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MDI41I16NW00061
| Record Name(s) | Aumacho River Mines Ltd. - 1956, Temex Mines Ltd. - 1977, West Quartz Showing - 1973, Dominion Gulf Co. - 1973, Plum Creek Occurrence - 1973 |
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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, Silica Sand
Township or Area: Afton
Latitude: 46° 56' 21.42" Longitude: -80° 23' 49.93"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 545879.87 Northing: 5198593.2 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16NW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Data Compilation
1956-57: Aumacho River Mines Ltd - mapping, DD-3-48m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 0025 | 41I16NW0015 | 41I16NW0015 |
| Afton-0019 | 41I16NW0057 | 41I16NW0057 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | 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 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
Nov 27, 2017 (A Wilson) - A grab sample of mineralized rock showed assays of 0.89% Cu, 0.31 oz./t Ag; 0.01% oz.Au/t and 0.02% Co. Mineralization – chalcopyrite in quartz carbonate vein in Nippising Diabase. Chalcopyrite masses 6-7` wide with 22% Cu; Quartz vein up to 2000 ft. and 200’ wide. Several other large quartz veins in the area.
Folio - Afton Township
Publication Number: GDIF458 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Afton, Scholes, Macbeth, and Clement townships, districts of Sudbury and Nipissing
Publication Number: R170 Page: 46-50 Date: 1977
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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