Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Canadian Nickel 29133 - 1977 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Dec-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-14 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | Sheree Hinz |
Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 42' 39.66" Longitude: -82° 36' 5.86"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 379861.57 Northing: 5285424.19 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O10NE
Point Location Description: File opened from MDI.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Site was not visited by the OGS.
1967: International Canadian Nickel Company completed 2 diamond drill holes on EM anomalies. 1990: B. Otten and W.R. Troup carried out geological mapping, prospecting, and soil sampling. 2012: Entourage Metals Ltd. carried out geological mapping, prospecting, and geochemical sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3497 / 63.5864 | 41O09NW0076 | 41O09NW0076 |
| 2.53479 | 20000008655 | 20000008655 |
| T-2049 / 22 | 41O10NE0081 | 41O10NE0081 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Hong Kong
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2729 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Disseminated cubes and stringers of sulphide mineralization is found within brecciated andesite and mafic metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is referred to as blebs and stringers within carbonate stringers. No assays accompany the drill logs.
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Sultan, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 3384E Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)
Publication Number: OFR5912 Scale: Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Cunningham and Garnet townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2503 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1987
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Scale: Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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