Ontario Mineral Inventory

Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000001528

Record: MDI000000001528

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) J. Roy Sample 15021 - 1996
Related Record Type
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2012-Nov-16
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By A Wilson
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: South Bluff Creek Area

Latitude: 50° 38' 58.34"    Longitude: -80° 31' 6.78"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 534037   Northing: 5610963.99    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42I10NE

Point Location Description: grab sample 15021

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by air.



Exploration History

1996: J. Roy – ground geophysics, mapping, sampling


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
TI-3928 / 2.18115 42I10NE2001 42I10NE2001

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Opatica

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 Quartz-Biotite Massive
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Rhyolite Near

Lithology Comments

Nov 16, 2012 (A Wilson) - Several outcrops of massive quartz-feldspar-biotite gneiss were observed on the property. Strong foliation and isoclinal folding was observed at several locations. The geochemistry of three of the samples collected was greywacke, while the fourth sample has major element compositions of a rhyolite.




Mineralization Comments

Nov 16, 2012 (A Wilson) - A grab sample returned 125 ppm Zn, 144 ppm Ni, 9 ppm Cu, 30 ppm Pb and 21 ppm Co.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Map - Capreol sheet, districts of Sudbury and Nipissing, geological compilation series

Publication Number: P0367 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


Map - Moosonee sheet, geological compilation series, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2171 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1969

Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


Report an Error

We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.


Terms of Use

Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.


Ministry Contact Information

For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Timmins Resident Geologist District Office