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| Record Name(s) | Nickel Cliff Mine - 1900 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Jan-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Armour
Latitude: 45° 37' 52.37" Longitude: -79° 20' 55.8"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 628699.999 Northing: 5054400.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E11NW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From highway 520 and Yonge Street, proceed east for 4.8km then turning south along the township road for 200m. Follow the bush road southwest for 60m then due south for 100m.
1900-1901: Magnetawan Mining Company - shaft sinking, underground development, 1903-1904: C.F. Kennewig - DD-3
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Paragneiss | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Host |
Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The mineralization was reportedly found at the contact between the host gneiss and what is described as a “trap”. Satterly noted the presence of amphibolite containing sugary quartz and garnet on the waste pile.
| 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 | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected from the site by. J. Satterly assayed 1.37% Cu, 1.40% Ni and 0.01 oz/t Au. A grab sample collected from the site circa 1900 assayed 1.79% Ni with fair percentages of copper. In 1900, it was estimated that there was a 10 ton stockpile of ore (estimated) near the shaft. The workings consist of a 5 metre shaft with 7 metres of drifting. Grab sample 82-AH-3, collected from the dump site by the OGS in 1982 assayed: 1425 ppm Cu, 0.3 ppm Ag, 15 ppb Au, <2 ppm As and <1 ppm Sb.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Portions of the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV11.016 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Carter W.E.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Statistical review
Publication Number: ARV13-01.001 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - The gold potential of the Huntsville-Parry Sound area of Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5521 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Villard D.J., Keevil R., Hogg A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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