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Record: MDI41I10SW00009

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Sheppard - 1980, Shepherd - 1980, Davis - 1980, Beatrice - 1980
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Jan-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Blezard

Latitude: 46° 34' 4.9"    Longitude: -80° 56' 59.52"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 503841.91   Northing: 5157163.81    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I10SW

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1948: Seminole Exploration Company carried out geological compilation and interpretation of previous work done on the property. 1949-1951: Sudbury Shepherd Nickel Co Ltd. carried out 2 diamond drill holes and a ground geophysical magnetometer survey. 1957: International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd. listed the Sheppard mine under their mines and prospects.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Blezard-0016-A1 41I11SE9598 41I11SE9598
Blezard-0015-A1 41I11SE0001 41I11SE0001

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sudbury Structure

Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Norite Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre
3PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
4PentlanditeEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Report of the Inspector of Mines

Publication Number: ARV03.014 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Slaght A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


Folio - Kitchener Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF387 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)

Publication Number: MDC002 Scale:     Date: 1957

Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - The Sudbury nickel field

Publication Number: ARV14-03 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Coleman A.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: MDC012 Scale:     Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Sudbury data series, Blezard Township, Sudbury District

Publication Number: P2545 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Adlington R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Garson and Blezard Townships

Publication Number: OFR5950 Scale:     Date: 1996

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Blezard Township

Publication Number: P3341 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1995

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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