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Record: MDI41H01NE00039

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Bayshore Prospect - 1942
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1984-Jul-03
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Cowper

Latitude: 45° 14' 11.22"    Longitude: -80° 5' 53.09"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 570792   Northing: 5009613.01    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41H01NE

Point Location Description: grab sample

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1942-44: Bayshore Zinc and Copper Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, DD-30. 1951-53: Kalbrook Mining Co. Ltd. - DD-10


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Granofels-Unsubdivided 1 Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2SphaleriteEconomicOre
3ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jan 10, 2013 (A Wilson) - A grab sample taken from this site by the OGS in 1984 returned 0.10% Cu and 5.79% Zn. Assays from 5 drill holes spaced over a distance of 220 ft reportedly assayed 2.89 to 9.67% Zn over core lengths of 5.2 to 16.7 feet.



Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)

Publication Number: MDC002 Scale:     Date: 1957

Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area

Publication Number: R052 Scale:     Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: MDC012 Scale:     Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario

Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5515 Scale:     Date: 1984

Author: Carter T.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geological series, structural geology, Moon River area, Muskoka and Parry Sound districts, southern Ontario

Publication Number: P2954 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1986

Author: Van Berkel J.T., Schwerdtner W.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Sans Souci Area

Publication Number: P3551 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2004

Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Parry Sound Area

Publication Number: P3550 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2004

Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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