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| Record Name(s) | Sultana Nickel Mine - 1891, Miller Claims - 1891 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Drury, Drury, Trill, Trill
Latitude: 46° 27' 12.82" Longitude: -81° 30' 53.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 460459 Northing: 5144572 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I05NE
Point Location Description: Cu, Ni showing
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Proceed north 5.6km on RR#4 from its intersection with the Spanish River Rd. Turn left and follow Chicago Mine Rd 6.0km to a trail in a field to the right. Follow trail east 1.5km by ATV or 4X4. Site is 400m to 500m south on the west edge of a prominent swamp.
1891: B. Boyer completed pitting, trenching, diamond drilling, and sunk 3 shafts on property. 1930: McVittie-Graham Mines Limited carried out an exploration program and diamond drilling. 1965: International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd. acquired the property; Falconbridge Limited acquired the property.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Norite | 1 | Brecciated | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Amphibolite | Host |
Sep 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - The Sultana (south) body is in brecciated, sheared amphibolite and chloritic schist immediately below the altered norite breccia contact.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 30, 2020 (A Wilson) - Sulphides are present in various amounts near the norite contact. Mineralization occurs in brecciated footwall metavolcanics and in norite breccia (quartz diorite breccia) and consist of disseminated pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite. The mineralized zone is possibly 1000 ft. long and is highly irregular and discontinuous. A shallow shaft or deep pit is located on this body, and to the north, in Trill township, more extensive workings are present on the main showing.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2 | Igneous Contact |
| 1 | Magmatic |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 500 |
Folio - Trill Township
Publication Number: GDIF461 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of Cascaden, Dowling, Levack and Trill townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: OFR5533 Page: 65, 68 Date: 1985
Author: Lafleur J., Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Sudbury-Manitoulin area, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin
Publication Number: R166 Page: Chart A Date: 1978
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Trill Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2551 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 268-269 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Hyman and Drury townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R034 Page: 33 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The Sudbury nickel field
Publication Number: ARV14-03 Page: 22-23 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The northern nickel range
Publication Number: ARV13-01.011 Page: 195, 209-210 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P., Culbert M.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 268-269 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Hyman and Drury townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2055 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Sudbury bedrock compilation, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 4570 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2005
Author: Ames, D E; Davidson, A; Buckle, J L; Card, K D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/221501
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