Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Roadside Breccia - 2012 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2014-Nov-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Ryan
Latitude: 47° 2' 49.86" Longitude: -84° 41' 25.29"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 675434 Northing: 5212996 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N02SE
Point Location Description: Stripping
Location Method: Based on Assessment
2012: Prospecting, stripping and sampling program conducted by Superior Copper Corp.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| SSMP Ryan-44 | 20000007841 | 20000007841 |
| SSMP Ryan 12 | 41N02SE2010 | 41N02SE2010 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Batchawana
Geological Age: Archean
Nov 18, 2014 (A Pace) - The pods are in contact with relatively undisturbed Archean mafic volcanics, a felsic brecciated volcanic and a potential Keweenawan-aged basal conglomerate.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcocite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Magnetite | Alteration | Hydrothermal | 1 | Weak | Massive | ||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Weak | Veins |
Nov 18, 2014 (A Pace) - Mineralized pods less than 1 metre across featuring pyrite, varying amounts of bornite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and malachite within a dark micaceous and magnetite-rich host. Initial grab samples assayed 1.74% Cu. Assay results for 4 channel samples of 1 metre sections ran up to 1.45% Cu.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Breccia |
Map - Kincaid Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0553 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Batchawana, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2251 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1974
Author: Giblin P.E., Armburst G.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Mamainse Point area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0554 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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