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Record: MDI41I15SW00038

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Norpick Gold Mines N Shore - 1991, Claim S59635 - 1952, G. Aro Property - 1970
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-12
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-19
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Parkin

Latitude: 46° 49' 34.22"    Longitude: -80° 53' 5.45"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 508783.002   Northing: 5185854    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I15SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1952: Norpick Gold Mines Limited - mapping, sampling, ground geophysics, diamond drilling. 1963: Parkin Prospecting Syndicate - ground geophysics. 1965: Hucliff Porcupine Mines Limited - DD - 2 .2008: Wallbridge Mining Company & Xstrata Nickel - exploration agreement.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Parkin-0023-B1 41I15SW0102 41I15SW0102
Parkin-0025-A1 41I15SW0100 41I15SW0100
Parkin-0014-A1 41I15NW0115 41I15NW0115
Parkin-0014-E1 41I15SW0108 41I15SW0108



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Gabbro Contains
Quartz Arenite 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Apr 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - The reference reports that a sample of diorite was taken for assay. No diorite has been mapped in the area.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Apr 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - Grab sample #30 collected by Norpick Gold Mines Limited in 1952 returned 0.01 oz/t gold. Chalcopyrite was observed in an outcrop on the south side of the lake. No assays are reported from sampling by Norpick or diamond drilling by Hucliff.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion

References

Map - Hutton and Parkin townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2180 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1970

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Hutton and Parkin townships

Publication Number: R080 Page: 51, 59  Date: 1970

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Publication - 2008 Report on the Parkin Offset Properties, Wallbridge Mining Company Limited

Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2009

Author: M. Croteau

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