Salter's Meridian 1856

Salter's Meridian 1856 (HM20EX)

Location: Sudbury, Ontario P0M 2M0 Greater Sudbury Division
Country: Canada
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N 46° 24.252', W 81° 10.926'

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While laying out a meridian line (a north-south survey line) in 1856, provincial land surveyor Albert Salter observed severe compass needle deflections some five kilometres north of here. Alexander Murray, assistant provincial geologist, examined the area and reported "the presence of an immense mass of magnetic trap". Analysis of rock samples revealed nickel, copper and iron. This was the first indications of the Sudbury region's mineral wealth, but it aroused no interest at the time because the site was so remote. In 1886 prospector Henry Ranger rediscovered the deposit and in 1900 the Canadian Copper Company (later International Nickel) began working the claim. It became the Creighton Mine, one of the world's leading nickel producers.
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HM NumberHM20EX
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Placed ByOntario Heritage Foundation
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Date Added Friday, August 4th, 2017 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 486002 N 5138974
Decimal Degrees46.40420000, -81.18210000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 24.252', W 81° 10.926'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 24' 15.12" N, 81° 10' 55.56" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Greater Sudbury Regional Road 55, Sudbury Ontario P0M 2M0, CA
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