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| Record Name(s) | Bar-Fin - 1969, Moosehorn Mine - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Thompson
Latitude: 46° 14' 3.52" Longitude: -83° 5' .13"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 339363.727 Northing: 5122191.086 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J03NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: This consists of the north half of section 13 in Thompson twp., about 330 acres, situated one mile east of Hwy 17 at a point 9 1/2 miles northwest from the town of Blind River on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Hwy 17 North Bay to Sault Ste. Marie, is made up of two lanes of concrete but the road leading east from it to the property at McGillivary's farm is suitable only for trucks or wagons except in dry weather. At a point 1 1/2 miles on this side road another trail or winter road leads north to the shaft a distance of 1/4 mile. The shaft is located in J.A. Montague's report of June 15th, 1907 as being 200 ft. west ofthe east boundary of the Laziert Location and about 800 ft south of its north boundary. Both those side roads could be converted into good all-weather truck roads by the addition of a few loads of gravel, after grading.
1906: Shaft 130 feet deep, about 250 feet of lateral work at the 117 foot level. Production of 120,000 lbs of copper from 1500 tons of ore by Northern Ontario Consolidted Copper Co. Camp and mine buildings were erected during 1906-1907 but a forest fire in 1907 destroyed them all and due to a fall in the price of copper to 7 cents, the mine was never re-opened. 1951-52 3 d.d. holes by Strathallan Enterprises. 1954 283 feet of d.d. in 10 holes by Parkway Mines Ltd. 1956 D.d. and underground examination of old workings by Bar-Fin Mining Corp. Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| Thompson-0010-D1 | 41J03NE9503 | 41J03NE9503 |
| Thompson-0010-B1 | 41J03NE0005 | 41J03NE0005 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (G Bennett) - Thearea is underlain by state, greywacke and conglomerate of the Gowganda Formation of the Cobalt series of sediments. They strike west to northwest and dip flatly south at 5 to 15 degrees. They are intruded by diabase of Keweenawan age which is represented locally by a pink aplite. It contains fine quartz and plagioclase and small pink intrusive is ubiquitous in the shaft area mineraization occurs. In fact the amount of metal present seems to be in direct proportion to the amount of intrusive.
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Quartz sulphide veins cut Gowganda sediments. Veins strike N75E and dip 75S. Two parallel veins are known, 600 feet apart. Mining operations were conducted on the S vein. Near the shaft, the vein was exposed for a length of 150 feet, and may extend for a total length of 850 feet E of the shaft. The vein width ranges from 1 to 20 feet, and the average width is about 10 feet. Assay results from core samples ranged from 1.82% Cu over 3.2 feet to 9.27% Cu over 1.9 feet. Sampled sections ranged in width from 0.6 to 4.8 feet (File SSM-118) (ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 67).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue |
Date: Aug 12, 1999
Geologist: G Bennett
Notes: Total production was 120 000 lbs. copper, values at $12 000 from 1500 tons of ore (ODM 1957). Two parallel veins are known, 600 feet apart. Mining operations were conducted on the S vein. Near the shaft the vein was exposed for a length of 150 feet, and may extend for a total length of 850 feet E of shaft. The vein width ranges from 1 to 20 feet, and the average width is about 10 feet. Assay results from core samples ranged from 1.82% Cu over 3.2 feet to 9.27% Cu over 1.9 feet. Sampled sections ranged in width from 0.6 to 4.8 feet (File SSM-188).
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1906 | 1361 |
Copper 54431 |
ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 67 | TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS 120,000 LBS CU VALUED AT $12,000 FROM 1500 TONS OF ORE |
Map - Iron Bridge area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: M2012 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the Iron Bridge area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R017 Page: 62-63 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 67 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Book - OBM VOL XV, 1906, P. 69
Publication Number: OBM Vol XV Date: 1906
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Book - OBM VOL XVI, 1907, PT 1, P. 70
Publication Number: OBM VolXVI Date: 1907
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Book - Northern Miner Dec 30 1953, Feb 25 1954, Oct 6 1955, May 10 1956, Nov 1 1956
Publication Number: N Miner Date:
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Thesis - The General Geology of Part of the Blind River Area
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Page: 224-225 Date: 1960
Author: Robertson, J.A.
Publisher Name: Queens University
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Publication - Copper deposits and occurrences in the north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: Paper 83-28 Page: 25 Date: 1985
Author: Pearson, W N; Bretzlaff, R E; Carrière, J J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/120312
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 72 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Article - Wawa Resident Geologist's District - 1989
Publication Number: MP147.010 Page: 208 Date: 1997
Author: Tortosa D.J.J., Frey E.D., Stewart R.C., Wilson A.C., Wing W., Beach P., Walmsley J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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