Ore mineralogy of Mattabi mine, Northwestern Ontario, Canada

Abstract

The Mattabi Mine, a volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit located 60 km north of Ignace, Ontario, in the Archean Superior Province, produced 13.5 mt of ore with an average grade 7.5% Zn, 0.88% Cu, 0.77% Pb and 3.10 oz/t Ag in the period 1970-1983.