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Record: MDI41I13SE00043

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Spanish River Zinc - 1927
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1979-Oct-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-19
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Lead



Location

Township or Area: Craig

Latitude: 46° 46' 26.15"    Longitude: -81° 42' 35.61"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 445803   Northing: 5180286.999    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I13SE

Point Location Description: shaft

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit



Exploration History

Pre 1900 - shaft sinking, pitting. 1928: shaft dewatering. 1952: Oakridge Mining Corp. Ltd. - DD-8-2085 ft, mapping. 1997-1998: International Mining Technologies - ground geophysics, mapping, sampling


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Craig-0011-A1 41I13SE0096 41I13SE0096
41I13SE2003 41I13SE2003 41I13SE2003
41I13SE2001 41I13SE2001 41I13SE2001

Geology

Province: Superior

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz-Carbonate Host

Lithology Comments

May 27, 2010 (A Wilson) - The sulphides occupy a shear zone which trends N80°E.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
3SphaleriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

May 27, 2010 (A Wilson) - Small banded veins rarely exceed 1 inch in width. The veins carry galena, pyrite and calcite.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein

References

Map - Bluewater Lake, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2434 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1981

Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Part - The Cartier-Stralak area, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: ARV38-07.002 Page: 65  Date: 1998

Author: Osborne F.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 274  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geological series, Benny area, Stralak-Bannerman Lake sheet, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P1107 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1976

Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Benny area, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R206 Date: 1981

Author: Card K.D., Innes D.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Folio - Craig Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF242 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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