Ontario Department of Mines Vol 43, Part 2, 1934: Sudbury Nickel Field Restudied
Name/Title
Ontario Department of Mines Vol 43, Part 2, 1934: Sudbury Nickel Field RestudiedEntry/Object ID
2022.147.01Tags
Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin, Rocks and MineralsScope and Content
Book, report by the Ontario Department of Mines discussing the Sudbury Nickel Field.Context
The report discusses a re-study of the Sudbury Nickel Field. It was published in 1935. The report included two maps (pictured) It is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Introduction: - Introductory Remarks - History - Literature - Scope of the Present Report - Field Methods - Acknowledgements - Topography 2. Growth of the Nickel Industry: - Introduction - Production Statistics - Refining Operations - Properties and Uses of Nickel - Ore Reserves 3. Geology of the Sudbury Area: - Introduction - Table Formations - Sudbury Series: Greenstone-Sediment Complex, Greenstone, Basic Lavas, Acid Lavas, Sediments Associated with the Greenstone - Basic Intrusives: Amphibolite, Other Basic Intrusives - Copper Cliff Arkose - McKim Greywacke - Ramsay Lake Conglomerate - Sudbury Series (Continued): Wanapitei Quartzite - Algoman (?) - Whitewater Series - Keweenawn: Gabbro, The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, Norite-Micropegmatite, - The Offsets (Quartz Diorite): Frood Offsite, Copper Cliff Offset, Worthington Offset, Foy Offset, Other Offsets, Genesis of the Offsets - Granite - Trap Dikes - Olivine Diabase 4. Description of the Mines: - Creighton Mine - Frood Mine - Garson Mine - Falconbridge Nickel Mines 5. Genesis of the Sudbury Ores: - Introduction - Magmatic Segregation - Other HypothesesCollection
Mining History, District of Sudbury Collection, Sudbury HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
Secondary Source