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| Record Name(s) | Copper Occurrence In Debassige Twp. - 1991, Pmx Copper Occurrence - 1973, Manitowik Lake - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: Debassige
Latitude: 48° 10' 59.27" Longitude: -84° 20' 42.98"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 697321.2 Northing: 5340062.86 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C01NW
Point Location Description: Centre of former claim SSM 845645
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by air from Wawa or Hawk Junction or by boat from lodges on Whitefish Lake.
1968: discovery by P. Dupras, ground geophysical survey, X-ray drilling. 1973: PMX Inc. - 1 ddh (72 ft), ground geophysics. 1979: Algoma Steel Explorations - prospecting, sampling. 1983-86: Golden Vale Explorations Corp. - IP survey, ground magnetometer survey, mapping, 2 ddh (1159 ft). 1984: G. Cyr - airborne geophysical survey. 1998: Canabrava Diamond Corporation - airborne geophysical survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Debassige 0010 | 42C01NW0515 | 42C01NW0515 |
| Debassige 0019 | 42C01NW0402 | 42C01NW0402 |
| Debassige 0011-A1 | 42C01NW0516 | 42C01NW0516 |
| Finan-0036 | 42C08NE0044 | 42C08NE0044 |
| Debassige 0016 | 42C01NW0408 | 42C01NW0408 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Intermediate To Felsic | Tuffaceous | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Chloritic | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The showing on surface was tested by diamond drilling. The host rock is an intermediate to felsic tuffaceous unit that has undergone some shearing. Mineralization consists of a few narrow bands of pyrite. On surface, the mineralization occurs at the contact between mafic and intermediate to felsic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 2 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Tourmaline | Alteration | Tourmalinization | 3 | Weak | Replacement | ||
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 4 | Weak | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Grab samples of oxidized chalocpyrite and pyrite returned assays of 10-12% Cu. Fresh chalcopyrite samples returned assays of 1.25% Cu. A diamond drill intersections from 1970 returned an assay of 0.05% Cu, 0.06 oz/t Au and 0.03 oz/t Ag over 6 feet. Assays of the core sludge recovered in 1973 returned values of between 0.08% Cu and 0.23% Cu.
File - Resident Geologist files WP Debassige.2, WP Debassige.05
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Geological compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Folio - Debassige Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF174 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 107 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 164 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 16 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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