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MDI41N15NE00027
| Record Name(s) | Leroy Property - 1937 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 58' 17.15" Longitude: -84° 42' 42.72"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 670774.01 Northing: 5315658.53 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Old trenches located east of former claim SSM 3295
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The actual site is uncertain. Travel south along the Surluga Road from highway 101 for a distance of approximately 6 km to the Deep Lake turnoff. Follow the Deep Lake Road to the shaft ( approximately 2 km). The LeRoy veins are reportedly 366 m south east of the Deep Lake shaft.
??: LeRoy Gold Syndicate - 3 shafts (40 ft, 45 ft, 90 ft). 1939: Gold-Bin Mines Ltd. - acquires 1987-89: Citadel Gold Mines Ltd. - geological mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WPMCMURRAY 56 | 41N15NE9044 | 41N15NE9044 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host | |
| Intermediate Tuff | 3 | Dacite To Andesite | Tuff | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence reportedly consists of 14 quartz veins raning in width from 3 to 30 feet. Mapping conducted by Citadel Gold Mines in 1987 identified unsorted tuffs and crystal tuffs in the vicinity of the shaft. Quartz boulders were found in the vicinity of the shaft. No quartz vein was observed.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Original reference to the site indicates assays ranging from 0.12 to 4 oz/t Au. Grab samples taken by Citadel Gold Mines in the vicinity of the shaft range from 0.04 oz/t Au to 0.26 oz/t Au.
Book - McMurray Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Michipicoten area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM36A Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of McMurray Township, Wawa area, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2441 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Sawitzky E., Turner J., Leeselleur P., Sagle E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 43 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 272 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Gold Occurrences of the Wawa-Missanabie Area, unpublished report
Publication Number: Robinson Page: 57 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGP
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 451-452 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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