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| Record Name(s) | Bruce-Presto Prospect - 1964 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Cobalt
Township or Area: Nicholas
Latitude: 46° 34' 26.73" Longitude: -82° 56' 48.06"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 350832 Northing: 5159677 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J10SW
Point Location Description: Trenching
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From the intersection of hwy 546 and 639, drive west-southwest on hwy 546 to Iron Bridge for 14.14km. From that point, cross the river and use the ATV trail across the river.
1952: D.C. McKeachnie - trenching, DD. 1963-64: Bruce-Presto Mines - IP survey, DD-6
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| ALBANEL 0028 | 41J10SW0031 | 41J10SW0031 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Adjacent |
May 11, 2013 (A Wilson) - An easterly trending diabase dike contains a silicified shear zone that hosts sulphide mineralization. The zone trends east, dips 45ºS and has been traced for over 150 m
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
May 11, 2013 (A Wilson) - Assays from diamond drilling returned 0.70% Cu over 12.3 ft and 1.96% cu over 11.5 ft. Surface showings returned assays ranging from 2-3% Cu and from trace to 2% Co.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 152 | 3 | 7 | MR 223 |
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 91 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Northern Miner Feb. 20, 1964; Northern Miner Mar. 5, 1964
Publication Number: NMiner Date: 1964
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 106 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Nicholas and Raimbault townships, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2347 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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:
Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Sault Ste. Marie-Blind River Map Sheet
Publication Number: M2670 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2003
Author: Johns G.W., McIlraith S.J., Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Township 163 [Nicholas Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0560 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A., Johnson J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Canadian Mineral Deposits not Being Mined in 1989
Publication Number: MR 223 Page: ONT-175 Date: 1990
Author:
Publisher Name: Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Location: Timmins RGO
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