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MDI41O10NE00076
| Record Name(s) | American Metal #1 - 1977, Siragusa #20 - 1987, Cunningham Copper Float #2 - 1978 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Dec-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 42' 33.91" Longitude: -82° 39' 3.25"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 376161.63 Northing: 5285324.23 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O10NE
Point Location Description: File opened from OFR 1087.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: This site was not visited by the OGS.
1954-55: American Metals Co. Ltd. carried out geological mapping, EM survey, and 6 diamond drill holes. 1965: Consolidated Shunsby Mines Ltd. carried out ground geophysical survey (electromagnetic, magnetometer) 1967: Consolidated Shunsby Mines Ltd. completed 9 diamond drill holes totaling 2301.5 ft. 1971: Consolidated Shunsby Mines Ltd. carried out a prospectus and a geological survey. 1975: Consolidated Shunsby Mines Ltd. completed 163 diamond drill holes totaling 57994.8 ft. 1975: Grandora Exploration Ltd. carried out 8 diamond drill holes totaling 3404 ft. 1978: Greenwich Lake Exploration Ltd. completed a prospectus. 1981-1982: MW Resources Ltd. completed 31 diamond drill holes and compilation and interpretation. 1990: B. Otten and W.R. Troup carried out mapping, prospecting, and geochemical analyses. 1991: Kirkton Resources Corp. carried out ground geophysical surveys (Electromagnetic, Magnetometer), overburden stripping, geochemical survey, microscope studies, and assaying and analyses. 2014: Skead Holdings Ltd. carried out a ground geophysical survey (Magnetometer, VLFEM) 2015-2017: Skead Holdings Ltd. carried out rock sampling and analyses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 41O10NE0046 | 41O10NE0046 |
| 63.3703 | 41O10NE0049 | 41O10NE0049 |
| 63.1763 | 41O10NE0057 | 41O10NE0057 |
| 63.4141 | 41O10NE0039 | 41O10NE0039 |
| 63.2919 | 41O10NE0052 | 41O10NE0052 |
| 2.55156 | 20000008213 | 20000008213 |
| T-2044 / 63A.191 | 41O10NE0062 | 41O10NE0062 |
| T-3358 / 63.6118 | 41O10NE0087 | 41O10NE0087 |
| T-2819 / 63.4004 | 41O10NE0035 | 41O10NE0035 |
| T-3497 / 63.5864 | 41O09NW0076 | 41O09NW0076 |
| T-7023 / 2.57913 | 20000015557 | 20000015557 |
| 23 | 41O10NE0080 | 41O10NE0080 |
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 | Host |
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Mar 24, 2020 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as iron formation boulders mineralized with chalcopyrite and sphalerite. The possible bedrock source of the float is the south zone of the Consolidated Shunsby. Diamond drilling by American Metals Co. Ltd. intersected heavy pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - No assays are reported for this occurrence.
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:
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:
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: 132 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
Mono - Ontario occurrences of float, placer gold and other heavy minerals
Publication Number: MDC017 Page: 103 Date: 1978
Author: Ferguson S.A., Freeman E.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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