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| Record Name(s) | North Coast Prospect - 1965, Advance Red Lake DDH 7 - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| 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° 47' 18.06" Longitude: -85° 46' 44.98"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 591440.27 Northing: 5293498.26 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N13SW
Point Location Description: Advance Lake DDH no. 7
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by boat from Michicpicoten Harbour, a distance of approximately 85 km.
1955: Aries Copper Mines Ltd. - ground geophysical survey. 1965-66: Advance Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. - mapping, 10 ddh (10,091 ft). 1984: Neartic Resources Inc. - diamond drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 41N13SE0011 | 41N13SE0007 | 41N13SE0007 |
| 41N13SW0019A1 | 41N13SW0009 | 41N13SW0009 |
| 41N13SW0011A1 | 41N13SW0012 | 41N13SW0012 |
| 41N13SW0011D1 | 41N13SW0014 | 41N13SW0014 |
| 41N13SW0012A1 | 41N13SW0011 | 41N13SW0011 |
| 41N13SW0016 | 41N13SW0006 | 41N13SW0006 |
| 41N13SW0011B1 | 41N13SW0013 | 41N13SW0013 |
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 | Amygdaloidal | Host |
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| Sandstone | 2 | Jacobsville | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Native copper is found in amygdaloidal basalt. The basalt grades from an amygdaloidal top through a medium to coarse grained flow. The amygdules are filled with calcite, zeolites and chlorite. These flows are intruded by quartz porphyry dikes and overlain by Jacobville sandstone.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copper | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Assays obtained by Advance Red Lake Gold Mines from their 1966 drilling returned: 0.41% Cu over 5 ft; 0.25% Cu over 5 ft; 0.53% Cu over 5 ft.
File - Resident Geologist file WP 41N/13SW.3
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Location: SSM RGP office
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 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Sault Ste. Marie District
Publication Number: MP024.001 Page: 3-4 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
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 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: 167 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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