Cuniptau Mines
 Cuniptau Mines mill and smelter in 1936 | |
| Industry | Mining |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1933 |
| Defunct | 1937 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Ontario Nickel Corporation |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Products | Copper, nickel, platinum, gold |
Cuniptau Mines (a combination of the symbols
polymetallic ore deposit in Strathy Township of Northeastern Ontario.[1][3] In later years Cuniptau Mines also acquired the Alexo Mine property in Clergue and Dundonald townships of Cochrane District.[2]
History and operations
Development of the Cuniptau Mine began in 1933 with the sinking of a 115 ft (35 m)
diamond drilling.[2] The mine office was stationed at Goward, a locality now in the municipality of Temagami.[2][7]
Cuniptau Mines reopened the Alexo Mine near
Porquis Junction in 1936. Operations at this mining property during the year consisted of partial mine dewatering and sampling. The company shipped two cars of ore from Alexo to the Cuniptau Mine to increase the nickel content of the material being smelted.[2]
On January 10, 1937, the shareholders of Cuniptau Mines ratified a proposal to merge the company with the newly formed Ontario Nickel Corporation.[2] Ontario Nickel acquired the Cuniptau and Alexo mines in 1937 from this merge.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sandefur, Bennett T. (1942). "The geology and paragenesis of the nickel ores of the Cuniptau Mine, Goward Nipissing District, Ontario". Economic Geology. 37 (3). Society of Economic Geologists: 173.
- ^ Queen's Printer for Ontario. pp. 33, 222.
- ^ Queen's Printer for Ontario. p. 110.
- Queen's Printer for Ontario. p. 156.
- Queen's Printer for Ontario. p. 174.
- ISBN 0-7778-5645-X.
- ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006". 3548069 - Temagami. Statistics Canada. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- Queen's Printer for Ontario. p. 239.