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| Record Name(s) | Mining Location WD 229 - 1980 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel, Cobalt
Township or Area: Bowell
Latitude: 46° 44' 35.28" Longitude: -81° 6' 35.44"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 491609.002 Northing: 5176626.002 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11NE
Point Location Description: test pit
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Gabbroic Sublayer | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norite | 2 | Leucocratic Norite | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
May 03, 2010 (A Wilson) - A grab sample taken by T. Muir in 1980 returned 1.64% Ni, 2900 ppm Cu, and 1240 ppm Co.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
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
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
MonoMap - Geology of the Denison-Waters area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R060 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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
Map - Kitchener and Bowell townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2134 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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
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