V4):

84297b54-1a67-4a25-bbfe-a87c04f6de1a

A nickel mine located near Sudbury.

In 1886, the Canadian Copper company produced the first copper ore in the area from the Copper Cliff Mine.
In 1887, a shipment of ore from the Copper Cliff Mine was sent for smelting to the Orford Copper Company at Constable Hook, New Jersey. The ore proved unusually difficult to treat, and assays of the furnace products revealed
the presence of nickel.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: PbTe

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

ⓘ Argentopentlandite

Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: Cu

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Hawley, J.E. & Stanton, R.L. (1962): The Sudbury ores: their mineralogy and origin. Part II. The facts: The ores, their minerals, metals and distribution, Canadian Mineralogist 7, 30-145.

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: PbS

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: Ag₂Te

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: NiS

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Willet Miller (1905) Sessional Papers (Mines Report) By Ontario. Legislative Assembly (11th Session)

American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 1-22

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Hawley, J.E. & Stanton, R.L. (1962): The Sudbury ores: their mineralogy and origin. Part II. The facts: The ores, their minerals, metals and distribution, Canadian Mineralogist 7, 30-145.

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)S₂

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: ZnS

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

ⓘ Tellurobismuthite

Formula: Bi₂Te₃

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Formula: BiTe

References:

Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Argentopentlandite	2.BB.15	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Cubanite	2.CB.55a	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Altaite	2.CD.10	PbTe
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Tellurobismuthite	2.DC.05	Bi₂Te₃
ⓘ	Tsumoite	2.DC.05	BiTe
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Altaite	PbTe
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Tellurobismuthite	Bi₂Te₃
Te	ⓘ Tsumoite	BiTe
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Altaite	PbTe
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Tellurobismuthite	Bi₂Te₃
Bi	ⓘ Tsumoite	BiTe

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References

www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.) http://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/MDI/data/records/MDI41I06NE00010.html

Pye E.G, Naldrett A.J, Giblin P.E (1984) The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Sudbury Structure, Ontario Geological Survey, Special Report Vol. 1.

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