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Record: MDI41I05NE00047

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Trillabelle - 1979, Gillespie - 1979
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1979-Nov-22
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-21
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Platinum, Selenium, Tellurium



Location

Township or Area: Trill

Latitude: 46° 29' 38.37"    Longitude: -81° 32' .28"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 459066   Northing: 5149074    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I05NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Proceed north 5.6km on Regional Road #4 from its intersection with the Spanish River Road. Turn left onto the Chicago Mine road and follow northwest for 9.7km. Turn left and follow logging roads to a point 600m west of the site. Shaft location is 600m west ATV trail passes within 20m of the shaft.



Exploration History

1891: R.Gillespie discovered mineralization on surface. 1891-1894: Shaft sunk 60ft. 1985: Inco Ltd. was the property owner.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PentlanditeEconomicOre
3PyrrhotiteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Part - The Abitibi region

Publication Number: ARV13-01.008 Page: 196  Date: 1998

Author: Kay G.F., Jarvis T.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


Map - Geological compilation series [second edition] Espanola sheet, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin

Publication Number: P0105 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 268  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Sudbury-Cobalt, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts

Publication Number: M2361 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1977

Author: Card K.D., Lumbers S.B.

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 - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Trill Township, Sudbury District

Publication Number: P2527 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Lafleur J., Maerz N., Dressler B.O.

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 - Geology of Cascaden, Dowling, Levack and Trill townships, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: OFR5533 Page: 65, 69  Date: 1985

Author: Lafleur J., Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Folio - Trill Township

Publication Number: GDIF461 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Sudbury MDIR Trill Township

Publication Number: Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Sudbury RGP


Part - Fifth report of the Inspector of Mines

Publication Number: ARV04.009 Page: 248  Date: 1998

Author: Slaght A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


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