Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | McHughen Occurrence - 1928 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold
Township or Area: Cotton, Valin
Latitude: 47° 8' 9.4" Longitude: -81° 2' 22.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 496991.003 Northing: 5220271.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41P03NE
Point Location Description: precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1928-30: McHughen et al. - staking. 1938-41: McHughen Lake Gold Mining Syndicate - staking, stripping, trenching
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton-0012 / 63.4445 | 41P03NE0022 | 41P03NE0022 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Contains |
Dec 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - The mineralized shear zone was reportedly traced for over 600 feet northeasterly from Burwash Lake. It strikes N40E to N42E and dips at high angles to the southeast. The width of the shear varies from 5 to 20 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Gangue |
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Frechette, McNamara and Cotton townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R143 Scale: Date: 1976
Author: Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Cotton Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF414 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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