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| Record Name(s) | Tower Lake - 1970, Ridout Cunningham - 1929, Consolidated Shunsby #5 - 1969, American Metal #2 - 1977, Mw Resources North - 1980, Siragusa #11 - 1987, Siragusa #12 - 1987, Siragusa #13 - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Sep-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Lead, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Cadmium
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 43' 24.34" Longitude: -82° 40' 13.06"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 374740.67 Northing: 5286912.25 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
1928-29: Ridout Cunningham Mines - trenching and DD 1952 Page Harley Mines-18 d.d. holes for 5916 feet 1953 Page Harley Mines.- some DD. 1956 Maneast Uranium Mines - DD
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3224, 2.11465 | 41O10NE0018 | 41O10NE0018 |
| T-2819 / 63.4004 | 41O10NE0035 | 41O10NE0035 |
| 2.11163, T-3224 | 41O10NE9211 | 41O10NE9211 |
| 2.12903, T-3224 | 41O10NE0016 | 41O10NE0016 |
| 2.12045, T-3224 | 41O10NE0017 | 41O10NE0017 |
| 43, T-3224 | 41O10NE9200 | 41O10NE9200 |
| 41, T-3224 | 41O10NE9109 | 41O10NE9109 |
| 2.15106, T-3224 | 41O10NE9202 | 41O10NE9202 |
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 | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Banded Iron Formation, Brecciated | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Basalt | Adjacent | |
| Chert | 3 | Contains | ||
| Diorite | 4 | Diorite | Adjacent |
Nov 06, 2007 (A Wilson) - The showing reportedly lies within a brecciated, cherty iron formation. The lowest unit of the sequence is a massive diorite. Overlying the diorite are argillite, graphitic phyllite and some sericite schist. These rocks are believed to be in fault contact with the lower diorite. These sediments are overlain by a dark grey chert. This chert hosts the majority of the mineralization in the area. A fine-grained variolitic mafic metavolcanic overlies the chert.
Nov 06, 2007 (Q Unknown) - The mineralization is hosted in iron formation.
| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Mineralization occurs within the matrix of breccia fragments. Sphalerite and galena mineralization cements light grey to dark greay chert fragments. A grab sample taken in 1970 by the OGS returned 3.35% Pb, 8.45% Zn and 0.05% Cd. Diamond drilling by Page-Harley Mines returned a 21 m section of 2.98% Zn and 0.68% Cu.
Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - The mineralization is disseminated in the iron formation or occurs in stringers.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | Unknown | .05 | % | |||
| Lead | Unknown | 3.35 | % | |||
| Zinc | Unknown | 8.45 | % |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2 | Exhalative |
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 2 | Disseminated |
| 1 | Stratabound |
| 3 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 70 | 90 | N/A | N/A |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCUG | 1998 | Unclassified | 447526 | OFR5990, Table 10 | inactive; 1.10% Cu, 1.49% Zn | |
| Lower Chert Zone | 1998 | Unclassified | 464460 | OFR5990, Table 10 | inactive 1.14% Cu, 1.56% Zn | |
| Upper Chert Zone | 1998 | Unclassified | 201449 | OFR5990, Table 10 | inactive; 0.81% Cu, 1.94% Zn | |
| North Zone | 1998 | Unclassified | 45350 | OFR5990, Table 10 | inactive; 3.2% Cu, 3.10% Zn, 0.68 g/t Au | |
| Main Zone | 1998 | Unclassified | 681000 | OFR5990, Table 10 | inactive; 2.7% Cu, 1.5% Zn |
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: 90 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist file T-2050
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:
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Page: 239-240 Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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
MonoMap - Geology of the Garnet Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R248 Page: 63 Date: 1987
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 Date: 1930
Author: Bannerman, H M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102021
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: 118-119 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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