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| Record Name(s) | Reuben McKee Property - 1967 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Otter, Casson
Latitude: 46° 34' 5.02" Longitude: -83° 27' 55.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 311065 Northing: 5160119 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J11SW
Point Location Description: Adit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 400 metres west of the east boundary of Otter Township, 1 kilometre south of Burden Lake.
1967-68: R. McKee - pitting, trenching. 1968: Riocanex - mapping, ground geophysics, DD-2. 1970: Selco Exploration Limited - ground geophysics, DD-4-1220 ft. 1973-74: W.J. Doughty (Otter Mining and Exploration) - underground development (85 m adit), 50 ton bulk sample processed by Noranda and Copper Corporation, one carload (500 tons) of hand-cobbed direct smelting ore produced and sent to Tribag Mine mill. 1990: N.S.A.I Holdings Ltd. - sampling, assaying. 1996: Houston Lake Mining Inc. - ground geophysics. 2007: Dolan and Edwards - sampling, assaying
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| SSMPOtter 4 / 2.14316 | 41J11SW0007 | 41J11SW0007 |
| SSMPOtter 06 /2.16660 | 41J11SW0031 | 41J11SW0031 |
| 2.37827 | 20000002862 | 20000002862 |
| CASSON 0028 / 2.48 | 41J11SW0018 | 41J11SW0018 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Granophyric | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Granite | 3 | Adjacent |
Apr 29, 2013 (A Wilson) - The property consists of an east striking, north dipping, quartz-carbonate vein that ranges from 1-2 m in width and is exposed for approximately 15 metres. It cross cuts a diabase dike that strikes 120 and the strike of the vein is between 70-110º. Both the dike and the vein dip steeply to the north. The diabase dike is displaced about 15 feet in a right-handed fashion. The vein is hosted within a diabase dike. The surrounding country rocks are composed of massive granite. Outcrops of paraconglomerate and sandstone/wacke also occur in the vicinity of the veins.
Dec 07, 2012 (A Pace) - The property consists of an east-west striking, north dipping quartz-carbonate vein that ranges from 1-2 m in width and exposed for approximately 15 metres. The vein is hosted within massive granitic rock with mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, bornite, and minor specular hematite. Hematite is the dominant alteration mineral and is quite pervasive throughout the vein. An adit was developed along strike of the vein but no evidence of work has been obtained. Two samples taken from the Resident Geologist Staff in 2012 each returned assays of 1.4% Cu.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Hematite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 29, 2013 (A Wilson) - Mineralization consists of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, bornite, and minor specular hematite. Hematite is the dominant alteration mineral and is quite pervasive throughout the vein. Four chip samples collected by the ODM in 1973 across the 165 foot section of the vein averaged 8.4% Cu across 6 feet. Two samples taken by the Resident Geologist Staff in 2012 each returned assays of 1.4% Cu. Grab samples collected by N.S.A.I Holdings Ltd. from the stock piles near the adit assayed in the range of 22.6% Cu. Assays typically ranged from 0.08% Cu (grab sample from muck pile) to 22.64% Cu from a 0.7 m long chip sample from a vein in a trench. A bulk sample (5 lb) collected by Dolan in 2007 and analyzed by Lakefield returned an average Cu value of 15.8% Cu. A 40 lb sample collected by Dolan and processed by Xstrata assayed 19.9% Cu, 0.03% Au and 0.57% Ag.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Date: Sep 04, 2012
Geologist: A Pace
Notes: The property consists of an east-west striking, north dipping quartz-carbonate vein that ranges from 1-2 m in width and exposed for approximately 15 metres. The vein is hosted within massive granitic rock with mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, bornite, and minor specular hematite. The composition coupled with the geochemistry that illustrates elevated Fe, FeO levels suggests that hematite is the dominant alteration mineral. Sulphide minerals particularly the chalcopyrite and bornite crystals are concentrated along the margins of the quartz veins with minor disseminated sulphides within the altered areas. The contact between the mineralized quartz-carbonate vein and the granitic rock is quite visible with the contact being irregular. Veining is more prevalent along the contact where they appear to be irregularly oriented into the granitic rock with mineralization only present in the form of specular hematite.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 508 | 41J11SW0007 | 500 tons grading 4.5% Cu |
File - Resident Geologist files SSMP Otter 15
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Location: SSM RGP office
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:
Article - Wakomata Lake area (west half), District of Algoma
Publication Number: MP049.022 Page: 77 Date: 1997
Author: Chandler F.W., Masson S.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Article - Sault Ste. Marie District
Publication Number: MP057.004 Page: 86, 88-89 Date: 1997
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Article - 1974 report of the Northeastern Regional Geologist and Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP060.007 Page: 155 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Saunders Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R155 Page: 35-36 Date: 1976
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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 - 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 - 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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