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| Record Name(s) | Tribag Mine-West Breccia - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Nicolet
Latitude: 47° 4' 50.27" Longitude: -84° 30' 36.7"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 688999.67 Northing: 5217132.45 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N02SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Approximately 2.35 kilometres north of the south boundary of Nicolet Township, 7.4 kilometres east of the west township boundary.
1954: K. Gunterman staked the property. 1955: Sylvanite Gold Mines Ltd. completed 22 diamond drill holes totaling 8,331 ft. covering numerous breccia zones. 1962-69: Tribag Mining Co. Ltd. completed IP, SP, MAG, and geological surveys, 160,000 feet of diamond drilling in numerous holes covering all Tribag Breccia pipes to the end of 1965; several thousand additional diamond drill holes to the end of 1968.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| NICOLET 0034 | 41N01SW0065 | 41N01SW0065 |
| NICOLET 0023A1 | 41N01SW0052 | 41N01SW0052 |
| NICOLET 0014 | 41N02SE0023 | 41N02SE0023 |
| NICOLET 0010 | ||
| NICOLET 0012 | 41N01SW0059 | 41N01SW0059 |
| NICOLET 0025 | 41N01SW0051 | 41N01SW0051 |
| NICOLET 0013 | 41N02SE0021 | 41N02SE0021 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Batchawana
Geological Age: Archean
Feb 12, 2021 (Sheree Hinz) - Breccia pipe with quartz carbonate sulphide matrix. West breccia zone is 2000 feet long and 700 feet wide at surface.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Scheelite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Stibnite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Marcasite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Barite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Fluorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue |
Map - Township 28, Range 13 [Nicolet Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0361 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Geology of the Tribag Mine. CIM Transactions Vol. 58
Publication Number: CIMMB V58 Page: 1077-1082 Date: 1965
Author: Blecha, M.
Publisher Name: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Location:
Book - CAN. INST. MINING MET. BULL. VOL 67 NO 748 P 71-76
Publication Number: CIMMB V67 Date: 1974
Author: Blecha, M.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Map - Batchawana, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2251 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1974
Author: Giblin P.E., Armburst G.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Batchawana synoptic project, Mamainse Point-Pancake Bay sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P3062 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1987
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Publication - Copper metallogeny, north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario; Current research part A; by Geological Survey of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 79-1A
Publication Number: Paper 79-1A Page: 303 Date: 1979
Author: Pearson, W.N.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104860
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 79 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Northern Miner, Nov 25, 1982
Publication Number: NMiner Date: 1982
Author:
Publisher Name:
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:
Publication - Copper deposits and occurrences in the north shore region of Lake Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: Paper 83-28 Page: 34 Date: 1985
Author: Pearson, W N; Bretzlaff, R E; Carrière, J J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/120312
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: 144 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Article - 1980 report of the Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP095.007 Page: 111-112 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Compend - Summary of field work, 1963, by the Geological Branch, Ontario Department of Mines
Publication Number: PR1963-02 Page: 46-47 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Compend - Annual report of Resident Geologists Section, Geological Branch, 1971
Publication Number: MP050 Page: 100 Date: 1972
Author: Gibson S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Article - Saulte St. Marie Resident Geologist area, Northeastern Region
Publication Number: MP128.009 Page: 241 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Leahy E.J., Donald J.P., Frey E.D., Kral J.J., Tortosa D.J.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Thesis - Geology and Geochemistry of Tribag Mine, Batchawana Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: PhD Thesis Date: 1977
Author: Norman, D.I.
Publisher Name: University of Minnesota
Location: SSM RGP
Publication - Copper metallogeny, Lake Huron area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 78-1A
Publication Number: GSC Paper 78-1A Page: 267 Date: 1978
Author: Pearson, W.N.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103899
Thesis - Copper Metallogeny, North Shore Region of Lake Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: PhD Thesis Page: 225-235, 286-287 Date: 1980
Author: Pearson, W.N.
Publisher Name: Queen's University
Location: Sault Ste. Marie RGP office
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