Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Fostung Property - 1978, Texas Gulf Sulphur Property - 1966, Pilspanen and Tamminen Property - 1966, Breccia Hill - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Nov-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Bismuth, Tin
Township or Area: Foster
Latitude: 46° 13' 48.53" Longitude: -81° 39' 4.54"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 449781 Northing: 5119825 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I04NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1956: H.D. Way - prospecting. 1966-67: Texas Gulf Sulphur Company - prospecting, mapping, DD-6-3079 ft., ground geophysics. 1969: E. J. Rivers - prospecting, plugger work. 1970: Cerro Mining Company of Canada Limited - trenching, DD. 1977: Vanglulf - prospecting. 1978-83: Sulpetro Minerals Ltd., United Carbide Exploration, St. Joseph Explorations - DD, mapping, sampling, geochemistry, ground geophysics. 1986: Novamin Resources Inc. - DD. 2011: Janus Resources Inc. - property acquisition
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Foster 0027 | 41I04NE0001 | 41I04NE0001 |
| Foster 0030 | 41I04NE0002 | 41I04NE0002 |
| Foster 0026 | 41I04NE0003 | 41I04NE0003 |
| Foster 0025 | 41I04NE0004 | 41I04NE0004 |
| Foster 0031 | 41I04NE0006 | 41I04NE0006 |
| Foster 0028 | 41I04NE0008 | 41I04NE0008 |
| Foster 0029 | 41I04NE0010 | 41I04NE0010 |
| Foster 0018 | 41I04NE0018 | 41I04NE0018 |
| Foster 0020 | 41I04NE0019 | 41I04NE0019 |
| Foster 0011 | 41I04NE0013 | 41I04NE0013 |
| Foster 0013 | 41I04NE0016 | 41I04NE0016 |
| Foster 15B1 | 41I04NE0017 | 41I04NE0017 |
| Foster 0016 | 41I04NE0020 | 41I04NE0020 |
| Foster 14B1 | 41I04NE0021 | 41I04NE0021 |
| Foster 22C1 | 41I04NE0023 | 41I04NE0023 |
| Foster 0012 | 41I04NE0026 | 41I04NE0026 |
| 63.4932 | 41I04NE0031 | 41I04NE0031 |
| Foster 23B1 | 41I04NE0012 | 41I04NE0012 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Host | ||
| Quartz Arenite | 3 | Host | ||
| Vein | 4 | Host |
Aug 10, 2010 (A Wilson) - Mineralization occurs in skarns of the limestone of the Espanola Formation and in sandstone and argillite of the Mississagi Formation.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Scheelite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Powellite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 10, 2010 (A Wilson) - Chip samples collected by Cerro Mining Corporation returned the following representative values: W - tr to 0.38%, MoS2 - tr to 0.27%, Bi - tr to 0.11%, Cu, - 0.01 to 0.29%, Ag - tr to 0.36 oz/t, Sn - tr to 0.01% and Zn - nil to 0.18%. Assays of selected, relatively high-grade material taken by the OGS in 1976 yielded 1.81% Zn; 0.39% WO3, 0.06% Cu and tr Au; 0.20% WO3, 0.06% Cu. Disseminated tungsten and sulphide mineralization occurs erratically over an area approximately 430 m wide and 1500 m long on the faulted north limb of the St. Leonard anticline. Detailed mapping by Texas Gulf Sulphur identified 6 en echelon zones of mineralization which trend northeastward along the strike of the metasediments. These zones range in width from a few cm to 9 m and in length from 370 to 760 m. Mineralization occurs as disseminated grains in the highly altered metasediments and in quartz veins; although small pods containing up to 20% sulphides occur locally. Distribution of the mineralization is very erratic.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Skarn |
| 2 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratiform |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fostung Property | 2011 | Unclassified | 124000000 | EMC Metals Corp. press release, June 14, 2011 | cut-off grade of 0.125% WO3 | Tungsten 0.213 Percent |
Map - Merritt and Foster townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2311 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1975
Author: Card K.D., Blackburn C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 242-243 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Espanola-Whitefish Falls area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R131 Page: 59-61 Date: 1976
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Sudbury-Manitoulin area, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin
Publication Number: R166 Page: 210 Date: 1978
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Foster Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0390 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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