Nickel Cliff Mine, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nickel Cliff Mine | Mine |
| Armour Township | Township |
| Parry Sound District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 37' 48'' North , 79° 20' 49'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South River | 1,193 (2008) | 22.8km |
| Huntsville | 19,579 (2009) | 34.5km |
| Powassan | 1,243 (2008) | 44.8km |
The old Nickel Cliff mine on lot 17, concession VIII, Armour township, is approximately 3 miles east of Burk's Falls. In 1900 and 1901 a shaft was put down 32 feet with 20 feet of drifting to the north. The deposit was drilled in 1903-1904, three holes passing through the sulphide-bearing lens into gneiss below.
The large dump shows amphibolite with sugary quartz and garnet mineralized with pyrrhotite and a minor amount of chalcopyrite. The amount of solid sulphides, chalcopyrite and pyrite is small.
A grab sample of these sulphides taken by the writer assayed 1.37 per cent, copper, 1.40 per cent, nickel, and 0.01 ounces of gold per ton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Description: Listed as "nickel". References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Nickel Cliff Mine, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada