Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Big Game - 1980, Richer - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Dec-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Mar-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Cobalt, Nickel, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Harrow
Latitude: 46° 10' 27.2" Longitude: -82° 0' 10.8"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 422579.661 Northing: 5113893.862 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I04NW, 41J01NE
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1941: Big Game Mines Syndicate - 2 shallow pits, stripping, 50 lb sample taken (2.13% Co, 0.21% Ni, 3.32% As, 1.43% S, 0.2 t-oz/ton. 1944: Big Game Mines Syndicate incorporated as Big Game Mines Ltd. 1956: 2 drill holes (55 feet). 1957: Big Game Mines Ltd amalgamated with 7 other companies to form Consolidated Fredrick Mines Ltd. - trenching
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Harrow-0011-B1 | 41I04NW0056 | 41I04NW0056 |
| BALDWIN47A1 | 41I13SE0071 | 41I13SE0071 |
Province: Southern
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | quartz-carbonate |
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| Gabbro | 2 | |||
| Sandstone | 3 | quartzite |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Cobaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 06, 2022 (Q Unknown) - 3 ft qtz-carb vein in contact with Bruce series quartzite and Nipissing gabbro. Assays: 2.13% Co, 0.75% Ni, 0.05% Cu (from 50 lb sample). 1.71% Co (over 4.6 ft). 0.75% Ni 0.05% Cu (over 42 inches at showing in gabbro)
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Map - Geological series, Harrow Township, districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin
Publication Number: P0793 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1972
Author: Robertson J.A., Siemiatkowska K.M., Cape D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 54 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 277 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Harrow Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF222 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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