Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Rising Sun Mine - 1903, Rising Sun Prospect - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Morin
Latitude: 46° 32' 48.39" Longitude: -83° 40' 4.7"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 295461 Northing: 5158259 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J12SE
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Highway 638 to Poplar Dale, at bridge take east haulage road 3km. Proceed northwest along new logging road to base of mountain. Climb mountain from east, top of steep hill north of Wood Creek.
1903: W.F. Ashton – shaft sinking to 53 ft.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Early Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Monzonite | 1 | Brecciated | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Sheared | Adjacent |
Apr 26, 2013 (A Wilson) - A quartz-carbonate-chalcopyrite vein cuts brecciated diabase and granite. The deposit lies within metavolcanics at the southern fringe of the granitic rocks, between two large diabase bodies.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 26, 2013 (A Wilson) - Blebs of pyrite and chalcopyrite were observed in a network of quartz veinlets within granites. There are no documented assays from this site.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 3 | Disseminated |
| 1 | Fault |
| 2 | Vein |
Part - Mines of western Ontario
Publication Number: ARV13-01.005 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Carter W.E.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMahon and Morin townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R112 Scale: Date: 1973
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 Scale: Date: 1925
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - McMahon and Morin townships, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2272 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1973
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Morin Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0621 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Geology, Echo Lake area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1413A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1977
Author: Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109094
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 Scale: Date: 2012
Author: Gordon C.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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