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| Record Name(s) | Quebec Mine - Main Shaft - 1846, Charles Jones Location - 1846 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Michipicoten Island Area
Latitude: 47° 45' 52.71" Longitude: -85° 54' 44.1"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 581509.08 Northing: 5290714.63 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N13SW
Point Location Description: Shaft located on former claim SSM 42747
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by float plan from Wawa to Mishi Lake and then by overland traverse of 2600 m to the shaft.
1846-47: Upper Canada Mining Co. - undocumented work. 1860-75: Quebec and Lake Superior Mining Association - shaft sinking, some production (amount not reported); Main Shaft sunk to 520 ft; 350 t reportedly hoisted at 2.5% Cu; several barrels native copper reportedly shipped 1875-1878; property leased to H. R. Fletcher 1880-83: Michipicoten Native Copper Co. - undocumented work. 1885-88: M. Curtis - undocumented work; shaft sinking. 1942: M. J. O'Brient Lte. - 2 ddh (7176.6 ft). 1951: Roche Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd. - geological mapping. 1955-56: American Metal Co. Ltd. - ground geophysical survey; 8 ddh (2878 ft). 1959: Mindecon Ltd. - workings dewatered, 400 ft drifting on 190 ft level. 1964: Parr Mines Ltd. - I. P. survey. 1984: Nearctic Resources Inc. - soil survey, 9 ddh (2215 ft).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 41N13SW0015A1 | 41N13SW0007 | 41N13SW0007 |
| 41N13SW0013A1 | 41N13SW0015 | 41N13SW0015 |
| 41N13SW0018C1 | 41N13SW0500 | 41N13SW0500 |
| 41N13SW19C1 | 41N13SE0005 | 41N13SE0005 |
| 2.8487 | 41N13SW0001 | 41N13SW0001 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic Geochronological Age: 1.11 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Olivine Tholeiites | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The deposit is hosted by fresh olivine tholeiitic flows. Hematite altreation is confined to the vesicular tops and some of the thinner flows.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Copper | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Bornite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best intersection obtained by The American Metal Co. Ltd. in 1955 was 0.11% Cu over 5 ft. Grades of mineralization reportedly exceeded 2.5% Cu over 3 to 6 feet underground. Copper is found in the native state, although some bornite has been found in some of the ore dumps. Apart from copper deposition on chloritic slip planes, copper is almost always found in the upper portions of the amygdaloidal flows. In the conglomerate bed, copper is confined mainly to the upper few feet of the bed. A grab sample collected in the 1860's, from which the native metals had not been separated gave for 100 parts, 2.35 Ag, 1.51 Cu and 20.83 oxide of nickel.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 385 |
Copper |
WP MICHIPICOTEN ISLAND.2 | APPROX 350 T HOISTED AT GRADE OF 2.5% CU; SEVERAL BARRELS NATIVE CU SHIPPED 1875 |
Map - Geology, Michipicoten Island, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1353A
Publication Number: Map 1353a Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1974
Author: Annells, R N
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109070
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 308-309 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1959
Publication Number: ARV69-02 Page: 3 Date: 1997
Author: Mines Inspection Branch
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Keweenawan volcanic rocks of Michipicoten Island, Lake Superior, Ontario, an eruptive centre of proterozoic age; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no. 218
Publication Number: GSC Bull 218 Page: 109-112 Date: 1975
Author: Annells, R.N.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103500
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 170 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Part - Fifth report of the Inspector of Mines
Publication Number: ARV04.009 Page: 239 Date: 1998
Author: Slaght A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Michipicoton iron range
Publication Number: ARV08-02.007 Page: 143-144 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P., Willmott A.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The cobalt-nickel arsenides and silver deposits of Temiskaming (Cobalt and adjacent areas), chapters 1, 2 and 3
Publication Number: ARV19-02.001 Page: 209-210 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Burrows A.G., Hore R.E., DeLury J.S., Knight C.W., Stewart R.B., Collins W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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