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Record: MDI41K09NE00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Wierenga - 1969
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-07
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Lead

Secondary Commodities: Silver, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Deroche

Latitude: 46° 44' 28.29"    Longitude: -84° 10' 31.65"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 715766.907   Northing: 5180279.102    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41K09NE

Point Location Description: Trenching

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 500 metres south of Goulais River, 4.5 kilometres east of the west boundary of Deroche Township.



Exploration History

About 1952: Trenching. Date unknown: 240.4 feet of d.d. in 4 holes.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Deroche-0019-A1 41K09NE0001 41K09NE0001
Deroche-0010-B1 41K09NE0016 41K09NE0016

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Early Precambrian  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Sulphide quartz carbonate veins in shear zone cutting mafic metavolcanic rocks. The shear zone cut in d.d. over core lengths ranging from 2.5 to 25.1 feet. Assay of d.d. sample: 0.04 oz/ton Ag over 1.0 foot (File SSM-1141). A grab sample assayed 11.6% Pb, 0.58% Zn, 0.60 oz/ton Ag; and a grab sample of well oxidized material assayed 1.5% Pb, 0.4% Zn, and 0.26 oz/ton Ag (File SSM-911). (ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 22).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GalenaEconomicOre
2SphaleriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2HematiteEconomicGangue
3GraphiteEconomicGangue
4QuartzEconomicGangue
5CarbonateEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Jarvis Lake-Garden River area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P1064 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Bennett G., Hillier R.D., Dupuis C.P., Nentwich F., Pucovsky G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 22  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geology, Sault Ste Marie-Ile Parisienne area, District of Algoma, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1412A

Publication Number: Map 1412A Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1977

Author: Hay, R E; Frarey, M J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109093


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 129  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


Map - Geological compilation series, Sault Ste. Marie sheet, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0303 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1979

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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