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Record: MDI42C01NE00040

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Geodex No. 2 Dike - 2001
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Oct-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-16
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Diamond, Kimberlite



Location

Township or Area: Echum

Latitude: 48° 9' 57.64"    Longitude: -84° 7' 25.74"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 713851.18   Northing: 5338752.69    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C01NE

Point Location Description: Stripped outcrop on south side of road

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Drive north along highway 651 for 31 km from the junction of highway 651 and 101 to the intersection with a logging road on the west side of the highway. Drive west for approximately 3 km to the site.



Exploration History

2000-2001: M. Tremblay and J. Robert - stripping, sampling, analysis. 2002: Geodex Minerals - sampling, analysis.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WP Dolson-4 42C01NE2005 42C01NE2005

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

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

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1DiamondEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A single micordiamond was recovered from a 5.3 kg sample collected by Geodex in 2002.



Mineral Record Details

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1       Structure Type: None

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Tabular 2

References

Map - Matchinameigus Lake, Algoma District

Publication Number: M2483 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1983

Author: Downes M.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Matchinameigus Lake area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R233 Date: 1983

Author: Downes M.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Book - GEODEX MINERALS PRESS RELEASE

Publication Number: N/A Date: 2002

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP


Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - White River Sheet

Publication Number: M2666 Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 2001

Author: Santaguida F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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