| Title | Ni-Cu-PGE potential of the Nipissing sills as part of the ca. 2.2 Ga Ungava Large Igneous Province |
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| Author | Davey, S; Bleeker, W ; Kamo, S; Davis, D; Easton, M; Sutcliffe, R H |
| Source | Targeted Geoscience Initiative: 2018 report of activities; by Rogers, N (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8549, 2019 p. 403-419, https://doi.org/10.4095/313675  Open Access |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Targeted Geoscience
Initiative: 2018 report of activities |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 31L/04; 31L/05; 31L/12; 31L/13; 31M/04; 31M/05; 31M/12; 31M/13; 31N; 32; 33; 34; 35; 41I; 41J; 41P |
| Area | Sudbury; Elliot Lake; Lake Huron; Ungava Peninsula |
| Lat/Long WENS | -84.0000 -79.5000 48.0000 46.0000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -80.0000 -70.0000 62.0000 47.0000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; geochemistry; geochronology; stratigraphy; tectonics; mineral deposits; nickel; copper; mineral potential; mineral exploration; ore mineral genesis; mineralization; ore controls;
crustal evolution; tectonic history; magmatism; emplacement; intrusions; sills; diabase dykes; fluid flow; tectonic interpretations; metallogeny; whole rock geochemistry; major element geochemistry; trace element geochemistry; isotopic studies;
neodymium samarium dates; radiometric dating; uranium lead dating; mines; mining properties; mineral occurrences; bedrock geology; lithology; structural features; faults; drillholes; Archean; Ungava Large Igneous Province; Nipissing Diabase; Maguire
Dyke; Senneterre Dyke; Klotz Dyke; Triangle Mountain Sill; Shakespeare Intrusion; Superior Craton; Sudbury Igneous Complex; Huronian Supergroup; Whitewater Group; Precambrian; Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | geoscientific sketch maps; tables; lithologic sections; geochemical profiles; photomicrographs; Concordia diagrams; geochemical plots |
| Program | Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-5) Knowledge Management Coordination |
| Program | Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-5) Nickel-copper-PGE-chromium ore systems - deposit controls in cratonic areas |
| Released | 2019 03 01 |
| Abstract | This report summarizes mineralization associated with the Nipissing Diabase sills in the broader Sudbury area and evaluates the geochemical link between these sills and potential feeder dykes that are
part of the broader ca. 2.2 Ga Ungava large igneous province. New whole-rock major and trace element data are presented for the Nipissing sills and these are combined with previously published data. Sm-Nd isotope data are presented for the Maguire,
Senneterre and Klotz dykes, and the Triangle Mountain sill, providing key constraints on their magmatic sources and history of crustal assimilation. To help constrain the temporal evolution of the magmatic system, a new U-Pb baddeleyite age has been
determined for the Triangle Mountain sill at 2216.5 ± 2.1 Ma. We also report a previously obtained, precise, U-Pb zircon age for the Ni-Cu-PGE mineralized Shakespeare intrusion at 2217.0 +1.7/-1.5 Ma. Together, whole-rock major and trace elements,
Sm-Nd isotopes, and U-Pb geochronology are used to gain a more complete picture of how the mineralized components of the ca. 2.2 Ga Ungava large igneous province were generated. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI) is directed towards providing next generation knowledge and methods to facilitate more effective targeting of
buried mineral deposits. The program aims to enhance the effectiveness of exploration for Canada's major mineral systems by resolving foundational geoscience problems that constrain the geological processes responsible for the liberation metals from
their source region, transportation of these ore metals and control their eventual deposition. TGI supports projects on gold, Ni-Cr-PGE, porphyry-style mineralization, uranium and volcanic- and sedimentary-hosted base metal mineralization ore
systems, with each project divided into subprojects focused on resolving specific knowledge gaps by integrating data and studies from multiple sites across Canada. Herein, we present interim results and interpretations from a selection of the
research activities currently being conducted under the auspices of TGI. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 313675 |
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