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MDI41I06NW00123
| Record Name(s) | Lot 5, Con 2 - 1965, Worthington Property - 1999 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Drury
Latitude: 46° 22' 41.92" Longitude: -81° 29' 19.39"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 462416 Northing: 5136198 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NW
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Travelling main highways, the Worthington map property is approximately 40 km from Sudbury. The map area is accessible by truck travelling southwest from Sudbury on Lorne Street (Hwy 55) for 8 km, then on Hwy 17 for 20 km, then turn north on Hwy. 4 to the town of Worthington. Once on this road, the road swings southwest for 8 km until the north junction to Fairbanks Provincial Park is reached. The grid cuts across this road approximately 200 metres north.
pre-1960: pitting. 1999-2002: Wallbridge Mining Company Limited – airborne geophysics, geological mapping, ground magnetometer survey, IP survey
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Drury SP002/2.1996 | 41I06NW2002 | 41I06NW2002 |
| 2.26062 | 41I06NW2012 | 41I06NW2012 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Horneblende Metagabbro | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Contains | ||
| Quartz Arenite | 3 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
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
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
Map - Drury Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0134 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of the Sudbury-Manitoulin area, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin
Publication Number: R166 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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