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| Record Name(s) | Robb Farm - 1955 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Nov-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Drury
Latitude: 46° 22' 4.54" Longitude: -81° 30' 10.45"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 461318 Northing: 5135051 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I05SE
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
In 1955 R. Robb drilled 2 diamond drill-holes totalling 1001' near existing surface trenches. In 1957 J.G Wallace drilled a further 676' feet. No sample analyses are recorded for these drillings. In 1999 the occurrence was included in airborne geophysical EM and MAG surveys, and was included in prospecting, geologic mapping and sampling in 2003, 2004 (Wallbridge Mining); a sample returned over 1% Cu during this program.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Drury-0019-A1 | 41I05NE0021 | 41I05NE0021 |
| Drury-SP002/2.19996 | 41I06NW2002 | 41I06NW2002 |
| Drury-SP018/ 2.26062 | 41I06NW2012 | 41I06NW2012 |
| Drury-0019-B1 | 41I05NE0023 | 41I05NE0023 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Quartz | Coarse-Grained | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Quartzite | Adjacent | |
| Sandstone | 3 | Greywacke | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 24, 2016 (A Wilson) - A sample of the ore assayed 0.26% Cu, 0.49% Ni and nil gold.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
| 1 | Magmatic |
Folio - Drury Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF285 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Sudbury DGO
Part - Ore deposits near the north shore of Lake Huron
Publication Number: ARV38-07.001 Page: 37 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Hyman and Drury townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R034 Page: 32 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 275 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. 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 - 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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