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Record: MDI31M04NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Snare Creek Quartz Vein - 1997
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Best

Latitude: 47° 9' 46.23"    Longitude: -79° 52' 20.46"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 585469.06   Northing: 5223877.36    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M04NW

Point Location Description: Sample point (86-LNO-068) 1.8 km southwest of Snare Creek, 4 km northwest of Kanichee Lake

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

grab sample QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANITE ASSAYS 1.68 G/T AU.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.19640 31M04NW2008 31M04NW2008
2.48663 20000006588 20000006588
2.32342 20000001364 20000001364
2.36304 20000002502 20000002502

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Temagami

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Granite 1 Granite Host
Breccia-unsubdivided 1 Heterolithic Tuff Footwall

Mineral Record Details

References

Article - Geology of Banting Township and the western part of Best Township, District of Nipissing

Publication Number: MP132.060 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Smyk M.C., Owsiacki L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geology and Mineral Potential of Banting Township and West Part of Best Township

Publication Number: OFM0124 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1989

Author: Smyk M.C., Born P.

Publisher Name:

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Banting Township and the Western Part of Best Township

Publication Number: M2613 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1997

Author: Owsiacki L., Smyk M.C., Born P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Geology and mineral potential of Banting Township and the western part of Best Township, District of Nipissing

Publication Number: OFR5806 Scale:     Date: 1991

Author: Smyk M.C., Born P., Owsiacki L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Precambrian Geology, Banting Township and the Western Part of Best Township

Publication Number: R285 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Smyk M.C., Born P., Owsiacki L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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