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| Record Name(s) | Sanderson Property - 2010, MacDonald Mines DDH BM-9B - 2005, Big Mac Property - 2005, Anomaly M-24 - 2005 |
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| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2007-Mar-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Titanium, Vanadium
Township or Area: BMA 532 862, BMA 532 861
Latitude: 53° 12' 56.97" Longitude: -86° 16' 14.35"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 548702 Northing: 5896528 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 43E01NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for MacDonald Mines DDH BM-9B
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by air from Nakina, Webequie, Hearst or Pickle Lake.
2003-04: MacDonald Mines Ltd. - AEM, AMAG, DDH-2-359 m; 2008- 2010: White Pine Resources/MacDonald Mines joint venture- ground geophysics, DDH-11
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.24678 | ||
| 2.50714 | 20000007746 | 20000007746 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Sachigo
Terrane: North Caribou
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Tuff | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Host | |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Footwall |
Mar 27, 2007 (A Wilson) - Massive magnetite and minor pyrite bands are found within the gabbro. The metamorphic grade is ampholite (amphibolte, biotite and minor garnet observed).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 27, 2007 (A Wilson) - The massive magnetite does not contain significant PGE or Au. A sample of gabbro returned 822 ppm Ni and 500 ppm Co. Elevated Ti and V also found associated with magnetite. One 0.8 m section of core returned 9559 ppm Ti and 1415 ppm V.
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands Region Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data-East Sheet
Publication Number: P3598-REV Scale: 1:500,000 Date: 2008
Author: Stott G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Mineral Deposits of Northern Ontario, North of Latitude 49 30'
Publication Number: OFR6242 Scale: Date: 2009
Author: Stott G.M., Josey S.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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