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| Record Name(s) | Foisey - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead
Township or Area: Rayside
Latitude: 46° 34' 41.52" Longitude: -81° 5' .51"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 493604 Northing: 5158296 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11SE
Point Location Description: CENTRE OF N HALF LOT W, CONCESSION 3 APPROX 3.2KM NE OF AZILDA
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Follow Rr18, 2km North From Boninville. Trenches Are 600m E Overland From Rr18. Lot 2(n1/2) Conc 3
Pre-1929: Trenching and blasting. 1952: International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd completed 7 diamond drill holes totaling 4735 feet.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| RAYSIDE10C1 | 41I11SE0011 | 41I11SE0011 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Fragmental | Near |
Mar 11, 2019 (Sheree Hinz) - Lenses of quartz with spotty sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite in fragmental metavolcanic rock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 11, 2019 (Sheree Hinz) - Sphalerite-galena-chalcopyrite mineralization occurs in quartz veins and lenses in volcanic fragmental rocks. The most mineralized quartz vein at the Foisey Occurrence is approximately 1 m thick and is within an igneous-textured rock that forms the matrix of the Basal Member of the Onaping Formation at this locality. Sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite compose approximately 90%, 9%, and 1 % by volume of the sulphide minerals, respectively. A chemical analysis of a specimen of the vein indicates high values of Zn and Pb and minor amounts of Ag and Au. An analysis of the host rock indicates a low metal content. Assays from the mineralized vein show 160ppm Cu, 8.5% Zn, 22ppm Ni, 200ppm Co, 6750ppm Pb.
Map - Part of the Sudbury Basin area, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: M1956-01 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - The nickel industry: with special reference to the Sudbury Region, Ontario; Canada Mines Branch Publication 170
Publication Number: Report 170 Scale: Date: 1912
Author: Coleman, A. P.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307457
Map - Cartier sheet, districts of Sudbury and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0287 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Lead and zinc deposits in Ontario and in eastern Canada
Publication Number: ARV25-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Uglow W.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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:
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:
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:
Folio - Rayside Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF005 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Compend - The geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury structure
Publication Number: SV01 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Pye E.G., Naldrett A.J., Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Mineralization in the Whitewater Group, Sudbury Basin
Publication Number: MP103.096 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Rousell D.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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