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Record: MDI41I05SE00061

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Andrews - 1979, Piispanen - 1979
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1979-Dec-27
Date Last Modified 2023-Sep-19
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Gold, Sulphur/Pyrite



Location

Township or Area: Baldwin

Latitude: 46° 17' 38.49"    Longitude: -81° 42' 39.24"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 445245.842   Northing: 5126962.166    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I05SE

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

John Andrews held property in 1925. 5 test pits were sunk. Main pit 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, 6 feet deep, surrounded by gossan. 600 feet to west of first pits, 3 pits sunk in gossaned outcrop. Prosco Ltd. 1957: dip-needle, EM and MAG surveys. R.C.C.G. Syndicate held a group of 26 claims probably covering the Andrews occurrence. Stump Mines Ltd. 1970: acquired 75% interest in property. Conducted geophysical surveys, and drilled one (1006 foot) hole.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Baldwin-0017-A1 41I05SE0086 41I05SE0086

Geology

Province: Southern

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Sep 18, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Mineralization: diss sulphs in Nipissing gabbro. Mineralization. Grab sample from main pit at showing (5 first pits) returned 1.51% copper, 0.74% nickel. 600 ft to west of showing a weak shear @ N15E contains py in narrow veinlets (3 pits). Assays: chip samples over 15 ft assayed 1.16% Ni; grab sample 0.34% nickel, 0.51% copper.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion
1 Magmatic
2 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated
2 Vein

References

Map - Geological compilation series, Pamour sheet, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0698 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Bright E.G., Hunt D.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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Folio - Baldwin Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF255 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - Geology of Baldwin Township

Publication Number: ARV61-04 Page: 30-31  Date: 1997

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 229  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Folio - Baldwin Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF255 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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