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Copper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Cliff Mine | Mine |
| McKim Township | Township |
| Greater Sudbury | City |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 34'' North , 81° 3' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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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 |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society | Sudbury, Ontario | 18km |
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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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
15 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| ⓘ Argentopentlandite Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu References: |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Tellurobismuthite Formula: Bi2Te3 |
| ⓘ Tsumoite Formula: BiTe |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native 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 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-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 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-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 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native 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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Copper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada