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Record: MDI41I14NW00015

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Head of the Lakes DDH-6 - 1952, Fecundis Lake Fault - 1980
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1985-Aug-20
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-22
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron, Hematite (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Emo

Latitude: 46° 56' 3.04"    Longitude: -81° 27' 24.43"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 465230.004   Northing: 5197950.995    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I14NW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1952: Head of the Lakes Iron Company - DD-7, ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Emo-0010 41I14NW9526 41I14NW9526
Emo-0011 41P14NW1016 41P14NW1016



Lithology Comments

Dec 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - Massive hematite veins range from 1 to 4 inches in width. The quartz-hematite veins are found in granite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1HematiteEconomicOre
2MagnetiteEconomicOre
3PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a hemaitzed, silicified breccia in granite. The drill hole returned minor specular hematite, magnetite and rare pyrite. The drill intersections were up to 7 feet with an estimated 40% hematite.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Fault

References

Book - AFRO 1952 EMO-0010, 0011

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 332-333  Date: 1968

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Geological series, Emo Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P1089 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Emo, Rhodes, and Botha townships, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R196 Page: 44-45  Date: 1980

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Emo, Rhodes and Botha townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2413 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1979

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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