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| Record Name(s) | Sheba Queen - 1997 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2010-Apr-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Chromium
Township or Area: Sheba
Latitude: 48° 7' 1.72" Longitude: -80° 38' 26.15"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 526749.004 Northing: 5329382.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A02NE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1999: Gary Dunn: mapping and prospecting 1997: Gee-Ten Ventures Inc. and Camphor Ventures Inc: airborne geophysics, prospecting, geochemistry and ground geophysics 1996: Gary Dunn: prospecting and staking 1995: Ontario Geological Survey: lake sediment and lake water sampling 1949: Ontario Geological Survey: airborne geophysical survey
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL 4734 | 42A02SE2019 | 42A02SE2019 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Massive, Medium-Grained, Cumulate Layering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroxenite | 2 | Pyroxinite | Coarse, Layered, Pitted, Dark Green To Black | Host |
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Light Green-Grey | Intrudes |
Apr 19, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - The diabase occurs as steep-sided, north-south trending dykes (ridges) within the gabbro-pyroxinite bedrock. They appear to have been injected along faults at contacts between pyroxinite and gabbro layers. REF: KL 4734 page 17.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chromite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | Disseminated | |||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 19, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - The 1999 Prospecting Program returned assay including 1895 ppm Cu, 1115 ppm Cr and 1319 ppm Ni from sample # 28510; 288 ppm Cu, 3432 ppm Cr and 1079 ppm Ni from sample # 28508. These were grab samples.
Mono - New Exploration Targets in the Peterlong Lake-Radisson Lake Area, Southern Abitibi Subprovince; Till, Lake Sediment and Lake Water Sampling Programs
Publication Number: OFR5942 Date: 1996
Author: Bajc A.F., Hamilton S.M., Ayer J.A., Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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