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| Record Name(s) | Picton - 1983, Coffee Lake - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Cobalt, Gold
Township or Area: Timmermans
Latitude: 46° 26' 20.63" Longitude: -82° 55' 1.72"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 352730.971 Northing: 5144618.218 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J07NW
Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: North most point of Coffee Lake just east of the stream between Coffee Lake and Tea Lake in north west Timmermans Township.
1954-1955: Drill hole p-1 went to 2309 feet. The drilling was done jointly by Picton Uranium Mines Ltd. and Brunette Porcupine Gold Mines Ltd. Drill holes p-2 and p-3, totalling 1444 feet and located 330 feet and 1650 feet northwest of p-1 respectively, were completed by Picton Uranium Mines Ltd. 1967: Claims owned by Denison Mines Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| BOLGER 0041 | 41J07NW9370 | 41J07NW9370 |
| Timmermans-0015-D1 | 41J07NW0078 | 41J07NW0078 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Radioactive pyritic conglomerate pebble bands of the Matinenda Formation unconformably overlying Keewatin greenstone. Average thickness of bands was 3.5 feet. Closer to surface within drill core, pyrite, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite were encountered and gave assays of 1.2% Cu over 2.5 feet with trace amounts of gold and cobalt. (OGS 1983 MDC 25 P 53).
| 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 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Map - Township 161 and part of Township 167, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: M2026 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Townships 161 and 162 [Timmermans and Jogues townships], District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: P0032 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Townships 155, 156, 161, 162 and parts of 167 and 168, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R013 Page: 72-73 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 53-54 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 111 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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: 97 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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