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| Record Name(s) | Sheba - 1969 |
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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-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Nouvel
Latitude: 46° 28' 29.43" Longitude: -83° 9' 33.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 334234.125 Northing: 5149073.403 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J06NE
Point Location Description: Trenching
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: East central part of Nouvel Township, 1 1/2 miles west of east boundary of township.
1956-1957: Trenching, geol. survey, 9 d.d. holes totalling 1718 feet by Sheba Mines Ltd. and Cove Uranium Mines Ltd. 1958-1959: Scintillometer survey, 1262 feet of d.d. in 1 hole by Sheba Mines Ltd. 1970: 1 d.d. hole to 5,941 feet.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| NOUVEL 0015-A1 | 41J06NE0040 | 41J06NE0040 |
| NOUVEL 0014-C1 | 41J06NE0044 | 41J06NE0044 |
| NOUVEL 0017-C1 | 41J06NE0030 | 41J06NE0030 |
| Nouvel-0018-B1 | 41J06NE0025 | 41J06NE0025 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Quartz chalcopyrite vein cuts Gowganda Formation sediments, strike is N80W, dip was unreported. The vein was traced for a length of 1000 feet; the width ranges from less than 1 to 6 feet. Samples from trenches assayed 0.63%, 2.6%, 2.0% Cu, each over widths of 5 feet. The weighted average of d.d. sampling results is 0.59% Cu over an average width of 3.0 feet. (ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 98).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheba | 1969 | Unclassified | 1 | MDC012, p. 98 | DD sampling result is 0.59% Cu over an average width of 3 feet. | Copper .59 NA |
Map - Geological compilation series, Blind River-Elliot Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0304 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
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:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 98 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Wakwekobi Lake-Dean Lake area, District of Algoma, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1415A
Publication Number: Map 1415A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1975
Author: Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109096
Publication - Canadian mineral deposits not being mined in 1989; Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada, Mineral Bulletin MR 223
Publication Number: MR 223 Date: 1989
Author:
Publisher Name: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
Location:
Publication - Copper deposits and occurrences in the north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: Paper 83-28 Page: 29 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: 88 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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