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Record: MDI41P06SE00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) White Lake - 1991, Annett Option - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-18
Date Last Modified 2022-Dec-06
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt

Secondary Commodities: Silver, Gold



Location

Township or Area: Unwin

Latitude: 47° 18' 8.79"    Longitude: -81° 5' 50.31"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 492643.998   Northing: 5238778.997    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41P06SE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1981: Pantino Mines Limited - mapping, ground geophysics. 1996: R. Annett - stripping




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1CobaltiteEconomicOre
2NiccoliteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
4PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Nov 17, 2009 (A Wilson) - Several small pits in a quartz vein contain minor cobalt and nickel mineralization. The best assay obtained by Pantino Mines returned 7.16% Co, 2.0% Ni, 0.05oz/t Ag, 0.01 g/t Au. Several other pits in the area contain quartz veins with trace chalcopyrite and pyrite. The best assays from these pits returned 0.001-0.005% Co with Cu values of 0.21 - 0.45%.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein

References

Folio - Unwin Township

Publication Number: GDIF490 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Shining Tree South Area

Publication Number: P3531 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2003

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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