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| Record Name(s) | Sudbury Basin Mines Property - 1929 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Hanmer
Latitude: 46° 39' 16.42" Longitude: -80° 57' 10.9"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 503594 Northing: 5166779 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10NW
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The site is accessible via local highways and roads.
circa 1929: Sudbury Basin Company and McIntyre Mines – trenching, sampling, DD.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Siltstone | 1 | Siltstone | Finely Laminated | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Intrudes |
Jul 02, 2014 (A Wilson) - The rocks display pronounced shearing with the schistocity bearing N75E and dipping about 85°SE. A 5 ft wide quartz lens was observed in the trench. The quartz was quite glassy and contained sulphide minerals.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 02, 2014 (A Wilson) - A 30 ft section of drill core reportedly returned 3% Zn and Pb.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Part - Sudbury basin area
Publication Number: ARV38-03 Page: 48-49 Date: 1997
Author: Burrows A.G., Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 277 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury geological compilation, Sudbury District, Sudbury Regional Municipality
Publication Number: M2491 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1984
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury Basin area, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM38G Scale: 1:95,040 Date: 1997
Author: Burrows A.G., Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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