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| Record Name(s) | Emerald Lake - 1992, X-Ray Prospecting Syndicate - 1947, Wabico Mines Ltd - 1956, Afton Township Occurrence - 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-Jul-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Nickel, Silver, Zinc
Township or Area: Afton
Latitude: 46° 54' 30.4" Longitude: -80° 18' 17.46"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 552939.33 Northing: 5195224.46 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Data Compilation
1947: X-Ray Prospecting Syndicate – magnetometer survey. 1956: Wabico Mines Ltd.- DD-6-874.2 m.,geological mapping, geochemical survey and resistivity survey.1962: Hanna Mining Company – geological survey, magnetic survey, stripping, trenching, chip sampling, 1 DDH- 164 ft. 2000: Canmine Resources Corporation – DD-4-413 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 2.20785 | 41I16NW2015 | 41I16NW2015 |
| 2.18895 | 41I16NW2004 | 41I16NW2004 |
| 0017A1 | 41I16NW0054 | 41I16NW0054 |
| 0024A1 /63.110 | 41I16NW0055 | 41I16NW0055 |
| AFTON-0017-C1 | 41I16NW0053 | 41I16NW0053 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
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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 | Cobaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (E Chaloux) - Mineralization associated with Nipissing Diabase. Pyrite and very minor chalcopyrite disseminated in silicified metavolcanics. Trace Au, Ag, Cu, Ni and Co assoc.
Folio - Afton Township
Publication Number: GDIF458 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 229 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 102 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
Location:
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