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MDI32D04SW00005
| Record Name(s) | Patterson - 1981, Boston Creek Property - 2006, Marge - 1981, Coutts - 1981, Gilson - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Pacaud
Latitude: 48° 0' 16.7" Longitude: -79° 55' 43.92"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 579894 Northing: 5317371 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D04SW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1927-1929: Patterson Copper Mines Ltd. sunk a shaft, shipped 9 cars of ore. 1951: Golden Arrow Mines Ltd. optioned property. 1955: Mirla Exploration optioned property and shipped 3279 tons of ore. 1962: R. Rinaldi completed 435 ft. of diamond drilling. 1969: Royal Valley Copper Mines Ltd. carried out ground geophysics (magnetometer and electromagnetic) and geological mapping. 1997: Boston Creek Mines Ltd. completed 8 diamond drill holes, a ground geophysical survey (magnetometer), assaying and analyses. 2006-2008: Boston Creek Mines Ltd. completed bulk sampling, metallurgical testing, and overburden stripping. 2016: Palisades Resources Corp. carried out prospecting and assaying and analyses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-2420 / 63.2535 | 32D04SW0389 | 32D04SW0389 |
| KL-4337 / 2.18197 | 32D04SW2002 | 32D04SW2002 |
| 2.19505 | 32D04SW2013 | 32D04SW2013 |
| KL-6084 / 2.40324 | 20000003811 | 20000003811 |
| KL-6006 / 2.38750 | 20000003121 | 20000003121 |
| KL-7347 / 2.57255 | 20000015186 | 20000015186 |
Province: Superior
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 |
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| Felsic Tuff | 2 | |||
| Granite | 3 | Round Lake Batholith |
Aug 21, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - The iron formation occurs along the northeast contact of a band of felsic tuff, which strikes southeasterly across the property. The copper ore occurs as replacement bodies in narrow bands of iron formation on each side of small quartz-filled cross-faults.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Silica | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 21, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - Mineralization found in the iron formation consists of chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite.
File - Resident Geologist files KL-0559, KL-0940
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Boston-Skead gold-copper area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: ARV38-06.003 Page: 102 Date: 1998
Author: Bell L.V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Boston Township and part of Pacaud Township
Publication Number: ARV66-05 Page: 49-50 Date: 1998
Author: Lawton K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 366-367 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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