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| Record Name(s) | McConnell Prospect - 1887, Lot 11, Con 4 - 1887, Flett - 1887 |
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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: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Denison
Latitude: 46° 25' 26.02" Longitude: -81° 25' 6.64"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 467842 Northing: 5141232 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NW
Point Location Description: Trenching, pits
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 1886-87: R. McConnell - Copper was found on lot 8 in the fourth concession, also on several lots in the immediate locality. Rinaldo McConnell applied to the Department for the lands, namely the north halves of lots 8, 11 and 12 in the fourth concession, and the south halves of 6, 8 and 9 in the fifth concession, in all 1,165 acres, 26th October, 1886. Rinaldo McConnell patented the property and the patent was issued 25th January, 1887, to Emma McConnell, Alexander McIntyre and Joseph Riopelle, McConnell having assigned a one-half interest to the two latter. The property was developed to some extent by McConnell. 1899: McConnell sold the rights to the properties to Dr. Ludwig Mond (Mond Nickel Company). 1899: R. McConnell - pitting, stripping. 1962-64:International Nickel Company of Canada - pitting, trenching, diamond drilling.
1886-87: R. McConnell - Copper was found on lot 8 in the fourth concession, also on several lots in the immediate locality. Rinaldo McConnell applied to the Department for the lands, namely the north halves of lots 8, 11 and 12 in the fourth concession, and the south halves of 6, 8 and 9 in the fifth concession, in all 1,165 acres, 26th October, 1886. Rinaldo McConnell patented the property and the patent was issued 25th January, 1887, to Emma McConnell, Alexander McIntyre and Joseph Riopelle, McConnell having assigned a one-half interest to the two latter. The property was developed to some extent by McConnell. 1899: McConnell sold the rights to the properties to Dr. Ludwig Mond (Mond Nickel Company). 1899: R. McConnell - pitting, stripping. 1962-64:International Nickel Company of Canada - pitting, trenching, diamond drilling.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Diorite | 1 | Quartz Diorite | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Amphibolitic | Host |
Mar 19, 2009 (D Scholtz) - Intrusive Contact: Mafic metavolcanics consisting of amphibolite, amphibolite gneiss and schist. (M2119) Elsie Mountain Formation; pillowed and massive basalt, mafic and intermediate pyroclastic rocks, minor wacke, intercalated wacke, siltstone, and arenite, commonly sulphidic, minor dacite and rhyolite. (OF4570, GSC) There are numerous sulphide occurrences along the nickel irruptive contact in lots 11 and 12, concession IV, Denison township. They are all similar, consisting of disseminated to massive pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite in breccias along the nickel irruptive contact. The country rock is mainly brecciated amphibolitic metavolcanics, and the basal nickel irruptive rock is quartz diorite or quartz diorite breccia. The quartz diorite contains abundant disseminated sulphides. The nickel irruptive contact is faulted and dips steeply. The rocks of the irruptive are sheared and locally brecciated. (R060, p. 55)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 20, 2016 (A Wilson) - There are numerous sulphide occurrences along the nickel irruptive contact in lots 11 and 12, concession IV, Denison township. They are all similar, consisting of disseminated to massive pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite in breccias along the nickel irruptive contact.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Igneous Contact |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 2 | Breccia |
| 1 | Disseminated |
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 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:
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:
Folio - Denison Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF315 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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 Page: 55 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:
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 Page: 1, 2, 5, 6 Date: 2003
Author: Dubois A.J., Benn K.
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: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
Book - 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: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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