Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | A. Castonguay Property - 1956, Stewart and Mussely Property - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jan-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Parnell
Latitude: 49° 25' 12.59" Longitude: -82° 56' 23.01"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 359325 Northing: 5475974.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42G07NW
Point Location Description: Pits at SW corner of former claim 82702
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by driving south along the Fergus road from highway 11 for 2 miles and then 6 miles east along a disused forestry road.
1956-76: A. Castonguay - ground geophysics, trenching, sampling, 1 ddh (324 ft). 1991-93: Stewart and Mussely - trenching, stripping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-3473 / 63.6332 | 42G07NW0001 | 42G07NW0001 |
| T-1512 | 42G07NE0006 | 42G07NE0006 |
| T-3473 / W9360.00204 | 42G07NW5000 | 42G07NW5000 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Greywacke | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Apr 14, 2014 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected from the showing in 1956 returned assays ranging from 0.10% Zn to 0.60% Zn; 0.05 to 0.8% Cu; and nil to 0.03% Ni. Samples collected from the vicinity by the OGS in 1991 returned 28 - 274 ppm Zn, 56-179 ppm Ni and 47-71 ppm Cu.
Map - Hearst sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0397 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Hearst-Kapuskasing sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: M2166 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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