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| Record Name(s) | Patten Lake East - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: McMahon
Latitude: 46° 32' 11.3" Longitude: -83° 45' 26.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 288557.998 Northing: 5157350.41 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J12SW
Point Location Description: Shaft, trenching, shaft is now covered by an A Frame cottage.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 7 metres from the east shore of Patten Lake, 750 metres north of the south boundary of McMahon Township.
1901-02: Trenching, shaft 50 feet deep, by Sault Gray Copper Co.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| McMahon-0011-C1 | 41J12SW0014 | 41J12SW0014 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Two parallel quartz veins with sulphides 25 feet apart cut Gowganda Formation. The veins strike E, dip 80 N to 90. The vein zone has been traced for a length of 150 feet, the mineralized portion for 60 feet. The veins are from 2 to 6 feet wide. A chip sample of the better mineralized material assayed 1.34% Cu over 8 inches (File SSM-693). (ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 42).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcocite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Tetrahedrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue |
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 - 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
Publication - Geology of the Huronian belt between Sault Ste Marie and Blind River Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 383
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 383 Date: 1978
Author: Frarey, M.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104548
Map - McMahon Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0620 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Publication - North Shore of Lake Huron; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 143
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 143 Page: 128 Date: 1925
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853
Map - Geological compilation series, Sault Ste. Marie sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0303 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Copper metallogeny, north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 79-1A
Publication Number: Paper 79-1A Date: 1979
Author: Pearson, W N
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104860
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV11.016 Page: 273-274 Date: 1998
Author: Carter W.E.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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:
MonoMap - Geology of McMahon and Morin townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R112 Page: 57 Date: 1973
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Echo Lake, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: Map23-1959 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1959
Author: Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108519
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 42 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. 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: 119 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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