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Copper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

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Copper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):	46° 28' 34'' North , 81° 3' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):	46.47626,-81.06024
GeoHash:	G#: f0q27ktxz
Owned/operated by:	Vale SA
Locality type:	Mine
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

A nickel mine located near Sudbury.

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Nickel

Mineral List

15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite

Formula: PbTe

Reference: 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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Copper

Copper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Reference: 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.; 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

ⓘ 'commodity:Copper'

Formula: Cu

Reference:

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

Formula: PbS

Formula: Ag₂Te

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

Reference: Willet Miller (1905) Sessional Papers (Mines Report) By Ontario. Legislative Assembly (11th Session); American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 1-22; 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

ⓘ 'commodity:Nickel'

Formula: Ni

Reference:

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Fe_xNi_y)_Σ9S₈

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Pyrite var: Nickelian Pyrite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)S₂

Formula: Fe₇S₈

Formula: ZnS

Formula: Bi₂Te₃

Formula: BiTe

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	'Copper'	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	'Altaite'	2.CD.10	PbTe
ⓘ	'Argentopentlandite'	2.BB.15	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
ⓘ	'Chalcopyrite'	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	'Cubanite'	2.CB.55a	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	'Galena'	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	'Hessite'	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	'Millerite'	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Fe_xNi_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	var: Nickelian Pyrite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Ni)S₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe₇S₈
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Tellurobismuthite	2.DC.05	Bi₂Te₃
ⓘ	Tsumoite	2.DC.05	BiTe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Magnetite'	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
ⓘ	Copper	1.1.1.3	Cu
Group 2 - SULFIDES
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 2:1
ⓘ	Hessite	2.4.2.1	Ag₂Te
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 9:8
ⓘ	Argentopentlandite	2.7.1.2	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.7.1.1	(Fe_xNi_y)_Σ9S₈
A_mX_p, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘ	Altaite	2.8.1.3	PbTe
ⓘ	Galena	2.8.1.1	PbS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.8.16.1	NiS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.8.10.1	Fe₇S₈
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.8.2.1	ZnS
ⓘ	Tsumoite	2.8.20.1	BiTe
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:1
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.9.1.1	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Cubanite	2.9.13.1	CuFe₂S₃
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 2:3
ⓘ	Tellurobismuthite	2.11.7.2	Bi₂Te₃
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.12.1.1	FeS₂
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB₂X₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	7.2.2.3	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	Pyrite var: Nickelian Pyrite	-	(Fe,Ni)S₂

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	ⓘ Pyrite (var: Nickelian Pyrite)	(Fe,Ni)S₂
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Fe_xNi_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe₇S₈
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite (var: Nickelian Pyrite)	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Fe_xNi_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe₇S₈
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Ni	ⓘ Pyrite (var: Nickelian Pyrite)	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Fe_xNi_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
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

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Paleoproterozoic

1600 - 2500 Ma

ID: 614680

Huronian Supergroup (2.2 Ga to 2450 Ma); Elliot Lake Group; McKim Formation

Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: McKim Formation

Comments: Southern and Superior Province

Lithology: Siltstone, wacke, argillite

Reference: Ontario Geological Survey. 1:250 000 scale bedrock geology of Ontario. ISBN 978-1-4435-5705-4. Miscellaneous Release–Data 126 - Revision 1. [1]

Siderian

2300 - 2500 Ma

ID: 3185030

Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Siderian (2300 - 2500 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Cobalt Group

Comments: Southern Province

Lithology: Mudstone

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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