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Record: MDI41I09NW00041

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Candore - 1983, Alba Explorations - 1983
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1983-Dec-19
Date Last Modified 2023-Sep-21
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Davis

Latitude: 46° 40' .19"    Longitude: -80° 25' 39.53"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 543783.252   Northing: 5168288.119    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I09NW

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1954: Bonnie Gold Mines Ltd. - geophysical surveys 1955-1956: Alba Exploration Ltd. - 21 drill holes 1969: Kennco Exploration (Canada) Ltd. - airborne MAG & EM surveys 1970: Idrex Exploration Ventures - MAG & EM surveys, 9 drill holes. 1970: Mid North Engineering Services Ltd. - drilling 1981: Silverside Resources Inc. - MAG & EM surveys 1986: Canada Nickel Co. - soil geochemistry and geological surveys. 1999-2000: Goldwright Exploration Ltd. - trenching, compilation, VLF & IP surveys. 2001: Minera Capital Corp. - 4 drill holes


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
11, Davis-0015 41I09NW0055 41I09NW0055
10, Davis 14-D1 41I09NW0048 41I09NW0048
Dana-0011 41I16SW0020 41I16SW0020
Davis-SP065 41I09NW2039 41I09NW2039
Davis-SP063 41I09NW2015 41I09NW2015
Davis-SP050 41I09NW2008 41I09NW2008
Davis-0010 41I09NW0066 41I09NW0066
Davis-0035-B1 41I09NW0054 41I09NW0054
Davis-0035-A1 41I09NW0046 41I09NW0046
Davis-0031 41I09NW0041 41I09NW0041
DAVIS-36-C1 41I09NW0038 41I09NW0038
Davis-0028-A1 41I09NW0032 41I09NW0032
Davis-0063 41I09NW0013 41I09NW0013

Geology

Province: Southern

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Host
Sandstone 2 Adjacent

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Mar 30, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Best assay; 0.38% Ni, 0.89% Cu over 7.5' in Nipissing gabbro. Mineralization: chalcopyrite & pyrrhotite blebs in gabbro. Possibly controlled by a N-S fracture zone cutting the E-W striking Nipissing gabbro.



Mineral Record Details

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

References

Book - CANDORE EXPLORES, P.6

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1971

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Northern Miner Magazine


Map - Sudbury-Cobalt, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts

Publication Number: M2361 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1977

Author: Card K.D., Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Kelly and Davis townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2037 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1997

Author: Thomson J.E., Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 274  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Folio - Hugel Township, District of Nipissing

Publication Number: GDIF253 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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