Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Geon - 2015, Molly Creek - 2014 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2016-Oct-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Nov-17 |
| Created By | Andrew Tims |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: McTavish
Latitude: 48° 39' 28" Longitude: -88° 45' 43.19"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 370245 Northing: 5390912 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A10NW
Point Location Description: GPS points
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access is via the East loon Lake road to the hydro line. Remainder of route is via ATV trail for 630 m. Proceed SW for 100 m along base of cliff face to access showing.
2014: showing was staked by prospectors A.G. Onchulenko, P. Gehrels, and B. Kuzmich. 2015: A.Onchulenko, P. Gehrels, and B. Kuzmich carried out prospecting. 2017: P. Gehrels carried out stripping and prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.56679 | 20000014125 | 20000014125 |
| 29443 | 20000017111 | 20000017111 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | ECONOMIC | ORE |
Mar 10, 2020 (Therese Pettigrew) - Numerous flakes of molybdenite were found in a cliff face, with some flakes as large as a thumb nail. The showing is about 5 m long along the cliff face by 3 m high, hosted in a pinkish granite with areas of quartz veining. The rock transitions to granite along the cliff. More moly was also found in a pegmatite 301 m SW at NAD83 Zone 16U 369997 mE, 5390650 mN (Assessment report 20000014125).
Map - Geological series, McTavish Township (west part of north half), District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0720 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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