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| Record Name(s) | Sopha-Miller Gold Mines Ltd. - 1912, A. Helfrick Property - 1971, Kerr Claim - 1913, Barry Property - 1996 |
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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-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Bismuth, Gold
Township or Area: Otter
Latitude: 46° 34' 39.1" Longitude: -83° 27' 48.22"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 311251 Northing: 5161166 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J11SW
Point Location Description: Pit near shoreline of Burdon Lake
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: These claims may be accessed from Thessalon north along Highway 129, turn off at Little Rapids and travel north by bush road to Saunders Lake, travel by boat to the east end of Burden Lake to arrive at the claim location. They be also reached by crossing the Mississaugi River west of Wakamota Lake, and traversing west cross country for about 1 1/2 miles. These claims may also be reached by float plane to Burden Lake, as the lake is large enough for safe landings and take-off.
circa 1912: Sophia-Miller Gold Mines Limited - trenching, bulk sampling. 1976: A. Helfrick - ?? 1979-80: Baxter Minerals Limited – trenching, sampling, DD-10 1996-99: A. Barry – trenching, prospecting, sampling, ground geophysics, Beep mat survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| SSMP Otter 16 | 41J11SW2008 | 41J11SW2008 |
| SSMP OTTER 10/ 2.19867 | 41J11SW2004 | 41J11SW2004 |
| SSMP Otter 12 / 98-035 | 41J11SW2003 | 41J11SW2003 |
| SSMP Otter 13 | 41J11SW2005 | 41J11SW2005 |
| W9650-00047 | 41J11SW0014 | 41J11SW0014 |
| OTTER 0010-A1 | 41J11SW0026 | 41J11SW0026 |
| SSMP Otter 07 / W9650.00047 | 41J11SW0014 | 41J11SW0014 |
| SSMP OTTER 08 / 2.18731 | 41J11SW2001 | 41J11SW2001 |
| SSMP OTTER 09 / 2.19148 | 41J11SW2003 | 41J11SW2003 |
| SSMP OTTER 11 / 2.19868 | 41J11SW2005 | 41J11SW2005 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Granophyric | Contains |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Granite | 3 | Adjacent |
Apr 29, 2013 (A Wilson) - Two quartz veins strike N65W on the original Kerr Claim. The most northerly vein is 12 feet wide and is composed of both quartz and calcite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Cobaltite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Bismuth | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Chalcocite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Niccolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 29, 2013 (A Wilson) - Cobaltite and native bismuth were observed in the vein around 1913. A sample collected in 1913 from the Kerr claim by A.G. Burrows (ODM) assayed 0.03 oz/t Au, 15.9 oz/t Ag, 59.5% Bi, and trace cobalt. A 3.7 ton bulk sample collected in 1912 assayed 14.7% Co, 9.2% Ni, 9 oz/t Ag. Grab samples collected by A. Barry from the veins returned Bi values up to 2340 ppm, Cu values >5000ppm, Ni values up to 221 ppm and Au values up to 0.16 oz/t. Samples collected by R. and A. Barry from a series of veins on their claims, consistently returned Cu values ranging from 0.245% to 22.58% (no accurate locations are available to plot the veins). A 166 lb bulk sample collected by Baxter Minerals (circa 1980) assayed 0.15% Cu and 0.01% Bi.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Part - The cobalt-nickel arsenides and silver deposits of Temiskaming (Cobalt and adjacent areas), chapters 1, 2 and 3
Publication Number: ARV19-02.001 Page: 196 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Burrows A.G., Hore R.E., DeLury J.S., Knight C.W., Stewart R.B., Collins W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The north shore of Lake Huron, summary report on geology and mineral industry
Publication Number: ARV24-01.007 Page: 238 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Saunders Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R155 Page: 33 Date: 1976
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - North Shore of Lake Huron; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 143
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 143 Page: 128-129 Date: 1925
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853
Article - Wakomata Lake area (west half), District of Algoma
Publication Number: MP049.022 Page: 76 Date: 1997
Author: Chandler F.W., Masson S.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Article - 1978 report of Northeastern Regional Geologist and Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP084.007 Page: 94 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 20 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 103 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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: 115 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Saunders Lake, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2331 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Chandler F.W.
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 - Geological series, Wakomata Lake area (west half), District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0737 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Chandler F.W., Masson S.L., Faust D., Raudsepp M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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:
Article - Preliminary Results from the Otter-Morin Townships Bedrock Mapping Project, Southern and Superior Provinces
Publication Number: OFR6280.017 Page: 17-1 to 17-10 Date: 2012
Author: Gordon C.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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