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Record: MDI41I06SW00027

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hoyle Prospect - 1975, Stony Bay Prospect - 1975, Truman-Dieppe Group - 1986
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1990-Dec-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt



Location

Township or Area: Dieppe, Truman

Latitude: 46° 16' 17.74"    Longitude: -81° 26' 13.53"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 466321   Northing: 5124317    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I06SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1957: Hoyle Mining Company - mapping, ground geophysics, geochemistry, DD-14-210m). 1986: Uralex Resources Limited - ground geophysics, mapping, sampling




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Siltstone 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Feb 26, 2009 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of quartz veins in sheared metasediments of the Espanola Formation near the Brady Lake and Norwest Lake Faults.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Feb 26, 2009 (A Wilson) - The mineralization consists of pyrrhotite, pyrite and minor chalcopyrite in a quartz vein system striking N70E and dipping vertically. The vein system is 8-9 m wide and at least 230 m long. Assays ranged from 0.04% - 0.52% Ni, 0.01 - 0.14% Cu and minor amounts of Co, Au and Ag. A grab sample by Uralex Resources collected from the pre-existing pits returned 0.96 lb/t Co.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Louise-Eden area, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2299 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1975

Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A., Siemiatkowska K.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Louise-Eden area, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R124 Scale:     Date: 1975

Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A., Siemiatkowska K.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Map - Geological series, Truman Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P1497 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Debicki R.L., Card K.D., Innes D.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Scale:     Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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