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Record: MDI41K16NE00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	Kristina - 1985, Supercrest - 1952, Superior Copper - 1902
Related Record Type	Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status	Prospect
Date Created	1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified	2022-Sep-15
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Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Location

Township or Area: Laverendrye

Latitude: 46° 53' 7.58" Longitude: -84° 5' 25.17"

UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 721676 Northing: 5196544 UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41K16NE

Point Location Description: No. 6 Shaft

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 850 metres east of the west boundary of Laverendrye Township and 950 metres north of the south township boundary.

Exploration History

1901-1907: 6 shafts were sunk, principal development and mining operations were at the main No. 6 shaft area. Copper was produced in 1903, 1905-1907 by Superior Copper Mines Ltd., This shaft is 400 feet deep, with 3 levels and about 875 feet of lateral development; 1952-55: 10636 feet of diamond drilling in 31 holes: geol. survey, by Kristina Copper Mines Ltd. 1956-57: Supercrest Copper Mines Ltd. undertook a program of exploration completing 11 382 feet of diamond drilling in 34 holes, SP and geol. surveys.

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number	Online Assessment File Identifier	Online Assessment File Directory
Laverendrye-0015	41K16NE0008	41K16NE0008
Laverendrye-0011-A1	41K16NE0005	41K16NE0005
Laverendrye-0010-C1	41K16NE0003	41K16NE0003
Laverendrye-0010-A1	41K16NE9510	41K16NE9510
Laverendrye-0012-B1	41K16NE9500	41K16NE9500
Laverendrye-0014	41K16NE0007	41K16NE0007
Laverendrye-0013	41K16NE0101	41K16NE0101
Laverendrye-0011-B1	41K16NE0006	41K16NE0006

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean

Geology Comments

Dec 04, 2013 (A Pace) - The rocks consists of Archean granite to granodiorite rocks with the main quartz vein carrying the mineralization cutting the granite striking N70W. The property also displays evidence of mafic metavocanic and diabase intrusions. The main quartz vein can be traced for over a mile, but there are long drift covered stretches between some of the shafts and vein material cannot be traced any distance on surface. There is little likelihood of a continuous vein from No. 1 to No. 6 shafts, and is doubtful that any two shafts are on the same vein. Widths of vein material vary from a few feet up to 45 feet.

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank	Mineral Name	Class	Economic Mineral Type
1	Chalcopyrite	Economic	Ore
2	Galena	Economic	Ore
1	Pyrite	Economic	Gangue
2	Quartz	Economic	Gangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 04, 2013 (A Pace) - A quartz vein striking N70W cutting hornblende granite and diorite. The main vein is mineralized both massive and disseminated carrying chalcopyrite, pyrite and minor galena. Estimates of grade on th property vary from 2.7% to 10% copper. A report states that a 15-ton car load was sampled and gave 6.21% copper and 70.04% silica. An average grade might be 2.7% copper.

Mineral Record Details

Reserves or Resources Data
Zone	Year	Category	Tonnes	Reference	Comments	Commodities
No. 4 and No. 6 Zones	1965	Probable	295			Copper 1.94% Percent

Production Data
Year	Tonnes	Commodities	Reference	Comment
1907	295	Copper

References

File - Resident Geologist files SSMP Laverendrye-01, SSMP Laverendrye-02. SSMP Laverendrye-03

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: SSM RGP office

Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Batchawana synoptic project, Batchawana-Searchmont sheet, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P3063 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1987

Author: Grunsky E.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:

Map - Geological compilation series, Batchawana sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division

Publication Number: P0302 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:

Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 75 Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

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:

Publication - Canadian mineral deposits not being mined in 1989; Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada, Mineral Bulletin MR 223

Publication Number: MR 223 Date: 1989

Author:

Publisher Name: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

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:

Part - The mines of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV11.016 Page: 274-275 Date: 1998

Author: Carter W.E.H.