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MDI41O10NE00033
| Record Name(s) | Mw West - 1991, Cunningham Tp No 18 - 1980, Cunningham #18 - 1984, Siragusa #18 - 1987, Mw Resources South - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Iron, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 42' 39.83" Longitude: -82° 40' 26.47"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 374431.66 Northing: 5285544.25 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: The OGS did not visit the site.
1954-55: American Metals Co. Ltd. carried out an EM survey, diamond drilling, and geological mapping. 1956-78: Consolidated Shunsby Mines Ltd. carried out geological mapping, diamond drilling, ground magnetometer survey, self-potential survey, and stripping. 1981-1982: MW Resources Ltd. completed 31 diamond drill holes and compilation and interpretation. 1990: B. Otten and W.R. Troup carried out prospecting, geological mapping and sampling. 1990-1991: Kirkton Resources Corporation carried out ground geophysical survey (electromagnetic, magnetometer), overburden stripping, trenching, assaying and analyse, geological mapping, microscope studies, and compilation and interpretation. 2013: Skead Holdings Ltd. carried out a ground geophysical survey (magnetometer, VLFEM). 2014: Skead Holdings Ltd. carried out a ground geophysical survey (magnetometer, VLFEM). 2015-2017: Skead Holdings Ltd. carried out sampling and analyses, ground geophysical survey (electromagnetic, magnetometer, VLFEM).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-7021 / 2.57904 | 20000015605 | 20000015605 |
| T-6915 / 2.56862 | 20000014505 | 20000014505 |
| 2.55816 | 20000008599 | 20000008599 |
| 2.55819 | 20000008616 | 20000008616 |
| 2.54252 | 20000008503 | 20000008503 |
| 63.4141 | 41O10NE0039 | 41O10NE0039 |
| 63.2919 | 41O10NE0052 | 41O10NE0052 |
| T-2044 / 13 | 41O10NE0083 | 41O10NE0083 |
| T-2044 / 63.443 | 41O10NE0060 | 41O10NE0060 |
| T-2044 / 63A.191 | 41O10NE0062 | 41O10NE0062 |
| T-2062 / 63.426 | 41O10NE0061 | 41O10NE0061 |
| T-7023 / 2.57913 | 20000015557 | 20000015557 |
| T-3497 / 63.5864 | 41O09NW0076 | 41O09NW0076 |
| T-3358 / 63.6118 | 41O10NE0087 | 41O10NE0087 |
| 20 | 41O10NE0070 | 41O10NE0070 |
| T-2819 / 63.4004 | 41O10NE0035 | 41O10NE0035 |
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
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Banded Iron Formation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Basalt | Adjacent | |
| Chert | 3 | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is reportedly a mineralized section of iron formation.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Graphite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and a little chalcopyrite and sphalerite are reported in sections of a 15 m deep drill hole.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2 | Exhalative |
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
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: 67 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist files T-2050
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Author:
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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:
Map - Cunningham and Garnet townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2503 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1987
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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
MonoMap - Geology of the Garnet Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R248 Page: 64 Date: 1987
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 117-118 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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