Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Commerce West - 2014 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2014-Nov-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Puddy Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 58' 5.06" Longitude: -89° 32' 26.78"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 317800 Northing: 5538175.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52H13NE
Point Location Description: shoreline outcrop exposure
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: This occurrence is most readily accessed by air (either helicopter or float plane).
1964-67: Trenching, geological mapping, geochemical and geophysical surveys,and diamond drilling (24 ddh for 5590 feet) by Commerce Nickel Mines. 1967-68: Trenching, electromagnetic suveys and diamond drilling (10 ddh for 3106 feet) by Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada. 1987-88: Geological mapping, sampling and ground geophysical surveys by Imperial Platinum Corp. 2007: Ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys by Vale Inco Ltd. 2014: Prospecting and bedrock geochemistry survey by Pavey Ark Minerals Inc.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.2144 | 52H13NE0011 | 52H13NE0011 |
| 11 | 52H13NE0016 | 52H13NE0016 |
| 63.1782 | 52H13NE0012 | 52H13NE0012 |
| 2.10948 | 52H14NW0001 | 52H14NW0001 |
| 2.39091 | 20000003238 | 20000003238 |
Dec 02, 2014 (Mark Puumala) - Assays of up to 0.43% Ni over 10 feet were reported for Commerce Nickel Mines Ltd. ddh No. 10 (Nelson 1969; Iridium at Puddy Lake, Ontario, Canada, Mineral Deposit Files, Thunder Bay South District, file reference 52H13NE Puddy Lake Prospect).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
Mono - Report of Activities 2012, Resident Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District
Publication Number: OFR6285 Date: 2013
Author: Puumala M.A., Campbell D.A., Cundari R.M., Zurevinski S.E., Tuomi R.D., Lockwood H.C., Debicki R.L., Moses P., Brunelle M.R., Pelaia R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Chromite deposits in Ontario
Publication Number: S055 Date: 1986
Author: Whittaker P.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Obonga Lake area, west part, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0416 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Northwest Portion of the Nipigon Embayment, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: P3579 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 2006
Author: Hart T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Garden-Obonga Lake Area High Density Lake Sediment and Water Geochemical Survey, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6009 Date: 2000
Author: Jackson J.E., Dyer R.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Data - Ontario Airborne Geophysical Surveys, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Data, Garden-Obonga Area
Publication Number: GDS1105 Date: 2000
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Soapstone in Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5764 Date: 1991
Author: Gerow M.C., Sherlock E.J., Bellinger J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Obonga Lake chromite area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: ARV39-02.003 Page: 51-60 Date: 1998
Author: Graham A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Chromite deposits of the Obonga Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: ARV40-04.004 Page: 111-119 Date: 1998
Author: Hurst M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Obonga-Kashishibog area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario; Summary Report 1933, Part D; Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 2351
Publication Number: GSC SR 2351 Date: 1933
Author: Kidd, D F
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102114
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