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| Record Name(s) | Buckshot Creek Showing - 1963 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Apr-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Alarie
Latitude: 47° 34' 53.53" Longitude: -84° 54' 53.21"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 656798.64 Northing: 5271898.36 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N11SE
Point Location Description: Copper occurrences in a fault
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Drive west from highway 17 along the Gargantua Road for a distance of approximately 8 km. The occurrences are found within a fault on the edge of Buckshot Creek.
1961: sampling by the OGS. No exploration has been conducted on the occurrence.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Gamitagama
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The rocks of the Southern Batholith outcrop throughout most of Alarie Township. The batholith has been divided into three formations which from oldest to youngest are: Gargantua Harbour porphyritc granodiorite, Ryan Migmative and grantic rocks.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Quartz-Granodiorite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granodiorite | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Granitic rocks close to the Buckshot Creek Fault are locally intensely brecciated for as much as 20 feet on each side of the fault. The granodiorite fragments and unbrecciated wallrocks are highly hematized and breccia fragments are cemented by quartz and sulphide minerals.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Breccia fragments are cemented by quartz, hematite, and minor pyrite and chalcopyrite. Disseminated pyrite is also present in the granodiorite fragments. A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1961 retuned an assay of 2.02% Cu.
Map - Township 31, Range 19 [Alarie Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0128 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Ayres L.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of townships 31 and 30, ranges 20 and 19, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R069 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Ayres L.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Townships 31 and 30, range 19, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2138 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1968
Author: Ayres L.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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