Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Arcand Lake North Occurrence - 1992, Turcotte Mine - 1901, Walsh Property - 1937, Nichol Property - 1977 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Iron
Township or Area: Clement
Latitude: 46° 49' 49.05" Longitude: -80° 17' 24.6"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 554136 Northing: 5186550.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I16SW
Point Location Description: Adit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Drive east to Warren on highway 17 then north on highway 539 and 539a to River Valley. From River Valley drive approximately 39km on highwayy 805 to a bailey bridge then turn left. Drive approximately 1km west to gravel pit on north side of road. Cut line that heads north from gravel pit. Traverse north for 500-600m then up hill to east toward site.
Circa 1900: pitting, trenching, adit developed (12 m). 1937: Erie Canadian Mines Ltd. - sampling 1957-58: W Nichol - DD-5-15-15 ft. 1975: M. Greene and Associates - ground geophysics. 1988: K. C. Cameron - ground geophysics. 2008: Goldwright Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics, sampling, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CLEMENT- 0019A1 | 41I16SW0004 | 41I16SW0004 |
| 2.18898 | 41I16SW2006 | 41I16SW2006 |
| 2.18992 / MacBeth-SP009 | 41I16SW2009 | 41I16SW2009 |
| CLEMENT – 0015B1 | 41I16SW0012 | 41I16SW0012 |
| 2.38431 | 20000003057 | 20000003057 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Adjacent | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Rhyolite | Contains | |
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 4 | Contains |
Mar 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - The vein is described as about 5 feet wide and dipping at an angle of about 35° to the south.
| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected from pits in this area by the OGS in 1977 returned up to 0.07% Cu.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Macbeth and Clement townships, Sudbury and Nipissing districts
Publication Number: M2386 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Iron ores of Nipissing District
Publication Number: ARV10.009 Page: 173 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Afton, Scholes, Macbeth, and Clement townships, districts of Sudbury and Nipissing
Publication Number: R170 Page: 50 Date: 1977
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Clement Township, Nipissing District
Publication Number: P2194 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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