Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Rivers Showing - 1926, Foy Offset Property - 1990 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Nov-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Hess
Latitude: 46° 45' 43.41" Longitude: -81° 28' 1.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 464331.003 Northing: 5178828.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I14SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access was by helicoptor 68.1km westnorthwest from Sudbury airport.
1966: Canadian Nickel Company - DD-30-2935 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Hess-0014-A1 | 41I11NW0099 | 41I11NW0099 |
| Hess-0012 | 41I14SW0033 | 41I14SW0033 |
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Diorite | 1 | Quartz Diorite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Monzonite | 2 | Adjacent |
May 26, 2010 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as an east-northeast striking, vertical dipping, 15-30 m wide diabase dike intruding altered, brecciated, silicified granitic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore |
May 26, 2010 (A Wilson) - Sulphide mineralization occurs as disseminations and massive pods in the quartz diorite dike.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
Map - Sudbury data series, Hess Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2143 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Benny area, Hess Lake sheet, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0949 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1974
Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Hess Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF244 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 277 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geneva Lake, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2435 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1981
Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Benny area, Hess Lake sheet, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0949 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1974
Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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