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| Record Name(s) | Sterling Property - 1926 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1988-Feb-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Hess
Latitude: 46° 45' 35.98" Longitude: -81° 27' 31.71"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 464962.999 Northing: 5178596.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I14SW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Access was by helicoptor 68.1km westnorthwest from Sudbury airport.
1927- Green - DD-9-121 m. 1928: Capital-Rouyn Mines Ltd. - pitting 1957: Mining Endeavour Co. Ltd. - mapping, DD-9-404 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Hess-0012 | 41I14SW0033 | 41I14SW0033 |
| Hess-0014-A1 | 41I11NW0099 | 41I11NW0099 |
Province: Southern
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Diorite | 1 | Quartz Diorite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Monzonite | 2 | Adjacent |
May 26, 2010 (A Wilson) - F. F. Osborne (ODM) assayed a sample that returned trace copper and 0.28% Ni. The sulphides are disseminated throughout the diabase dike. Diamond drilling reportedly intersected combined copper and nickel values ranging from 0.33 to 1.26% over lengths of 2 to 18.5 feet. Foy Offset (P1108)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
| 1 | Magmatic |
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:
Map - Geological series, Benny area, Geneva-Munster lakes sheet, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P1108 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1976
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:
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:
Part - The Cartier-Stralak area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: ARV38-07.002 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Benny area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R206 Date: 1981
Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.
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:
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