Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI41I06SW00030
| Record Name(s) | Tamminen - 1979, V. Pilspanen - 1956, V. Piispanen - 1956, Tamminen Option - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Dec-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Oct-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Lorne
Latitude: 46° 21' 50.52" Longitude: -81° 26' 41.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 465778.894 Northing: 5134591.417 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06SW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1956: Rio Tinto Exploration Ltd. optioned the property and completed geological and geophysical surveys. 1990: T. Tamminen completed geochemistry, stripping, trenching, and prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Lorne-0012 | 41I06SW0004 | 41I06SW0004 |
| Lorne-SP005 / 63.5773 | 41I06SW0006 | 41I06SW0006 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Wacke | 2 | Quartzite | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 05, 2023 (Sheree Hinz) - The showing is in Nipissing metagabbro just north of the Murray fauly. The gabbro outcrop is a few feet wide with minor disseminated pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite occurring throughout. Rio Tinto assays up to 0.19% Cu and 0.01% Ni were taken in 1956
Map - Nairn and Lorne townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2062 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Nairn and Lorne townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R035 Page: 41 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 278 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Lorne Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF257 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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