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Record: MDI41I15SW00015

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) C. S. Osborne Property - 1981, Norman Township Iron - 1923
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Mar-24
Date Last Modified 2022-May-17
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite



Location

Township or Area: Norman

Latitude: 46° 47' 40.71"    Longitude: -80° 50' 55.54"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 511541.997   Northing: 5182355.002    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I15SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1967: Ironco Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. - property acquisition; no work filed. 1981: C. S. Osborne - no work reported




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ironstone-unsubdivided 1 Host
Amphibolite 2 Amphibolite Near
Granodiorite 3 Near

Lithology Comments

Apr 20, 2010 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as a banded iron formation with pyrite. The gossan zone is up to 80 feet wide.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MagnetiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Apr 20, 2010 (A Wilson) - Grab samples from the iron formation reportedly returned 34.62% and 32.51% S.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Capreol area, eastern part, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P2378 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Muir T.L., Rebic Z., Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 50  Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1969

Author: Card K.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Folio - Norman Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF366 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Report Of The Ontario Iron Ore Committee With Appendix 1923

Publication Number: NSP013 Page: 207  Date: 1998

Author:

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Mono - Geology of the Capreol area, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: OFR5344 Page: 112, 115  Date: 1981

Author: Muir T.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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