Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Rib Lake Copper Prospect - 1952, Whitney Lake Cu-Ni Claim Group - 1985, Nickel Rim Mines Ltd. - 1980, Block 90 - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Gillies Limit
Latitude: 47° 12' 39.84" Longitude: -79° 43' 40.22"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 596334.63 Northing: 5229404.69 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04NE
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Data Compilation
1952: Rib Lake Copper Mines Ltd. – DD-5- 1023 ft., assays. 1955: N. Montgomery: sulphide boulders carrying copper and nickel were discovered a few hundred feet east of Dieter Lake. 1962-68: No. 1 winze collared at 283 ft. was sunk 169 ft. with levels at 341 ft and at about 441 ft. 1965: Nickel Rim Mines Limited – 493 ft. 1967- Nickel Rim Mines Ltd. - 1971-72: Nickel Rim Mines Ltd. – DD-5-1607 ft., assays; VLF and magnetic geophysical surveys; MidNorth Engineering Services Ltd. - DD-9-5802 ft, assays
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| DHR-16 | 31M05SE0051 | 31M05SE0051 |
| CO-1098/ 2.386 | 31M04SE0108 | 31M04SE0108 |
| CO-1077 | 31M04SE0108 | 31M04SE0108 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Greywacke, Quartzite, Conglomerates | Footwall |
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| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Sheared | Host | |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Cherty | Footwall | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Rhyolite Flows | Tuffaceous | Footwall |
| Gabbro | 5 | Gabbro | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 08, 2017 (A Wilson) - Assays from DDH No. 1 returned silver assays between 0.4 and 0.6 oz, copper assays between 0.10% and 0.20% and nickel assays between 0.18% and 0.76% Ni. Gold assays range from 0.02 oz./t Au over 4 ft. 4 inches. Pentlandite averaged 0.37% over 4 ft. 4 inches. Assay values for nickel average between 0.018% and 0.95%; gold assayed 0.02% oz.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-1068
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Author:
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 359 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology adjacent to Highway 11 in Best Township and the south part of Gillies Limit Township, districts of Timiskaming and Nipissing
Publication Number: OFR5016 Page: 56-65 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Haileybury sheet, districts of Timiskaming and Nipissing, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0321 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R., Savage W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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