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Birchtree Mine, Thompson, Moab-Setting Lakes area, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canadai
Regional Level Types
Birchtree MineMine (Care and Maintenance)
ThompsonTown
Moab-Setting Lakes areaArea
Thompson Nickel BeltBelt
ManitobaProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 42' 7'' North , 97° 55' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.70222,-97.92472
GeoHash:
G#: ccfkgsm2u
GRN:
N38W41
Type:
Mine (Care and Maintenance) - last checked 2024
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Thompson12,467 (2016)6.3km
Owned/operated by:
Vale SA
Mindat Locality ID:
8701
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8701:1
GUID (UUID V4):
66f68bf0-37c7-4570-96e6-39285371df7e


Underground nickel mine.

Originally opened in 1965 until 1978 when it was put on "standby" until 1988.

The mine reopened again in 1989.

In 2017 the mine was closed again and put on care & maintenance.

Operated by Vale Inco.

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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:

β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
β“˜ Westerveldite
Formula: (Fe,Ni,Co)As

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Westerveldite2.CC.15(Fe,Ni,Co)As
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Westerveldite(Fe,Ni,Co)As
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ Westerveldite(Fe,Ni,Co)As
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ Westerveldite(Fe,Ni,Co)As
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ Westerveldite(Fe,Ni,Co)As
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3

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