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| Record Name(s) | Copper Prince Mines Ltd. - 1951, Ruff Jack Copper and Nickel Prospecting Syndicate - 1949 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1980-Jan-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt
Township or Area: Falconbridge
Latitude: 46° 33' 56.05" Longitude: -80° 45' 24.47"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 518639 Northing: 5156918 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10SW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Overland NE from Falconbridge iron polishing plant structure for approx 1.9km. Access to the iron plant area is from the Falconbridge smelter site water line road.
1949: Ruff Jack Copper and Nickel Prospecting Syndicate: DD-1-288 ft. 1950-1976: Copper Prince Mines Ltd. - DD-38-20,172 ft., ground magnetometer, EM survey, mapping; assays. 1952: Geophysical Explorations Ltd. - ground magnetometer, IP surveys. 2016: Green Swan Capital Corp. - sampling; chip sampling from an old trench, assays.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Falconbridge-0018-C1 | 41I10SE0202 | 41I10SE0202 |
| Falconbridge-0018-D1 | 41I10SE0056 | 41I10SE0056 |
| Falconbridge-0018-E1 | 41I10SE0055 | 41I10SE0055 |
| Falconbridge-0030 | 41I10SE0201 | 41I10SE0201 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Arenite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Host | ||
| Wacke | 3 | Host | ||
| Gabbro | 4 | Gabbro, Diorite | Intrudes | |
| Vein | 5 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 6 | Feldspar Porphyry | Intrudes |
Jun 23, 2016 (A Wilson) - Two broad zones of sulphide mineralization have been found. One in an eastwestfault zone which seems to be the continuation of the Garson Fault. The other trending southeast, away from the Falconbridge East Mine in another zone of rusty mineralized shears and breccia.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Marcasite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 23, 2016 (A Wilson) - The best assays from DDH 1 completed in 1956 returned 0.03% Cu and trace Ni. Assays from other drill holes include 1.5% Cu over 25 ft; 0.3% Cu, trace Ni over 5 ft Additional assays include 0.02 oz/ton Au over 5.3 ft. to 0.55 oz/ton over 1.5 ft. Sulphides are generally associated with quartz veins and stringers. Assays from the samples returned values of 4.5% Co, 15.7 ppm Au, 1.62% Ni, 0.07% Cu and 4.62% sulphur. Gold values in two other samples ranged from 0.85 oz/t to 1.41 oz/t Au. Additional cobalt assays returned 0.011% and 0.103% Co. One historic sample from Copper Prince assayed 3.26% Co with 14 g/t Au.
Part - Geology of Falconbridge Township
Publication Number: ARV66-06 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Falconbridge Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF386 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 275 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2447 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Falconbridge Township, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: M1957-05 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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