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| Record Name(s) | Phillips Mine - 1899 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Aug-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Michipicoten Island Area
Latitude: 47° 46' 59.62" Longitude: -85° 52' 14.68"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 584589.08 Northing: 5292824.79 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N13SW
Point Location Description: Shaft near Phillips Creek
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by float plane from Wawa to Michi Lake, and then by overland traverse to the site.
Pre 1899: shaft excavated. 1965-66: Advance Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. - 1 ddh (1505 ft), mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 41N13SW0011D1 | 41N13SW0014 | 41N13SW0014 |
| 41N13SW0016 | 41N13SW0006 | 41N13SW0006 |
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 | Conglomerate | 1 | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated copper values are obtained from sections of conglomerate that contains amygdaloidal basalt fragments.
| 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) - The best copper value obtained from Advance Red Lake drilling was 0.02% Cu over 0.5 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 - Copper regions of the upper lakes
Publication Number: ARV08-02.001 Page: 143 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development
Publication Number: NSP011 Date: 1998
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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: 168 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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