Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Mining Location WD36 - 1923, Foy Offset Property - 1980, Nelson River Property - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Platinum, Palladium, Zinc
Township or Area: Bowell
Latitude: 46° 44' 15.09" Longitude: -81° 7' 17.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 490713.003 Northing: 5176003.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11NE
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Bush road network north of Val Caron. Follow main road for approximately 3 km past the end of pavement to a road following hydro lines north. Continue north for approximately 5 km to a point east of Roland Lake. A small side road travels east for 50 m.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Norite | 1 | Norite | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Gneissic | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 30, 2010 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by T. Muir returned 1.49% Ni, 6450 ppm Cu, 408 ppb Pd, 327 ppb Pt, 690 ppm Co, 500 ppm Zn
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Morgan Lake-Nelson Lake area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2419 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Muir T.L., Taylor A.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Bowell Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2473 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Bowell Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0316 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Leinster-Bowell area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R065 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Bowell Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF442 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Morgan Lake-Nelson Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: OFR5426 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Sudbury basin area
Publication Number: ARV38-03 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Burrows A.G., Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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