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| Record Name(s) | Picamine - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Palmerston
Latitude: 44° 53' 38.07" Longitude: -76° 41' 3.45"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 367007.272 Northing: 4972544.893 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C15NE
Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol Cu, Au just SSE of Robertsville, SE-part of Tp.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: This occurrence is located approximately 3.5 km south of Mississippi Station and 13.5 km north of Sharbot Lake. It is accessible on foot approximately 0.8 km east of Hwy 509 at a point 4.5 road km south of Mississippi Station.
1870's: Initial discovery and few shallow pits opened by unknown operators. 1920's: 2 large pits (35 feet deep) excavated by unknown operators. 1939: 500 pound sample of mineralized material was sent to the Ore Dressing Plant in Ottawa. Concentrates assayed 32% Cu. 1948-49: The Picamine Prospecting Syndicate carried out some surface development. Picamine Copper Gold Mines Limited acquired the property and carried out geological and geophysical surveys and a diamond drill program (998 feet). 1952: One drill hole (349 ft) completed on the Riddell Property Lot 1 Con. IX. 1957: An assessment report for Corval Corporation Limited states that a geological and soil geochemical survey was carried out in Lot 1 Con. IX. The report mentions that one drill hole was completed by Quebec Metallurgical Industries Limited. 1958: A diamond drill assessment report indicates that one barren hole (81 feet) was drilled in the northeast part of Lot 1 Con. IX. The operator was not identified. (OFR 5548, pp 341, 342).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Tweed file Palmerston #1 / 63A.332 | 31C15NE0011 | 31C15NE0011 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Book - AFRO 1957, #63A.332
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Publication - Survey of the copper resources of Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Memoir no. 113
Publication Number: CMB Mem 113 Page: 49 Date: 1951
Author: McClelland, W R
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/21012
Part - Geology of the Clarendon-Dalhousie area
Publication Number: ARV65-07.001 Page: 42 Date: 1998
Author: Smith B.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 17 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 105 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 340-2 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of the Dalhousie Lake area, Frontenac and Lanark counties
Publication Number: R245 Page: 41-2 Date: 1990
Author: Pauk L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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