Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Gold Chief Mines - 1969, Copper Chief Mines - - 1929 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Lead, Zinc
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 41' 43.2" Longitude: -82° 43' 18.25"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 370813.74 Northing: 5283874.28 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O10NE
Point Location Description: File opened from the MDI, GR157, GSC OFR 1087 but not researched.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Site was not visited by the OGS.
1982-85: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. - HLEM, mag and VLF surveys, diamond drilling.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Hong Kong
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2729 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO Vol 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Silicate Ironstone | 1 | Chert | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Argillite | Host | |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Conglomerate | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - The mineralization is hosted in interbanded chert - argillite horizons and locally extends into the adjacent conglomeratic metasediments.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - The mineralization is confined to small calcite stringers containing sphalerite and galena.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist file T-2512
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological series, Cunningham Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P2339 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Mineral occurrences in Woman River district, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1929, pt. C
Publication Number: Sum Rep 1929 C Page: 12 Date: 1930
Author: Bannerman, H M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102021
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: 74 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Cunningham-Garnet area, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51F Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Meen V.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Sultan, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 3384E Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210453
Part - Geology of the Cunningham-Garnet area
Publication Number: ARV51-07 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Meen V.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 274 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)
Publication Number: OFR5912 Page: 122-123 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Cunningham Township - Unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGO
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