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| Record Name(s) | Delta Occurrence - 1930, Sultana South - 1965, Van Nickel Mines - 1935, Delta Mines Syndicate - 1930 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-31 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Platinum
Township or Area: Drury
Latitude: 46° 27' 11.62" Longitude: -81° 31' 15.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 459988 Northing: 5144538 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I05NE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Workings located on the southern extension of the Sultana Deposit (southern Trill Twp.) More extensive workings present on the main showing located in Trill Twp.
1930-35: 3 bulk samples taken from property (56 008 lb). 1930: Delta Mines Syndicate – DD-11,159 ft, sampling. Workings located on the southern extension of the Sultana Deposit (Southern Trill Twp.) More extensive workings present on the main showing located in Trill Twp.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Amphibolite | Brecciated, Sheared | Host |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Chloritic | Contains |
Jun 27, 2016 (A Wilson) - Sulphides are present in various amounts near the norite contact. They occur in brecciated footwall metavolcanics and in norite breccia.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 27, 2016 (A Wilson) - The mineralized zone is possibly 1000 ft long and is highly irregular and discontinuous. Diamond drilling completed in the 1930’s on the property returned gold values in drill core up to $8.80 Au/ton. Platinum values up to $1.35 over 6 ft. Samples collected by J.R. Booth in 1951 returned values of 0.2% Cu and 0.54% Ni (sample 28560); 0.2% Cu, 0.17% Ni over 10 ft (sample 28561); a 30 ft long chip sample collected from a large pit assayed 0.1% Cu. Samples collected by the mining Research Corporation Limited returned nickel values ranging from 2.53 to 3.19%, nil copper and gold values up to $3.15
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
File - Resident Geologist file Drury-SP004
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Sudbury RGP office
Map - Drury Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0134 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
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:
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:
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:
Folio - Drury Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF285 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Sudbury DGO
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