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| Record Name(s) | Ghost Mountain - 1960, Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. - 1960 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Harker, Lamplugh
Latitude: 48° 32' 6.39" Longitude: -79° 50' 26.26"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 585585 Northing: 5376427 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D12SW
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole #42.
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible via highway 101
1959 to 1976: Canadian Johns-Manville Company Ltd. - magnetic and geological surveys, DD- 8-4628 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-0364/ 13 | 32D12SW0120 | 32D12SW0120 |
| KL-0364/ 12 | 32D12SW0014 | 32D12SW0014 |
| KL-0364/ 63.1068 | 32D12SW0118 | 32D12SW0118 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Stoughton-Roquemaure
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite, Serpentinite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Gabbro, Diabase | Hanging Wall | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Rhyolite | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The serpentinite is part of the east striking , north dipping, and north facing Ghost Range mafic-ultramafic complex and occurs a few hundred metres north of the largely glacial drift covered east striking Porcupine-Destor fault Zone. Chrysotile asbestos fibre veinlets up to 1/4 in size hosted by serpentinized peridotite of the (Archean) Stoughton-Roquemaure Group.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asbestos | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chrysotile | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Serpentine | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 1 | Unknown | Network | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | Replacement | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 3 | Unknown | Network | ||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 4 | Unknown | Veins |
Jun 29, 2015 (R Degagne) - Chrysotile asbestos fibre veinlets up to ¼ inch in size hosted by serpentinized peridotite of the (Archean) Stoughton-Roquemaure Group.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Metamorphic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Date: Jan 09, 1997
Geologist: R Degagne
Notes: N/A
Part - Geology of Harker Township
Publication Number: ARV60-07 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR036 Page: 60 Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and petrogenesis of the Archean Abitibi belt in the Kirkland Lake area, Ontario
Publication Number: MP123 Date: 1985
Author: Jensen L.S., Langford F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 687-690 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Quaternary geology, Lightning River area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2734 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Vagners U.J., Courtney S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Ghost Range area, Lightning River area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2431 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, preliminary results of bedrock samples from the sonic drilling, 1985, Lake Abitibi-Matheson area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2986 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1986
Author: Jensen L.S., Steele K.G., McClenaghan M.B., Baker C.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: M2676 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R., Luinstra B., Ropchan J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Reconnaissance till sampling program, Matheson-Lake Abitibi area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP141.081 Page: 472-477 Date: 1997
Author: Steele K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6091 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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