Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI31M04NE00010
| Record Name(s) | Cuniptau Silica Occurrence - 1936, Niemetz Copper Occurrence - 1993 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Jun-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Silica Sand, Copper
Township or Area: Best
Latitude: 47° 9' 11.24" Longitude: -79° 44' 37.44"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 595234.61 Northing: 5222945.82 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04NE
Point Location Description: Triangle symbol Si just south of Highway 11 and north of Duncan Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936: Silica enrichment in zone 38 m X 520 m, Note: Lies parallel to Danlou auriferous shear zone. 1993: a geophysical grid line cutting,surveying and manual stripping /sampling program was conducted over the Granite-James Lake Property. In the 1993 field season begining in mid-May, intermittently, through to the end of December a diverse exploration program was conducted including: prospecting, manual stripping, sanpling, linecutting and geophyaical surveying.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| OP93-654 | 31M04NE0014 | 31M04NE0014 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Footwall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Calcite | Intrudes |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 03, 2017 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is a siliceous replacement of granite, with accompanying quartz veins, along a fractured zone. Enrichment in silica is present in a zone about 1,700 feet long and up to 125 feet wide. The occurrence is on a hill up to about 60 feet high immediately southeast of Highway 11. Despite variations in the amount of silica at different places in the occurrence the author had an analysis made on one block which he considered representative of the deposit. The results of the analysis, made by the Laboratory Branch, Ontario Dept. Mines, are as follows: silica 97.91%, alumina 0.54%, iron 0.20%, lime 0.02%, magnesia 0.13%, soda < 0.10% and potash < 0.50%.
Map - Haileybury sheet, districts of Timiskaming and Nipissing, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0321 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R., Savage W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology adjacent to Highway 11 in Best Township and the south part of Gillies Limit Township, districts of Timiskaming and Nipissing
Publication Number: OFR5016 Page: 52-53 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist District Office