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Record: MDI41I11NE00017

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) North Range Property - 1968
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1980-Mar-24
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: Wisner

Latitude: 46° 44' 24.15"    Longitude: -81° 3' 4.87"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 496077.001   Northing: 5176278.004    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I11NE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: Bush road network north of Val Caron. Approximately 1.5km past the end of pavement, take north fork in road. Follow this road straight to the site. Shaft is right beside the road.



Exploration History

1968-71 - Inco Limited: exploration and shaft sinking, underground diamond drilling


Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Sudbury Structure

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Norite 1 Norite Host

Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion

References

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 - Geological series, Capreol area, western part, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P2377 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Muir T.L., Rebic Z., Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Geology of the Capreol area, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: OFR5344 Scale:     Date: 1981

Author: Muir T.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Folio - Wisner Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF443 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1969

Author: Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Sudbury data series, Wisner Township, Sudbury District

Publication Number: P2461 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Adlington R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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