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| Record Name(s) | OGS Sample 88-RK-30 - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Gurd
Latitude: 46° 4' 39.82" Longitude: -79° 37' 56.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 605760 Northing: 5103592.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L04SE
Point Location Description: approximate location of pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Proceed on a good gravel road for 3 kilometers from the hamlet of Hotham. At this point the road deteriorates to a tractor trail. Proceed for l kilometer to the local height of land and you should find the pit 10 metres east of the trail on a north-facing slope.
Pre 1942: pitting and extraction of about 5 tons of material
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Biotite Granite | Contains |
Jan 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - A pit has been sunk in pink, biotite granite gneiss cut by a 1 foot wide diabase dike. The dike trends N77W and dips 88° N.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 11, 2013 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the OGS from the gneiss assayed 106 ppm Cu, 6 ppm Pb, 35 ppm Zn and 5 ppb Au. A grab sample collected from the diabase dike assayed 119 ppm Cu, 6 ppm Pb, 66 ppm Zn and 10 ppb Au. A grab sample collected by the ODM in 1942 returned a trace of gold.
Mono - The gold potential of the Huntsville-Parry Sound area of Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5521 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Villard D.J., Keevil R., Hogg A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Portions of the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - North Bay area, Nipissing and Parry Sound districts
Publication Number: M2216 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the North Bay area, districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound
Publication Number: R094 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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