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| Record Name(s) | Northbridge Property - 1934 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Norman
Latitude: 46° 48' 2.56" Longitude: -80° 52' 51.54"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 509082.001 Northing: 5183024.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I15SW
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Access is gained by following Highway 545 north of Capreol. Follow the right fork at the gravel pit. Turn left onto a road marked Canadian Driller training. Follow road until drills shack is reached. Road is not driveable past this point. Follow the trail to the showing.
pre- 1934: pitting and trenching. 1934: Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics. 1950-54: Northbridge Mines Limited - DD, GC
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Parkin-0031-C1 | 41I15SW0069 | 41I15SW0069 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Diorite | 1 | Quartz Diorite | Host |
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Apr 20, 2010 (A Wilson) - The area is believed to be underlain by the Parkin Offset dike. The mineralization was trenched along a1100 foot strike length. The quartz diorite dikes extend into the footwall rocks of the Sudbury Basin.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Apr 20, 2010 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected prior to 1934 reportedly returned values from 0.18% to 9.50% Cu and trace to 3.35% Ni.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
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
Location:
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
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 98 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:
Folio - Norman Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF366 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Capreol area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: OFR5344 Page: 104-105 Date: 1981
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Compilation series, Sudbury mining area, eastern part, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2603 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1983
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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