Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI000000002311
Record Name(s) | Murillo - 1889, Winder Lameroux - 1889, Hills Greenhouses - 1995, Location C - 1995 |
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Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
Date Created | 2019-Jul-29 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
Created By | Therese Pettigrew |
Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Silver, Amethyst
Township or Area: Oliver
Latitude: 48° 25' 2.57" Longitude: -89° 28' 26.4"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 316951 Northing: 5365649 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A06NW
Point Location Description: AMIS shaft location
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access is via Oliver Road 15.3 km west from highway 11/17 to the driveway of Hills Greenhouses. The shaft is located amongst the greenhouses and office/shop buildings on the property and is currently being used as a water well.
1889: Shaft sunk to 41.1 m (135 feet) with levels at 60 feet (18.3 m) and 123 feet (37.5 m). A 75-foot (22.9 m) drift had been excavated on the first level and a 25-foot (7.6 m) drift was excavated on the second level. Four test pits had also been dug, 3 to the west-northwest of the shaft, following the trend of the vein, and a fourth to the southeast of the shaft, in unmineralized rock. No assessment files were found on record.
Province: Southern
Formation Group: Animikie Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Cherty | Brecciated | Contains |
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Amethyst | Economic | Ore | ||||
2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
3 | Argentite | Economic | Ore | ||||
4 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Rank | Classification |
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1 | Vein |
Rank | Characteristic |
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1 | Vein |
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