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| Record Name(s) | Mining Geophysics Corp. Ltd. Prospect - 1936 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Scholes
Latitude: 46° 56' 43.74" Longitude: -80° 11' 16.65"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 561798.66 Northing: 5199425.93 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936: Mining Geophysics Company, Limited – minor chalcopyrite associated with pyritic iron formation; under 50 to 300 ft. of cobalt conglomerate. Two vertical DD holes ½ mi apart, went from conglomerate of the Cobalt Series into Keewatin iron formation at depths of 57 and 306 feet. The drill cores show erratic distribution of disseminated pyrite with traces of chalcopyrite. 1955: Northern American Rare Metals : DD-22. 1959: NARM – sinking of an exploration shaft. Exploration was commenced at the 1100 foot level. A cross cut was driven northwest into the iron formation and drifts extended northeast for 700 feet and southwest for 500 feet parallel to the iron formation. Underground section drilling was completed on two hundred foot centres. Forty three holes tested the iron formation and determined "reserves" of 108,252,000 long tons grading 29.73 percent iron over a strike length of 5600 feet (1700 m) and a depth of 1750 feet (535 m) from the shaft collar or vertically 750 feet (235m) below the Huronian cap rocks. 1959: Rio Tinto Mining Company of Canada – DD-16; shaft sinking to a depth of 1177 ft. 2011: Temagami Iron Ore Corporation – verification of drill results from an earlier drill program conducted by Rio Tinto circa 1959. Their holes 24 and 25W were twinned in the present program by holes TIC-10-01 and TIC-11-01 respectively. TIC-10-01 was aborted short of the target iron formation because it hit the old Rio Tinto shaft but TIC-11-01 was completed to a depth of 726 metres and intersected its target successfully. A total of 1134.5 metres were drilled between January 9 and February 24, 2011.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.47981 | 20000006762 | 20000006762 |
| 0017A1 | 41I16NE0089 | 41I16NE0089 |
| 0015B1 | 41I16NE0083 | 41I16NE0083 |
| Scholes-26-D1 | 41I16NE0081 | 41I16NE0081 |
| 0021/63.3435 | 41I16NE0070 | 41I16NE0070 |
| 0019B1/ 63.3325 | 41I16NE0080 | 41I16NE0080 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Footwall | ||
| Conglomerate | 3 | Cobalt | Footwall | |
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 4 | Keewatin | Footwall |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 29, 2017 (A Wilson) - Exploration was commenced at the 11 00 foot level. A cross cut was driven northwest into the iron formation and drifts extended northeast for 700 feet and southwest for 500 feet parallel to the iron formation. Underground section drilling was completed on two hundred foot centres. Forty three holes tested the iron formation and determined "reserves" of 108,252,000 long tons grading Exploration was commenced at the 11 00 foot level. A cross cut was driven northwest into the iron formation and drifts extended northeast for 700 feet and southwest for 500 feet parallel to the iron formation. Underground section drilling was completed on two hundred foot centres. Forty three holes tested the iron formation and determined "reserves" of 108,252,000 long tons grading 29.73 percent iron over a strike length of 5600 feet (1700 m) and a depth of 1750 feet (535 m) from the shaft collar or vertically 750 feet (235m) below the Huronian cap rocks.
Map - Afton and Scholes townships, Sudbury and Nipissing districts
Publication Number: M2385 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 202 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Book - Sudbury Resident Geologist mineral file CU8 Scholes
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 111 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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