Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Douglas Tuttle - 1985, Tuttle East - 1985, Tuttle #1 - 1985, Siragusa #19 - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Jun-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 42' 16.1" Longitude: -82° 40' 10.35"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 374751.64 Northing: 5284804.24 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 this site.
1904: Ridout Mining Inc. carried out prospecting. 1927-29: Ridout Cunningham Mines completed diamond drilling. 1954: Cominco completed EM survey, and 3 diamond drill holes totaling 332 m. 1955-64: Consolidated Sunsby Mines completed 55 diamond drill holes totaling 5230 m, trenching, mapping, magnetic and Turam surveys, HLEM survey, soil geochemistry. 1974: Grandorla Exploration completed diamond drilling. 1979: Placer Development carried out ground EM and magnetic survey, soil geochemistry. 1980: Placer Development Ltd. carried out a geophysical survey (electromagnetic, magnetometer, VLFEM). 1980-1982: MW Resources carried out diamond drilling, lake sediment survey. 1990: Cominco Ltd. carried out geological mapping. 1990: B. Otten W.R. Troup carried out geological mapping, geochemical sampling and prospecting. 1990-91: Kirkton Resources completed a compilation, resampling, mapping, EM and magnetic surveys. 1993: Phelps Dodge completed diamond drilling. 2013-2017: Skead Holdings Ltd. carried out a ground geophysical survey (VLFEM, magnetometer, electromagnetic), rock sampling and assaying and analyses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.55816 | 20000008599 | 20000008599 |
| 63A.412 | 41O10NE0063 | 41O10NE0063 |
| T-2819 / 63.4004 | 41O10NE0035 | 41O10NE0035 |
| T-3387 / 2.13331 | 41O10NE0015 | 41O10NE0015 |
| T-3497 / 63.5864 | 41O09NW0076 | 41O09NW0076 |
| T-7021 / 2.57904 | 20000015605 | 20000015605 |
| T-7023 / 2.57913 | 20000015557 | 20000015557 |
| T-3387 / 2.13563 | 41O10NE0561 | 41O10NE0561 |
| 33 | 41O10NE0040 | 41O10NE0040 |
| 2.3452 | 41O10NE9101 | 41O10NE9101 |
| 2.54249 | 20000008502 | 20000008502 |
| T-3387 / 2.13564 | 41O10NE0012 | 41O10NE0012 |
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 | Cherty | Banded Iron Formation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Basalt | Adjacent | |
| Chert | 3 | Contains | ||
| Claystone | 4 | Argillite | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Medium-bedded chert and brecciated chert are partially exposed at the bottom of a trench. Brecciated chert is dominant at the north end of the trench. At the south end of the trench the chert is truncated by a gabbro.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 29, 2020 (A Wilson) - Mineralization consists of fine-grained pyrite, pyrrhotite and magnetite and occurs mostly as massive bands. A composite sample of the iron formation returned an assay of 38.7% Fe and negligible values of Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Au and Ag.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 23 | 2 | 70 | 83 | N/A | N/A |
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: 69 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
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Resident Geologist files T-2050
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: 120-121 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Cunningham Township - Unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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