Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | J. W. Wells - 1900, Caribou Lake Nickel - 1900 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2008-Nov-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Platinum
Township or Area: McConkey
Latitude: 45° 55' 48.96" Longitude: -80° 6' 14.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 569454 Northing: 5086690.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H16NE
Point Location Description: grab sample from pit collected by Wells in 1899
Location Method: Other Literature
1899-1900: sampling by Ontario Department of Mines
Geological Age: Neoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Norite | 1 | Host |
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Nov 18, 2008 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by the Ontario Department of Mines in 1899-1900 returned an assay of 1.33% Cu, 0.32% Ni and trace Pt.
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
Part - Copper in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV08-02.008 Page: 259-262 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 213-214 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Copper and iron regions of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV09.008 Page: 171 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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