Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | J.R. MacMillan Property - 1967, J.R. MacMillan Option - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1977-Jan-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Striker
Latitude: 46° 11' 27.95" Longitude: -82° 55' 52.95"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 350965.998 Northing: 5117093.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J02NW
Point Location Description: Trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From east side of Blind River. Take Leacock Street and Mountain Glen road to access the radio tower. Foot traverse from there.
1967: J.M. MacMillan - sampling, prospecting, trenching. 1969: A. MacDonald - ground magnetic survey
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| COBDEN 0015 | 41J07SW0212 | 41J07SW0212 |
| STRIKER 0018-C1 | 41J02NW0024 | 41J02NW0024 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Contains | |
| Quartz Arenite | 3 | Contains |
Mar 19, 2012 (A Wilson) - The quartz veins cut Nipissing diabase over an area of 1000 feet by 75 feet. Individual quarz veins are up to 3 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 19, 2012 (A Wilson) - A grab sample of quartz collected by J. MacMillan in 1967 assayed 3.77% Cu. A grab sample of diabase collected approximately 50 feet to the east assayed 1.7% Cu.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Scarfe, Mack, Cobden, and Striker townships, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2028 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Abraham E.M., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1979
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - North Shore of Lake Huron; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 143
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 143 Date: 1925
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853
MonoMap - Geology of Scarfe, Mack, Cobden, and Striker townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R020 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 104 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 71 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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