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Record: MDI31C14SW00062

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) OGS Platinum Sample 0261 - 1990
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1993-Mar-24
Date Last Modified 2022-May-24
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Platinum Metals

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Grimsthorpe

Latitude: 44° 48' 14.92"    Longitude: -77° 24' 49.74"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 309106.839   Northing: 4964028.165    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C14SW

Point Location Description: General. 4.0 km west of Canniff Lake.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: From Madoc, at the intersection of Hwys 7 and 62, drive 35 km north to the Weslemkoon Road and turn right. Drive 7.7 km east to the Skootamatta Forest Access Road. Turn right and drive south-southeast for 7.5 km to the Lingham Lake Road; turn right and drive south for 7.3 km. The occurrence is located east of the road.



Exploration History

1990: OGS reconnaissance sampling (MP 151, p108). 1999: Jim Laidlaw performed prospecting, ground geophysics, mapping and assaying on claim number SO 1077096. (2.20852, OP99-545).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.20852 31C14SW2005 31C14SW2005



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbroid-Unsubdivided 1 Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - OGS sample assayed 13 ppb Pt, 15 ppb Pd. J. Laidlaw reported platinum-palladium assay values ranging from 2 to 20 ppb, with one anomalous platinum value of 105 ppb and copper anomalies in the 300-500 ppm range (OP99-545).



Mineral Record Details

References

Compend - Summary of field work and other activities, 1990

Publication Number: MP151 Page: 108  Date: 1990

Author: Cherry M.E., Dressler B.O., White O.L., Barlow R.B., Lightfoot P.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Resident Geologist files 70 & 72, OP99-545

Publication Number: Date: 2002

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Tweed RGP


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