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| Record Name(s) | Silcross - 1986, Belanger-Ritchie - 1986, East Bull Lake No. 1 - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1986-Feb-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Boon
Latitude: 46° 25' 34.03" Longitude: -82° 9' 56.54"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 410432.496 Northing: 5142054.118 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41J08NE
Point Location Description: Four drill holes.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Property had been hand worked many times in early years: stripping, test pits, etc. Silcross Copper Mines Ltd. Inc. 1950: 1950-1951: surface sampling; 1952: 9 drill holes (3011 feet); MAG survey Noranda Mines 1958: geological mapping and EM survey Mining Corp of Canada 1962: 1 drill hole (401 feet), geological mapping, EM and MAG survey. Gallo Exploration Services Ltd / Inco E & T S Inc. 1993: drilling Aquiline Resources Inc. 2000; drilling Mustang Minerals Corp. 2008-2012: drilling Grid Minerals 2020; drilling (2020-2021)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.13836, Boon-SP003 | 41J08NE0005 | 41J08NE0005 |
| Boon-0010-A1 | 41J08NE0014 | 41J08NE0014 |
| Boon-0013-A1 | 20000004971 | 20000004971 |
| Boon-SP002 | 41J08NE0007 | 41J08NE0007 |
| Boon-SP006 | 41J08NE5000 | 41J08NE5000 |
| Boon-SP006 | 41J08NE5001 | 41J08NE5001 |
| Boon-SP004 | 41J08NE5002 | 41J08NE5002 |
| Boon-0011-A1 | 41J08NE0013 | 41J08NE0013 |
| Boon-0010-C1 | 41J08NE0015 | 41J08NE0015 |
| Boon-0012-A1 | 41J08NE0010 | 41J08NE0010 |
| Boon-SP019 | 41J08NE2010 | 41J08NE2010 |
| Boon-SP014 | 41J08NE2009 | 41J08NE2009 |
| Boon-SP007 | 41J08NE9700 | 41J08NE9700 |
| Boon-SP009 | 41J08NE0022 | 41J08NE0022 |
| Boon-SP008 | 41J08NE0011 | 41J08NE0011 |
| 63.5696 | 41J08NE0006 | 41J08NE0006 |
| Gerow-SP015 | 41I12SW2002 | 41I12SW2002 |
| 20000020088 | 20000020088 | |
| 20000018289 | 20000018289 | |
| 20000018187 | 20000018187 | |
| Boon-SP030 | 20000006615 | 20000006615 |
| Boon-SP028 | 20000005649 | 20000005649 |
| Boon-SP025 | 20000002196 | 20000002196 |
Sep 20, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Numerous small replacement bodies of massive and disseminated sulphides, largely pyrrhotite with minor chalcopyrite occur in gabbro.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 20, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Assays ranged from 0.01-1.60% copper and 0.01-1.50% nickel. Best assays was 2.61% copper and 0.36% nickel.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
| 1 | Magmatic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Concordant |
| 1 | Disseminated |
| 1 | Massive |
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2419 Date: 1979
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Boon Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2553 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of the East Bull Lake area
Publication Number: ARV52-06 Page: 14-16 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S., Armstrong H.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 100 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 86 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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