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| Record Name(s) | New Athona Mines Ltd. - 1955, Greenod Lake Occurrence - 1977, Rachel Mines Ltd. - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Scholes
Latitude: 46° 56' 15.22" Longitude: -80° 16' 32.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 555129.85 Northing: 5198480.09 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
MINERALIZATION: ENE TRENDING BANDS OF ALGOMA TYPE IRON FORMATION, MINERALIZATION: A SECOND PARALLEL DISCONTINOUS BAND EXISTS 1KM TO THE SE. Pre-1950: two very old trenches or pits, present at the base of the cliff on the eastern side of the stream between Eaglerock and Greenrod lakes. 1951: mapping. 1955-56: New Athona Mines Ltd. - ground magnetometer and geological survey; Noranda Mines Ltd.trenching, dip needle and electromagnetic surveys by Noranda Mines Ltd.; 1956: magnetometer survey and trenching by New Athona Mines Ltd.; 1961: magnetometer survey on Cadesky holdings. 1986: Terraquest Ltd. - AMAG and AVLF. 1988: Noramco Mining Corp. - DD-2-1003 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 0020A1 | 41I16NW0028 | 41I16NW0028 |
| 0018A1 | 41I16NW0026 | 41I16NW0026 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Part - Geology of the Afton-Scholes area
Publication Number: ARV45-06.002 Page: 40-41 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 277 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Scholes Township
Publication Number: GDIF459 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Sudbury RGO
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