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Record: MDI000000001279

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Simon Copper Property North Showing - 1956, Malcolm Property - 1953
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Jul-07
Date Last Modified 2024-Jan-31
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Lyndoch

Latitude: 45° 12' 38.07"    Longitude: -77° 18' 44.44"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 318421   Northing: 5008944    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F03NW

Point Location Description: trenches

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS

Access Description: The deposit is located about 8 km N of Denbigh, 3.2 km NW of Slate Falls, on the E slope of a large hill. Access is via a dirt road which passes within 900 m of the deposit.



Exploration History

Pre- 1953: pitting. 1956: Eugene Simon and McCall: trenching, pitting, 6 ddh (1077 ft) 1961: Noranda Explorations Ltd: mapping 2000-03: Pelangio Mines Ltd.: airborne geophysical survey, ground geophysical survey 2006-2007: Adroit Resources Inc.: property acquisition


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed files Lyndoch #43, Denbigh #7 31F03NW2007 31F03NW2007
Tweed files Lyndoch #44, Denbigh #8 31F03NW2009 31F03NW2009
10 31F03NW9427 31F03NW9427

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Amphibolitic Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Garnetiferous Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Jul 15, 2011 (A Wilson) - The main rock type is a fine- to medium-grained amphibolite gneiss composed of hornblende and plagioclase with minor biotite and quartz.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3SphaleriteEconomicOre
4MagnetiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jul 15, 2011 (A Wilson) - The northern showing consists of minor chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite disseminated within a small lens of massive magnetite. A grab sample collected by the OGS from the trenches returned 0.22% Cu.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Part - Geology of the Brudenell-Raglan area

Publication Number: ARV62-05 Date: 1998

Author: Hewitt D.F., Carlson H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Brudenell-Raglan area, County of Renfrew, Ontario

Publication Number: M1953-02 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Ashby and Denbigh townships

Publication Number: R026 Page: 35-36  Date: 1997

Author: Evans A.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 322  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 226-227  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area

Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 45-48  Date: 1980

Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Denbigh Area

Publication Number: P3437 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2001

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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