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Record: MDI32D04SW00051

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Erickson - 1965
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1984-Mar-01
Date Last Modified 2024-Jun-18
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold, Kimberlite



Location

Township or Area: McElroy

Latitude: 48° 5' 29.26"    Longitude: -79° 50' 34.56"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 586158.65   Northing: 5327113.368    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 32D04SW

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1965-1970: Erickson, R.A. performed ground geophysics (MAG, RAD), geochemical, beneficiation and microscopic studies. 1987-1997: Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd. conducted airborne geophysics, reverse circulation drilling, sampling and assaying.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
63.1794 32D04SW0848 32D04SW0848
63E.14 32D04SW0233 32D04SW0233
2.18900 32D04SW2011 32D04SW2011
2.10719, KL-5029 32D04SE0014 32D04SE0014

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Massive Contains
Gabbro 2 Near
Syenite 3 Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
3PyropeEconomicGangue
4DiopsideEconomicGangue
5ChromiteEconomicGangue
6IlmeniteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jun 18, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Gold grains, pyrope, chrome diopside, ilmenite and chromite were reported in both gravel and till sampling from reverse circulation drill holes MSC-97-03 and MSC-97-04 (32D04SW2011).



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files AFRO work report KL #771

Publication Number: Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP


Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario

Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 211  Date: 1979

Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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