Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI41I16SW00034
| Record Name(s) | Palston - 1980, Waltenbury - 1980, Ozhway - 1980, McNish - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Feb-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Lead, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: McNish
Latitude: 46° 47' 52.89" Longitude: -80° 24' 28.2"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 545189.118 Northing: 5182889.977 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16SW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1956-1957: Palston Mining & Development Co. Ltd. - trenching, sampling, mapping, EM & GRAV surveys 1969: Kennco Explorations Ltd. - airborne MAG & EM surveys 1973-1974: Jerome Exploration Ltd. - mapping, trenching, drilling, compilation, MAG & EM surveys 1995-1996: Flag Resources (1985) Ltd. - drilling, MAG & GRAV surveys
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3062A, McNish-0012 | 41I16SW9358 | 41I16SW9358 |
| 14, McNish-0011 | 41I16SW0254 | 41I16SW0254 |
| McNish-0014-C1 | 41I16SW0032 | 41I16SW0032 |
| McNish-SP004 | 41I16SW0023 | 41I16SW0023 |
| MacBeth-0012-A1 | 41I16SW0022 | 41I16SW0022 |
| Dana-0011 | 41I16SW0020 | 41I16SW0020 |
| McNish-SP002 | 41I16SW0001 | 41I16SW0001 |
Province: Superior
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | metasediments |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 06, 2022 (Q Unknown) - Mineralization: in qtz veins and shear zones in metaseds. At least 7 showings comprise this group, assays of showing #3: tr Au, 8.9 g/t Ag, 0.03-0.045% Co, 0.06-0.14% Ni and 0.04-0.42% Cu. Assays of showing to SE and TP extension: 3.25% Pb, 0.12% Cu with some Ag and Au. AFRO 1957 geophys evidence for TP exten.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 2 | Sheared |
| 1 | Vein |
Map - McNish and Janes townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2425 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1979
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 255-256 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McNish and Janes townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R191 Page: 76-80 Date: 1979
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - McNish Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF416 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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