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| Record Name(s) | Proulx Property - 1929, Prue's Mine - 1982, Nelson Lake - 1983, Mining Location W.D. 252 - 1905 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Sep-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: Bowell
Latitude: 46° 43' .88" Longitude: -81° 6' 1.2"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 492332 Northing: 5173711.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Bush road network north of Val Caron. Follow main bush road west for approximately 6.5 km to end of pavement. Turn north on road leading to south tip of Nelson Lake. At south end of Nelson Lake, a gate blocks the road. Walk 300 m northwest past the gate then 200m to site.
1928: C. Bracken - shaft dewatering. 1948: Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited - DD-4-200 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| Bowell-0012-C1 | 41I11NE0007 | 41I11NE0007 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Mafic Tuff | 2 | Tuff | Contains |
Apr 30, 2010 (A Wilson) - The veins were reportedly 8 feet and 5 feet wide with a brecciated zone in between. The vein is hosted by the Onaping Formation.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
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:
Part - The Sudbury nickel field
Publication Number: ARV14-03 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Sudbury basin area
Publication Number: ARV38-03 Page: 49-50 Date: 1997
Author: Burrows A.G., Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 103 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:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 273 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Morgan Lake-Nelson Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: OFR5426 Page: 119-121 Date: 1983
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Bowell Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF442 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Leinster-Bowell area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R065 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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