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| Record Name(s) | Barry South Pit - 2002 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2010-Oct-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel, Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Platinum Metals
Township or Area: Nairn
Latitude: 46° 19' 24.24" Longitude: -81° 34' 4.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 456289.997 Northing: 5130136.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I05SE
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Follow Highway 17 for 17.5km east of Highway 6, take side south road to hunting camp located just off highway. Follow the cut line along the Nairn-Lorne township boundary on foot for 1km south. Site is located on outcrop a few meters to west of township line.
Pre- 1940: pitting. 2001-02: A. Barry - prospecting, ground geophysics. 2002-03: Mustang Minerals Ltd. - mapping, sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| Nairn-SP001 | 41I05SE2009 | 41I05SE2009 |
| Nairn-SP002 | 41I05SE2012 | 41I05SE2012 |
| Nairn-SP003 | 41I05SE2013 | 41I05SE2013 |
| Nairn-SP004 | 41I05SE2015 | 41I05SE2015 |
Province: Southern
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Brecciated | Host |
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Oct 22, 2010 (A Wilson) - The pit was excavated in metagabbro containing inclusions of metasedimentary rock (Sudbury breccia?). All rocks are described as being sheared.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 22, 2010 (A Wilson) - A composite sample taken from the dump of the southern pit by R. Ginn (OGS) returned 0.12% Cu and 0.58% Ni. Narrow stringers of massive pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite follow the shearing. Minor disseminated sulphides also were observed within the inclusions. Grab samples collected by Mustang Minerals in 2002-03 returned assays up to 1.59% Cu+Ni, 0.21% Co and 219 ppb PGM.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Map - Nairn and Lorne townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2062 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of Nairn and Lorne townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R035 Page: 35 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 280 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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