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| Record Name(s) | Lot 9, Con 5 - 1886 |
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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-Feb-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Denison
Latitude: 46° 25' 37.57" Longitude: -81° 24' 2.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 469211.89 Northing: 5141581.48 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NW
Point Location Description: Trenching, pits
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: From junction of Hwy #6 take Hwy 17 34.4 km east. From Hwy 17 follow RR #4 north towards Crean Hill Mine for 2.6km. At fork take Fairbanks Road east approximately 4.76 km north (keep left at fork to Crean Hill Mine). Follow overgrown drill road 1.04 km west.
1886-1887: Joseph Riopelle, in association with Tough and McDonald, discovered mineralization on Lot 9, Concessions 4 and 5 in the Township of Denison; stripping, trenching, pitting
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silty Sandstone | 2 | Wacke, Siltstone, Arenite | Host |
| 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 | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Jun 20, 2016 (A Wilson) - The copper shows generally on the surface and is in veins. There are openings (pits) on all the lots, but have no shafts. Some of the copper is associated with and some without nickel. The only gold was that on lot 9, it was only a little native gold picked up when opening a pit for copper. There is no valuation upon the gold at all.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 3 | Breccia |
| 1 | Disseminated |
| 2 | Massive |
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:
Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1969
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
Map - Sudbury geological compilation, Sudbury District, Sudbury Regional Municipality
Publication Number: M2491 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1984
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Denison-Waters area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R060 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Denison Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0202 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Denison Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF315 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Compilation series, Sudbury mining area, western part, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2602 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1983
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mapping and Structural Analysis in the Southwestern Sudbury Basin: Implications for Mineral Exploration
Publication Number: OFR6109 Scale: Date: 2003
Author: Dubois A.J., Benn K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Denison Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF315 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Scale: Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
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