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| Record Name(s) | South Group - 1952, W. Holder - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1980-Apr-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Nipissing
Latitude: 46° 6' 12.3" Longitude: -79° 32' 54.27"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 612190 Northing: 5106562 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L04SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
1941: W. Holder - DD-1-300 ft. 1951-52: J. H. Dumouchel - geology, ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| #63A.174/ NIPISSING-0010A1 | 31L04SE0002 | 31L04SE0002 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolomitic Rock | 1 | Adjacent |
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| Granite | 2 | Gneissic | Host |
Mar 12, 2013 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as hematite-enriched, silicified, brecciated granitic rocks of the Powassan batholith exposed in the Nipissing Fault at the base of a talus slope. In 1941 a partially caved in timbered pit was observed at the base of the talus.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Ore |
May 22, 2009 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Satterly assayed 55.65% Fe, 18.73 SiO2. Diamond drilling intersected 1 and 3 foot sections assaying 41.26 and 34.62% Fe respectively. The hematite is described as hard, fine-grained grey and brown hematite containing disseminated glassy quartz. The hematite is often specular in nature.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Hydrothermal |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the North Bay area, districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound
Publication Number: R094 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - North Bay area, Nipissing and Parry Sound districts
Publication Number: M2216 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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:
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