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| Record Name(s) | Canadian Colour Rock Inc. - 2010, Telteck Explorations Ltd. Property - 1977, J.J. Billoki Property - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1983-Jun-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Miscellaneous Stone
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Aylmer
Latitude: 46° 52' 7.77" Longitude: -80° 46' 9.9"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 517573 Northing: 5190613.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I15SW
Point Location Description: Quarry
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: North of Capreol on RR#84 to Goulard Road. Travel 18.9km on Goulard Road to Wanapitei North River Bridge, then southeasterly along river 8.7km to where road leaves the river and heads northeasterly, travel 3.4km to entrance with gate to site.
1965: J.J. Billocki - DD-2-910 ft. 1965: Nova-Beaucage Mines Ltd. - IP survey. 1977-84: Telteck Explorations Limited & E. Taillefer- operating quarry
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Aylmer-0010-C1 | 41I15SW0004 | 41I15SW0004 |
| Hutton-0017 | 41I15SW9760 | 41I15SW9760 |
| Aylmer-0012 | 41I15SW0006 | 41I15SW0006 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Wacke | 2 | Adjacent |
Mar 23, 2010 (A Wilson) - The copper showing lies in a zone or band of brecciated, thinly bedded sediments of the Gowganda Formation. The brecciated zone was estimated to be at least 350 ft. by 50 ft. The breccia consists of very angular pieces of sediment embedded in a matrix of quartz, carbonate and chalcopyrite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Bornite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 23, 2010 (A Wilson) - In the late 1970's Telteck Explorations produced about 10 tpd of decorative building stone from a quarry. Some parts of the breccia contain spectacular splashes of bornite and chalcopyrite.
Map - Geological series, Aylmer Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P1608 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1978
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - 1977 report of Sudbury Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP078.008 Page: 96 Date: 1997
Author: Karvinen W.O., Cooper L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Otter Lake, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2450 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Wanapitei Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R213 Page: 116 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Compend - Report of activities, 1983, Regional and Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP117 Page: 195 Date: 1984
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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