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MDI41N15NE00091
| Record Name(s) | Surluga Nickel Prospect - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 58' 42.93" Longitude: -84° 44' 38.51"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 668350.32 Northing: 5316383.59 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Drill holes south of Jubilee Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Drive south from highway 101 along the Surluga Road for approximately 2 km. The occurrence was in a drill hole drilled to the southeast of Jubilee Lake.
1969-71: Pango Gold Mines Ltd. - diamond drilling.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA?
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Copper-nickel mineralization was discovered in a 17 foot wide peridotite dike discovered in drill core. Samples of a dacite collected from a shoreline outcrop northeast of the Sunrise shaft by Rupert in 1975 reacted positively to demethylgloyoxine tests for nickel.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling returned combined assays of Ni and Cu of 0.65% over 12-15 feet. A four foot section of the dike contained 0.4% Ni and 0.3% Cu.
Book - McMurray Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Geological series, McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, formerly Township 29, Range 23, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of McMurray Township, Wawa area, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2441 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Sawitzky E., Turner J., Leeselleur P., Sagle E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 154-155 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 277 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - PANGO GOLD MINES, 17/09/69
Publication Number: Clippings Date: 1969
Author: Northern Miner Press
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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