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Record: MDI41J08SW00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) P. Park Property - 1965, Shedden Lake - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1977-Jan-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Shedden

Latitude: 46° 15' 17.23"    Longitude: -82° 25' 11.04"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 390573.001   Northing: 5123336.005    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41J08SW

Point Location Description: Trench

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: Approximately 7.5km north on Shooting Range Road from highway 17. Left (west) trail in for 1.2km. Take south bearing and travel by ATV approx 480m to site at north end of Shedden Lake.



Exploration History

circa 1965: P. Park - blasting, trenching


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Shedden 0016 B1 41J01NW0044 41J01NW0044

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Early Precambrian  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Granite 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Aug 31, 2010 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as quartz-chalcopyrite zones within gneissic granite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 31, 2010 (A Wilson) - The siliceous zones are described as having variable amounts of chalcopyrite ranging from 5% to 15%.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Vein

References

Map - Lewis and Shedden townships and parts of Indian Reserves No. 5 and No. 7, Algoma District

Publication Number: M2315 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1977

Author: Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Shedden Township and part of I.R. No. 7, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0318 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Publication - North Shore of Lake Huron; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 143

Publication Number: GSC Memoir 143 Date: 1925

Author: Collins, W.H.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853


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: 104  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Cutler area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R147 Page: 60  Date: 1977

Author: Robertson J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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: 104  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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