Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Cummins Mine - 1896 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Feb-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Nipissing
Latitude: 46° 2' 19.36" Longitude: -79° 24' 48.61"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 622760 Northing: 5099572 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L04NE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Orthoquartzite | Contains |
Mar 11, 2013 (A Wilson) - A 25 ft deep shaft was excavated in a thin unit of orthoquartzite with some intercalated muscovite and quartzose gneiss. The shaft exposes a network of vuggy quartz fissure veins containing angular fragments of the surrounding gneisses and numerous quartz crystals.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Muscovite | Economic | Gangue |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
MonoMap - Geology of the North Bay area, districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound
Publication Number: R094 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Portions of the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - North Bay area, Nipissing and Parry Sound districts
Publication Number: M2216 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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