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Record: MDI42C08SW00182

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Longbow Sample A-8 - 1999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2001-May-22
Date Last Modified 2023-Apr-18
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Chromium



Location

Township or Area: Riggs

Latitude: 48° 20' 53.78"    Longitude: -84° 13' 42.37"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 705341.59   Northing: 5358722.84    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C08SW

Point Location Description: Grab sample from west side of Manitou Mountain

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by boat from Missanabie or by overland traverse from Lochalsh.



Exploration History

1980-81: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1983-85: Oasis Resources Inc. - ground geophysics, mapping. 1995-96:. J. Paynter - prospecting. 1999-2000: Lowgbow Resources - sampling, mapping.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WP Riggs.54/ 2.20115 42C08SE2008 42C08SE2008
Riggs 0021A1 42B05NW0063 42B05NW0063
Riggs 0022/2.8390 42C08SW0612 42C08SW0612
WP Riggs.51/2.19750 42C08SE2006 42C08SE2006
Riggs 0018A1/2.4070 42C08SE0661 42C08SE0661
WP Riggs.46/2.18881 42C08SE2002 42C08SE2002
WP Riggs.40 42C08SE0022 42C08SE0022

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Geological Age: Neoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Olivine Gabbro 1 Olivine Gabbro Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The core of Manitou Mountain consists of coarse-grained olivine gabbro.




Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Longbow Resources in 1999 returned an assay of 1506 ppm Cr and 1366 ppm Ni.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Missanabie area, Riggs Township, formerly Township 47, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0944 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1974

Author: Srivastava P., Bennett G., Elmhirst F., Andrews M.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Riggs and West townships, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R174 Page: 29-31  Date: 1978

Author: Srivastava P., Bennett G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Riggs and West townships, Algoma District

Publication Number: M2353 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1977

Author: Srivastava P., Bennett G., Elmhirst F., Andrews M.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Part - Geology of Township 47 [Riggs Township], Missinaibi area

Publication Number: ARV54-04 Page: 11-17  Date: 1997

Author: Bruce E.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Township 47 [Riggs Township], District of Algoma, Ontario

Publication Number: M1946-02 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1998

Author: Bruce E.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Goudreau-Lochalsh area, District of Algoma, Ontario

Publication Number: ARM36B Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1998

Author: Gledhill T.L., Collins W.H., Thomson E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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