Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI41J05SW00058
| Record Name(s) | Soo Lode Prospect - 1955, R. N. Bond Property - 1941 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel, Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Plummer Additional
Latitude: 46° 21' 26.54" Longitude: -83° 47' 22.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 285404 Northing: 5137536.996 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J05SW
Point Location Description: Pits
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: West of Bruce Mines on highway 17. Take Centre Line Road going to the north. After driving 4.9km, turn right on Government Road. After driving 1.75km turn left on Caribou Road. The site is 1.65km. Walk east for approx 50m.
circa 1954: Pits, 1 DD by R.N. Bond. 1955-56: Bruce-Presto Mines Ltd. & Bannockburn Exploration Ltd.: DD-3-498 feet, mapping and geochemical surveys, airborne survey. 1956: Sylvanite Gold Mines - property report
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Lefroy 0011A1 | 41J05NE0050 | 41J05NE0050 |
| Plummer 0018 | 41J05NW0010 | 41J05NW0010 |
| PLUMMER 0012 | 41J05SW0007 | 41J05SW0007 |
| PLUMMER 0014 | 41J05SW0002 | 41J05SW0002 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Arenite | 1 | Contains |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Brecciated | Host |
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Adjacent |
Jun 25, 2010 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as a weakly mineralized shear, about 5-6 feet wide, striking west with a 38°S dip in Gowganda quartzite. The shear zone lies between diabase dikes.
| 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 |
Jun 25, 2010 (A Wilson) - A drill hole completed by R. N. Bond reportedly returned $0.35 gold, trace silver, 3.51% Cu, 0.11% Ni and 0.12% Co over 8 feet.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
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:
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 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Frarey, M.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104548
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
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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