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| Record Name(s) | Pyrotex Property - 1967 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Sep-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Eldorado
Latitude: 48° 19' 4.92" Longitude: -81° 5' 20.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 493397.461 Northing: 5351653.135 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06SE
Point Location Description: Pit in iron formation
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: The site is accessible by travelling south of South Porcupine along the Stringer Road.
Pre-1967 - trenching and pitting. 1967-78: Pyrotex Mining and Exploration Co. Ltd. - property visit, ground geophysics, 5 ddh (2159 ft). 1990-92 - Granges Exploration Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics. 2003: Liberty Mineral Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1391, 23 | 42A06SE0127 | 42A06SE0127 |
| T-4953, 2.26599 | 42A07SW2012 | 42A07SW2012 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide-Facies | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic Lapilli-Tuff | 2 | Lapilli | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as a shallow pit within siliceous and oxide-facies iron formation. The oxide-facies iron formation is hosted by felsic lapilli tuffs.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1969 returned an assay of 0.24% Cu and traces of Au, Ag.
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: 42A-190 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist file T-3363
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Adams and Eldorado townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2274 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1974
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Timmins data series, Eldorado Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2114 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Adams and Eldorado townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R121 Page: 38-39 Date: 1975
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Eldorado Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0572 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
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Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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