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| Record Name(s) | McCoy Property - 1916, Snake Creek - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Jun-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum, Copper
Township or Area: Raglan
Latitude: 45° 12' 9.13" Longitude: -77° 22' 58.13"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 312860.998 Northing: 5008211.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F03NW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1916-17: McCoy - pitting trenching, prospecting. 1937-38: McCoy Molybdenite Limited - property acquired; shaft sunk to to 40 feet; surface trenching. 2008-2009: First Nickel Inc. and Pacific North West Capital Corp. - airborne geophysics, DD-2, DGp, mapping, prospecting
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Lyndoch File 32 | 20000000237 | 20000000237 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Syenite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragneiss | 2 | Contains | ||
| Marble | 3 | Calcitic | Adjacent |
Jul 05, 2011 (A Wilson) - The main pit exposes a sheet of pink hornblende and pyroxene syenite pegmatite. It contains accessory tourmaline and quartz as intergrowths. The pegmatite was reportedly 35 feet thick and underlain by crystalline limestone.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 02, 2011 (A Wilson) - Flake molybdenite formed up to 1% in the pegmatite. The flakes ranngd from ½ to 1.5 inches across. Assays from Lalonde DDH FNB24 returned 0.08% Cu over1.4 m and DDHFNB25 returned 0.05% Cu over 2.7 m.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1916 | 1 |
Molybdenum |
AR62 pt 5 | 1 ton of 0.4% Mo and 8 tons of 98% picked flake were sent to Ottawa |
| 1917 | 1 |
Molybdenum |
AR62 pt 5 | 1 ton of 0.89% ore was sent to Renfrew |
Publication - Molybdenum Deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 20
Publication Number: Econ Geol 20 Scale: Date: 1963
Author: Vokes, F.M.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103994
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Brudenell-Raglan area
Publication Number: ARV62-05 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F., Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Brudenell-Raglan area, County of Renfrew, Ontario
Publication Number: M1953-02 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Denbigh Area
Publication Number: P3437 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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