Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Quebec Conglomerate Shaft - 1887, Conglomerate Shaft - 1887, Deer Yard Shaft - 1887 |
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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° 44' 56.85" Longitude: -85° 55' 37.38"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 580424.09 Northing: 5288974.6 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N12NW
Point Location Description: Shaft on former claim SSM43117
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by float plane from Wawa to Michi Lake and then by overland traverse to the site.
1887: Quebec Mining Company sunk shaft to 65 feet; shallow diamond drilling. 1955-56: American Metal Co. Ltd. carried out ground geophysics and drilled 2 ddh (752 ft). 1964: Parr Mines Limited conducted an IP survey. 1984: Neartic Resources Inc. carried out ground geophysics, soil survey, diamond drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 41N13SW0018C1 | 41N13SW0500 | 41N13SW0500 |
| 41N13SW19C1 | 41N13SE0005 | 41N13SE0005 |
| 2.8487 | 41N13SW0001 | 41N13SW0001 |
| 63.4582 | 41N13SW0002 | 41N13SW0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic Geochronological Age: 1.1 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Olivine Tholeiite | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The shaft was sunk at the contact between olivine tholeiitic basalt and coarse agglomerate (conglomerate). The conglomerate is reportedly 20 feet wide and can be traced alons trike for 2000 ft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copper | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - It is reported that one underground section carried 4-5% Cu over 6 to 8 feet. Masses of copper were reportedly removed from these workings. The best intersections obtained by American Metal Co. Ltd. was 0.05% Cu over 5 ft.
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
Part - Fifth report of the Inspector of Mines
Publication Number: ARV04.009 Page: 240 Date: 1998
Author: Slaght A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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: 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: 162 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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