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| Record Name(s) | Grand Portage - 1899 |
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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-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Gould
Latitude: 46° 26' 37.85" Longitude: -83° 25' 1.15"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 314352.064 Northing: 5146202.358 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J06NW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: South shore of Tunnel Lake, 3.2 kilometres east of the west boundary of Gould Township.
About 1899 Vertical shaft sunk 150 feet; 125 feet of drifting on the 100 foot level, 75 feet of drifting on 150 foot level, minor stoping on 100 foot level, and a winze of unrecorded depth from 100 foot level. In 1899 it was reported that the mine had been for some time an active producer, shipping its output to New York, no production data is known.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Nov 20, 2006 (G Bennett) - A quartz vein contains chalcocite, bornite, chalcopyrite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcocite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Date: Aug 11, 1999
Geologist: G Bennett
Notes: In 1899 is was reported that the mine had been for some time an active producer, shipping its output to New York.
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:
Part - The condition of Ontario mines
Publication Number: ARV08-01.003 Page: 37-38 Date: 1998
Author: De Kalb C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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: 27-28 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
Part - The north shore of Lake Huron, summary report on geology and mineral industry
Publication Number: ARV24-01.007 Page: 236 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Publication - Pearsonfile Computer Tape of Copper Deposits and Occurrences in the North Shore Region of Lake Huron, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1039
Publication Number: OF 1039 Page: 59 Date: 1985
Author: Pearson, W N; Bretzlaff, R E; Carriere, J J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129998
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: 84 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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