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Record: MDI52A04SE00027

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Norway Lake - 1962, Norway Lake Iron Mines - 1962, Anaconda American Brass - 1966
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1979-Aug-07
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Platinum, Palladium



Location

Township or Area: Pardee

Latitude: 48° 3' 1.05"    Longitude: -89° 36' 16.49"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 305906   Northing: 5325172    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 52A04SE

Point Location Description: trench on peninusula on western end of Crystal Lake

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1962: Norway Lakes Iron Limited – ground geophysics. 1966-67: Anaconda American Brass Limited – stripping sampling, DD-2-980 ft.


Geology

Province: Southern

Formation Group: Animikie Group

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbro 1 Gabbro Contains
Claystone 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Aug 07, 2012 (A Wilson) - The main sulphide zone lies in a fracture that strikes N 52-56° E, slightly oblique to the contact of the diabase dike. Serpenitine is present as a reuslt of late hydrothermal alteration.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2PentlanditeEconomicOre
3CubaniteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 07, 2012 (A Wilson) - A grab sample of massive sulphides collected by geologists from the Ontario Department of Mines assayed 0.24% Cu and 0.30% Ni. Samples collected from the diamond drill holes by the Ontario Department of Mines assayed, 0.4% Cu, 0.27% Ni and minor Pt. The main showing consists of a vein of massive sulphides (pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite). The vein is 1.5 to 4 feet wide.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion

References

Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Scale:     Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


MonoMap - Geology of Devon and Pardee townships and the Stuart Location, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: R087 Scale:     Date: 1970

Author: Geul J.J.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


Map - Devon and Pardee townships and Stuart Location, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2207 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1970

Author: Geul J.J.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs


Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Keweenawan intrusive rocks in the Crystal Lake-Pigeon River area

Publication Number: P3139 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1990

Author: Smith A.R., Sutcliffe R.H.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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