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MDI32D04SW00352
| Record Name(s) | O'Hare - 1990 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jun-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum, Nickel
Township or Area: McElroy
Latitude: 48° 3' 26.36" Longitude: -79° 52' 8.23"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 584277 Northing: 5323290 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D04SW
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 32D04SW0255 | 32D04SW0255 | |
| 32D04SW0222 | 32D04SW0222 |
Province: Superior
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Pacaud
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aplite | 2 | Host | ||
| Peridotite | 3 | Serpentinized | Near | |
| Pegmatite | 4 | Quartz | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Molybdenite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Sulphides | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 1 | Serpentine | Alteration | |||||
| 2 | Chlorite | Alteration |
Jun 18, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - 0.17% nickel intersected over 1.5 m in hole N 2 in the sheared peridotite; 0.14% nickel over 2 m and 0.31% molybdenum over 1.5 m were intersected in hole N 1. In hole N 3, best molybdenum interval was 0.39% over 1.5 m (Files 32D04SW0222 and 32D04SW0255).
Part - Geology of McElroy and part of Boston townships
Publication Number: ARV59-06 Page: 52 Date: 1997
Author: Abraham E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 81 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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