Sudbury mining camp
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The Sudbury mining camp is a major Canadian mining district centered around the Sudbury Basin in Ontario, renowned as one of the world’s largest and oldest producers of nickel and other base metals.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining camp
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| age | Paleoproterozoic mineralization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of Greater Sudbury
NERFINISHED
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Sudbury Basin meteorite impact hypothesis ⓘ |
| contains |
Clarabelle Mill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Copper Cliff Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Creighton Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Garson Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Onaping Depth project NERFINISHED ⓘ smelter complexes near Copper Cliff ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentOperator |
Glencore plc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vale S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | construction of Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major contributor to Canadian nickel exports
ⓘ
major contributor to Ontario mining industry ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
historical sulfur dioxide emissions
ⓘ
landscape damage and subsequent regreening programs ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Sudbury Basin impact structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResource |
disseminated sulfide ore bodies
ⓘ
massive sulfide ore bodies ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Falconbridge Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inco Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRock | Sudbury Igneous Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceTo |
global nickel supply
ⓘ
global platinum-group metals supply ⓘ |
| knownFor |
base metals production
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copper production ⓘ nickel production ⓘ platinum-group metals production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Ontario ⓘ Sudbury Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCommodity |
cobalt
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copper ⓘ gold ⓘ nickel ⓘ palladium ⓘ platinum ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
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underground mining ⓘ |
| oreType | magmatic sulfide deposits ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Laurentian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the world’s largest nickel-producing districts
ⓘ
one of the world’s oldest continuously operating nickel camps ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
economic geology research
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impact-related ore deposit studies ⓘ |
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