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MDI42C03NE00013
| Record Name(s) | Sage Lake Shear Zone - 1990, Knicely B Sulphide Occurrence - 1986, Sage Lake - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Knicely
Latitude: 48° 13' 47.04" Longitude: -85° 0' 45.62"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 647583.16 Northing: 5343743.84 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NE
Point Location Description: 4 m wide quartz vein
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is most easily accessible by overland traverse from No Fish Bay on Kabenung Lake.
1938: O'Brien Gold Mines - mapping, sampling. 1953: Algoma Ore Properties - airborne geophysics. 1989-90: Corona Corporation: mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Keating-0010-A1 | 42C06SE0018 | 42C06SE0018 |
| WP Corbiere-14 | 42C06SE0002 | 42C06SE0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - sulphide mineralization is found in a 4 metre wide quartz vein within w chlorite-carbonate shear at the contact between mafic metavolcanic rocks and a gabbro. The vein walls are strongly silicified and contain abundant calcite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 2 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The vein contains 2-3% pyrite and minor chalcopyrite and sphalerite. The gold values average less than 100 pp but a single grab sample from a vein just to the east returned a value of 500 ppb Au.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 4 | 45 |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Knicely Township
Publication Number: OFM0220 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Knicely Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - University River, Algoma and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2333 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 109 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 233 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: 104 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
MonoMap - Geology of Killins, Knicely and Lalibert Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5589 Page: 73 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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