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Record: MDI31C12SE00263

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Bonter - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1982-May-10
Date Last Modified 2022-May-26
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Marmora

Latitude: 44° 35' 21.42"    Longitude: -77° 43' 17.82"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 283966.645   Northing: 4940929.884    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C12SE

Point Location Description: Cu, Ni symbols in lot 27, conc. 5, 2 km east of Twin Sister Lake.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The prospect is accessible on foot by a trail leading to the Twin Sister Lakes from a secondary gravel road and a paved country road leading northwest from Marmora.



Exploration History

1925: 5 open pits were excavated. Samples were assayed across 60-foot lengths in 2 trenches. 1943: The Consolidation Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited carried out geophysical surveys and completed a diamond drill program consisting of 6 holes totalling 1921 feet. 1953: East Rim Nickel Mines Limited held the property and optioned it to Ontario Nickel Mines Limited. Ontario Nickel Mines completed 7 drill holes totalling 3609 feet.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbroid-Unsubdivided 1 Host
Paragneiss 2 Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
10ChloriteEconomicOre
15HematiteEconomicOre
20MicaEconomicOre
25PyrrhotiteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area

Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 17  Date: 1998

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)

Publication Number: MDC002 Page: Date: 1957

Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 140  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 82  Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Geology of Belmont, Marmora, and southern Methuen townships, Peterborough and Hastings counties

Publication Number: OFR5537 Page: 190-1  Date: 1985

Author: Bartlett J.R., Moore J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 113-4  Date: 1985

Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Resident Geologist Files 1986 Mineral Deposit File

Publication Number: Min Dep Date: 1986

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


File - Resident Geologist files 1950, #1 Marmora

Publication Number: Date: 2004

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


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