Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI41I16NW00058
| Record Name(s) | Church Prospect - 1954, T.M. Church - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Afton
Latitude: 46° 55' 12.8" Longitude: -80° 18' 41.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 552416.79 Northing: 5196528.66 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Data Compilation
1954: T.M. Church - DD-5-150 m.; 800 ft. trenching. 1956: Wabico Mines Ltd. – 3-DDH; geological mapping, self-potential survey, magnetometer survey. 1986: Terraquest Ltd. – airborne geophysics. 1998: Canmine Resources Corporation – mapping and prospecting. 2008: Northern Nickel Mining Inc.- DD-1-103 m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 0025 | 41I16NW0015 | 41I16NW0015 |
| 2.39105 | 20000003489 | 20000003489 |
| 2.18897 | 41I16NW2002 | 41I16NW2002 |
| 2.37376 | 20000002726 | 20000002726 |
| 2.20786 | 41I16NW2013 | 41I16NW2013 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Andesite | Host |
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| Sandstone | 2 | Greywacke | Host |
Nov 27, 2017 (A Wilson) - In 1956, Wabico Mines Ltd. conducted geological mapping, geophysical surveying and diamond drilling on the then S-88454 and S-91063 claims in roughly same area as T.M. Church's claim mentioned above. Assays of 0.5 % copper were returned in this area on one of the showings.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
MonoMap - Geology of Afton, Scholes, Macbeth, and Clement townships, districts of Sudbury and Nipissing
Publication Number: R170 Page: 49 Date: 1977
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Afton Township
Publication Number: GDIF458 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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