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| Record Name(s) | Bruce Mines-Taylor Section - 1853, Taylor Shaft - 1853, R. N. Bond Property - 1941 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Silica
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Plummer Additional
Latitude: 46° 18' 5.66" Longitude: -83° 46' 51.34"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 285843.002 Northing: 5131314.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J05SW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From the sign post "638 north" on highway 17 going east, right outside of the limits of Bruce Mines, drive 100m east. The site is to the right (south) of highway 17.
1854-1876: West Canada Mining Company - property acquisition and mining 1914-1921: Mond Nickel Company of Canada - mining for quartz for flux (shipped to Sudbury); DD. 1941: Ventures Ltd. Mining Company - property acquired, mapping, ground geophysics 1966-71: Huron-Bruce Mines Ltd. - dewatering of Taylor shaft, shaft rehabilitation, DD-10-2080 ft, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| PLUMMER 0014 | 41J05SW0002 | 41J05SW0002 |
| PLUMMER 0013 | 41J05SW0001 | 41J05SW0001 |
| PLUMMER 0010 | 41J05SW0006 | 41J05SW0006 |
| PLUMMER 0012 | 41J05SW0007 | 41J05SW0007 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Contains |
Jun 25, 2010 (A Wilson) - The vein was drifted on for 2300 feet on the 155 foot level and stoped above the 65 foot level. The quartz vein is sinuous in nature with a variable strike between 95 and 105° and has a vertical dip.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jun 25, 2010 (A Wilson) - C. W. Knight (ODM) notes that the average contents of vein No. 1 in the Copper Bay, Wellington and Taylor sections were 3.8% Cu for a width of 5.5 feet. The average contents of vein No. 2 were found to be 2.67% Cu for a width of 4.12 feet. The average silver content of the ore was 0.16 oz/t and only traces of gold were reported. Huron-Bruce Mines Ltd. estimated that the average grade of the ore at the Taylor was 2.95% Cu. Sampling by the Mond Nickel Company returned the following results: 1.94% Cu over a length of 530 feet and an average width of 4.02 feet; 1.97% Cu over a length of 407 feet and an average width of 4.15 feet. Chip sampling of the underground works by Huron-Bruce Mines Ltd. returned the following assays: 2.11% Cu over 4.41 feet width between 1-200 ft.; 2.49% Cu over 4.04 ft width between 200-400 ft., 2.89%Cu over 5.8 feet width between 400-600 ft; and 0.64% Cu over 4.04 ft width between 600-800 ft. Huron-Bruce concluded that there were a series of ore shoots separated by low-grade material. At most, only a few thousand tons of material was mined from the Taylor shaft area. Records also report that 34,846 tons of tailings averaging 0.87% Cu were mined.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1957 | Unclassified | 36287 | ODM 1957 MRC 2, P.72-73. | 40,000 tons averaging 1.8% Cu above the 155-foot level | Copper 1.8 Percent |
Journal - Canadian Mining Journal vol. 60 (July 1939)
Publication Number: CMJ Vol 60 Page: 424-426 Date: 1939
Author: Cuthbertson, G.A.
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Location:
Map - Geological compilation series, Sault Ste. Marie sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0303 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Map - Geology, Bruce Mines-Lake George area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1414A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1978
Author: Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109095
Publication - Geology of the Huronian belt between Sault Ste Marie and Blind River Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 383
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 383 Page: 72-73 Date: 1978
Author: Frarey, M.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104548
Publication - Copper metallogeny, north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario; Current research part A; by Geological Survey of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 79-1A
Publication Number: Paper 79-1A Date: 1979
Author: Pearson, W.N.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104860
Part - The north shore of Lake Huron, summary report on geology and mineral industry
Publication Number: ARV24-01.007 Page: 231-235 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 53-54 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report of the Royal Ontario Nickel Commission, with appendix
Publication Number: OP01 Page: 20-24 Date: 1997
Author: Holloway G.T., Miller W.G., Young M., Gibson T.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL APRIL 1907, P 47
Publication Number: CMJ Date: 1907
Author:
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Publication - Copper deposits and occurrences in the north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: Paper 83-28 Page: 25-26 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 - Report of progress for the year 1848-49
Publication Number: GSC RoP 1848 Date: 1850
Author: Logan, W.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123557
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: 74 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Article - Sault Ste. Marie District
Publication Number: MP046.004 Page: 93-94 Date: 1997
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Article - Sault Ste. Marie District
Publication Number: MP050.004 Page: 100 Date: 1997
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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