Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Dominion Gulf Block 3 - 1953, Dominion Gulf No. 3 Nickel Showing - 1951 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Dec-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Sothman
Latitude: 47° 53' 51.55" Longitude: -81° 16' 25.75"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 479534.004 Northing: 5304961 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41P14NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Sothman Lake is accessible by a network of forest access roads leading south from Pine Street in Timmins. The road passed between Little Reading Lake and Sothman Lake about 1200 feet NW of the occurrence. The occurrence is found on the height of land.
1950-52: Dominion Gulf Co. - prospecting, mapping, trenching. 1971: Canex Aerial Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics, DD. 1988: Dome Exploration (Canada) Inc. - ground geophysics, DD-1. 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - prospecting, sampling, airborne geophysics 2007-08: Sedex Mining Corporation - ground geophysics, airborne geophysics, DD-1-450 m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-267 / 63.245 | 41P14NW0038 | 41P14NW0038 |
| T-5093 / 2.28603 | 41P14NE2014 | 41P14NE2014 |
| T-5234 / 2.30797 | 20000000863 | 20000000863 |
| T-5635 / 2.37101 | 20000002662 | 20000002662 |
| T-267 / 63A.135 | 41P14NW0039 | 41P14NW0039 |
| T-2289 / 2.456 | 41P14NW0018 | 41P14NW0018 |
| T-5828 / 2.40526 | 20000003886 | 20000003886 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Locally Granophyric | Host |
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| Peridotite | 2 | Peridotite | Near |
Aug 30, 2010 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted within a serpentinized peridotitic dyke within a gabbroic body adjacent to an interpreted northeast trending shear zone.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 30, 2010 (A Wilson) - TGrab samples collected by Dominion Gulf in 1951 returned 0.66% Ni. A small concentration of relatively massive pyrrhotite was exposed on the north side of a peridotite dike on claim S-55804.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
Map - Township of Sothman, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: M1953-03 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Abraham E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Sothman Township
Publication Number: ARV62-06 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Abraham E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geological Compilation of the Matachewan Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3527 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 2003
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D., Nevills M., Valade L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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