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Record: MDI31M05SE00082

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Copperville - 1991, British Canada North Exploration and Development Co. Ltd. - 1937, Temex Resources Corp. - 2006
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-08
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-23
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Gillies Limit

Latitude: 47° 16' 18.11"    Longitude: -79° 46' 29.67"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 592664.57   Northing: 5236085.39    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M05SE

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1937: British Canada North Exploration and Development Co. Ltd. – trenching, vein systems, test pits, stripping and shafts; 2006: Temex Resources Corp. - DD-6-947m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.36293 20000000026 20000000026
2.32569 20000001424 20000001424
22 31M05SW9708 31M05SW9708
CO-1014 31M05SW0011 31M05SW0011

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Formation Group: Cobalt Group

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Diabase 1 Diabase Brecciated Host
Conglomerate 2 Quartzite And Conglomerate Footwall

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2SilverEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 08, 2017 (A Wilson) - Assays: up to 1.4 g/t Au in pyritic shear; 550m WSW, 82 g/t Ag, southwest of road: older showings with chalcopyrite and galena in quartz veins.



Mineral Record Details

References

Article - Geology of the Bay Lake area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: MP141.040 Page: 286  Date: 1997

Author: Born P., Hitch M.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Resident Geologist file CO-0992 (British Canada North Exploration), CO-1071

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


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

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 357  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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