Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Copconda - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1976-Nov-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Yellowgirl Bay Area
Latitude: 49° 35' 25.18" Longitude: -94° 26' 16.27"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 396082 Northing: 5494076 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52E09SW
Point Location Description: Cum, Ni occurrence on island in Frnch Narrows on OGS map P0401
Location Method: Data Compilation
1966: Copconda Mines Ltd. carried out sampling, ground EM and magnetic surveys. 1968: Copconda Mines carried out drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.2117 | 52E09SW0033 | 52E09SW0033 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Tuff | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chert | 2 | cherty metasediments | ||
| Vein | 3 | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 16, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite mineralization occurs in fractured early Precambrian felsic tuffs and cherty sediments. The mineralized zone strikes S80E, dips 80 to 90 degrees S and is at least 5 m wide (SDMR 000514). Sulphides content is estimated at 5 to 50%. Two chip samples from the trench on island 528 P assayed 0.22% Cu and 0.05% Ni, and 0.42% Cu and 0.03% Ni (Assessment report 52E09SW0033).
Map - French Narrows area, District of Kenora
Publication Number: P0401 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Davies J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Kenora-Fort Frances sheet, geological compilation series, Kenora, Rainy River districts
Publication Number: M2115 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1967
Author: Davies J.C., Pryslak A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 167 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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File - Mineral Deposit Files Kenora
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