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| Record Name(s) | Simpson Occurrence - 1890 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Jan-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Graham
Latitude: 46° 23' 24.14" Longitude: -81° 17' 34.35"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 477481.967 Northing: 5137426.511 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NW
Point Location Description: Mineral occurrence symbol (GDIF66 Map)
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The Simpson Occurrence is located approximately 20 km west of Sudbury, in the central area of Denison Township. The area is crosscut by two east to west trending main roads: the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) and highway 658. The occurrence is located on the south side of the Old Highway 17, midway between Fairbank Creek and Vermillion River. (GDIF 66) (OFR 6109, p.1, 2)
1890: A sample of pyrite with siliceous gangue from the property, assayed by the GSC yielded 11.9 g/tonne (0.35 oz/ton) gold and no silver. Circa 1890: Unreported amount of exploration on a property referred to as Simpson Mine. (MDC018, p. 101)
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Elliot Lake Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Muddy Sandstone | 1 | Pelitic Metasedimnets, Wacke, Siltstone | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartzite | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | Disseminated | |||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | Disseminated | |||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | Disseminated | |||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | Disseminated |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Map - Denison-Waters area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2119 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1967
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Denison-Waters area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R060 Page: 59 Date: 1968
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Part - The Laurentian and Huronian systems north of Lake Huron
Publication Number: ARV01.004 Page: 92 Date: 1998
Author: Bell R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 101 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Graham Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF066 Page: 4 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
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