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MDI41I16NW00040
| Record Name(s) | Shields - 1969, Geo-Scientific Prospectors Ltd. - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Apr-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Scholes
Latitude: 46° 55' 8.21" Longitude: -80° 17' 12.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 554303.08 Northing: 5196403.86 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
1957: Geo-scientific Prospectors Limited - resistivity survey; and selected areas were covered by a self - potential survey; explored by rock trenches and diamond-drill holes (43.0 m). The mineralization is sparsely disseminated and veinlets in fine-grained andesite. Sparsely disseminated chlorite and veinlets in fine-grained andesite. Chlorite, epidote and breccia is seen within the extent of the mineralization. The extent of mineralization is a zone of highest copper samples up to 140 m in length. 1958-59: 5 trenches; 4 DDH-43.0 m; geological mapping. 1958: Geo-Scientific Prospectors Limited - DD-7-1277 ft.;
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 0012B1 | 41I16NW0021 | 41I16NW0021 |
| 0018 | 41I16NW0025 | 41I16NW0025 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Footwall |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 01, 2017 (A Wilson) - Sparsely disseminated mineralogy and veinlets in fine-grained andesite associated with chlorite, epidote and breccia.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mesothermal |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 210 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Afton, Scholes, Macbeth, and Clement townships, districts of Sudbury and Nipissing
Publication Number: R170 Page: 62 Date: 1977
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Scholes Township
Publication Number: GDIF459 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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