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| Record Name(s) | J. Sirola - 1957, Sirola Prospect - 1969, Emerald Lake Property - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: McCarthy
Latitude: 46° 52' 33.9" Longitude: -80° 25' 45.76"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 543482.002 Northing: 5191551.996 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1956: Prospectors Airways Co. Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics, DD-7-538 ft. 1957: J. Sirola - DD-10-284 ft. 1991-1992: Teck Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, geochemistry, sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 41I16NW0061 | 41I16NW0061 | 41I16NW0061 |
| 41I16NW0064 | 41I16NW0064 | 41I16NW0064 |
| McCarthy-0012 | 41I16NW0114 | 41I16NW0114 |
| McCarthy-0010 | 41I16NW0115 | 41I16NW0115 |
| 41I16NW0116 | 41I16NW0116 | 41I16NW0116 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Host |
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| Conglomerate | 2 | Adjacent |
Mar 15, 2010 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is located in medium grained Nipissing diabase and occurs as gossanous zones containing disseminated sulphides. The mineralized zone appears to be controlled by north to north-northeast trending vertical fractures or fracture systems. Sulphide content decreases away from the fractures and zones appear to be a maximum of 5 to 10 feet thick.
| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 15, 2010 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by Teck in 1992 returned Cu values up to 11572 ppm, Ni values up to 1641 ppm. The sulphides are disseminated but some sulphide blebs up to 1 cm in size also have been observed. The best assays from the 1950's drilling returned 0.28 - 0.85% Cu and 0.04 - 0.020% Ni over 17.2 ft.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
Map - Sudbury data series, McCarthy Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2192 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 254 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - McCarthy Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF389 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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