Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Consolidated Copper Co. of Parry Sound Property - 1902 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Cowper
Latitude: 45° 15' 36.72" Longitude: -80° 4' 6.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 573084 Northing: 5012278.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H08SE
Point Location Description: centroid of all mine hazards
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From the portage into Spider Lake from Three Legged Lake, travel by boat 3km toward Spider Bay. Shaft is on waters edge at the portage to Vicary Lake.
1902-04: Consolidated Copper Company of Parry Sound Limited - shaft sinking, trenching (3 shafts, 1 trench identified).
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
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Oct 05, 2010 (A Wilson) - Chalcopyrite occurs in mineralized bands striking northeast with a dip of 45° southeast through highly garnetiferous grey granite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 05, 2010 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by D. Villard in 1984 returned 1.62% Cu and 0.27% Zn. The sulphides are described as being finely disseminated.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
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:
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
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
Location:
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
Location:
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
Location:
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:
Part - Mines of eastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV12.007 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Carter W.E.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of eastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV13-01.006 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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