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| Record Name(s) | DDH NR77-2 - 1977, Nickel Rim Mines Property Block C - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium, Yttrium
Secondary Commodities: Thorium, Copper
Township or Area: Conger
Latitude: 45° 10' 33.69" Longitude: -79° 50' 12.47"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 591397 Northing: 5003163 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E04NW
Point Location Description: approximate location of drill collar for NR77-2
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1975-77: Nickel Rim Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, airborne geophysics, mapping, DD-6-483 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 31E04NW9446 | 31E04NW9446 | 31E04NW9446 |
| 31E04NW0002 | 31E04NW0002 | 31E04NW0002 |
| 10 | 31E04NW9448 | 31E04NW9448 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diatexite Migmatite | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Host |
Oct 05, 2010 (A Wilson) - Anomalous radioactivity is associated with banded and mignatititc gneiss and pegmatite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Uraninite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Columbite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 10, 2013 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.12% U3O8 over a core length of 0.5 ft from DDH NR77-2. A sample taken from 30 ft above the best assay returned 1400 ppm Cu. The average of 12 drill hole samples is 0.025% U3O8 and 0.005% ThO over 2.7 ft. A sample collected from a lens of euxenite-bearing rock returned 0.15% yttrium.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Mono - Mineral deposits studies in the Huntsville-Parry Sound-Powassan area, a progress report
Publication Number: OFR5647 Page: 86-90 Date: 1987
Author: Marmont C., Johnston M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Sans Souci Area
Publication Number: P3551 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2004
Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 399 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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