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| Record Name(s) | Ethel Lake - 1890, H. Ranger Property - 1890 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Denison
Latitude: 46° 24' 44.68" Longitude: -81° 22' 59.15"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 470557 Northing: 5139942 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NW
Point Location Description: Trench/Pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The Ethel Lake occurrence is located approximately 20 km west of Sudbury, in the central area of Denison Township.
1887: Rinaldo McConnell patented the land and subsequently sold the property to the Mond Nickel Company. Pre-1890: Henry Ranger - discovered copper associated with quartz veins on these lots. 1887: Rinaldo McConnell patented the land and subsequently sold the property to the Mond Nickel Company. (SMDR)
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Noritic Quartz Gabbro And Amphibolitic Equivalents | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Diorite | 2 | Quartz Diorite | Brecciated | Adjacent |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Intrudes |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Folio - Denison Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF315 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
Map - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: Map Scale: 1:125,000 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Denison-Waters area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2119 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1967
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Page: 106, 425 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
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
Mono - Report of the Royal Ontario Nickel Commission, with appendix
Publication Number: OP01 Page: 40, 189 Date: 1997
Author: Holloway G.T., Miller W.G., Young M., Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Denison Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF315 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mapping and Structural Analysis in the Southwestern Sudbury Basin: Implications for Mineral Exploration
Publication Number: OFR6109 Page: 1, 2, 5, 6 Date: 2003
Author: Dubois A.J., Benn K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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