Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C14SW00062
| Record Name(s) | OGS Platinum Sample 0261 - 1990 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Platinum Metals
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Grimsthorpe
Latitude: 44° 48' 14.92" Longitude: -77° 24' 49.74"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 309106.839 Northing: 4964028.165 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C14SW
Point Location Description: General. 4.0 km west of Canniff Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: From Madoc, at the intersection of Hwys 7 and 62, drive 35 km north to the Weslemkoon Road and turn right. Drive 7.7 km east to the Skootamatta Forest Access Road. Turn right and drive south-southeast for 7.5 km to the Lingham Lake Road; turn right and drive south for 7.3 km. The occurrence is located east of the road.
1990: OGS reconnaissance sampling (MP 151, p108). 1999: Jim Laidlaw performed prospecting, ground geophysics, mapping and assaying on claim number SO 1077096. (2.20852, OP99-545).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.20852 | 31C14SW2005 | 31C14SW2005 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - OGS sample assayed 13 ppb Pt, 15 ppb Pd. J. Laidlaw reported platinum-palladium assay values ranging from 2 to 20 ppb, with one anomalous platinum value of 105 ppb and copper anomalies in the 300-500 ppm range (OP99-545).
Compend - Summary of field work and other activities, 1990
Publication Number: MP151 Page: 108 Date: 1990
Author: Cherry M.E., Dressler B.O., White O.L., Barlow R.B., Lightfoot P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files 70 & 72, OP99-545
Publication Number: Date: 2002
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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