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Record: MDI41I09NW00038

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Kirkland Townsite - 1980
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Feb-25
Date Last Modified 2023-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Janes

Latitude: 46° 40' 19.33"    Longitude: -80° 23' 19.82"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 546747.273   Northing: 5168901.121    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I09NW

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

MINERALIZATION: E-W TRENDING SYNGENETIC MINERALIZATION IN GABBRO, Over 350 feet in length. ASSAYS: 0.39% CU, up to 0.06% NI. 0.17% Cu, 0.04% Ni. 1968: Kirkland Township Gold Mines Ltd. - stripping 1968-1970: Kennco Exploration (Canada) Ltd. - MAG, EM & IP surveys, 1 drill hole 1988: BP Resources Canada Ltd. - MAG & VLF-EM surveys 1991: T. Kampman - prospecting, soil sampling 2014-2016: B. Wright & R. Stewart - sampling, geological assessment 2021-2022: SPC Nickel - sampling, IP survey, 3 drill holes


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Dana-0011 41I16SW0020 41I16SW0020
Falconbridge-SP003 41I14NE0203 41I14NE0203
Janes-SP004 41I09NW9500 41I09NW9500
Janes-0014 41I09NW0206 41I09NW0206
20000020969 20000020969
20000020478 20000020478
Janes-SP042 20000015250 20000015250
Janes-SP038 20000008340 20000008340

Geology

Province: Southern

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Host

Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion
1 Magmatic
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Map - McNish and Janes townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2425 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1979

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


MonoMap - Geology of McNish and Janes townships, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R191 Page: 70-71  Date: 1979

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Folio - Janes Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF354 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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