Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | W. McVittie Property - 1920, McVethe Property - 1901 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Jan-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Palladium, Platinum, Cobalt
Township or Area: Rathbun
Latitude: 46° 46' 59.43" Longitude: -80° 41' 39.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 523327.003 Northing: 5181114.996 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I15SE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Via float plane landing on Wanapitei Lake docking at southwest side of end of peninsula.
19?:J. Mcvittie- DD-5-200m. 1987-88: Gold 'Or Mining Corporation - mapping, ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.5334 | 41I13SE0002 | 41I13SE0002 |
| 2.11858 | 41I15SE0050 | 41I15SE0050 |
| 2.10472 | 41I15SE0051 | 41I15SE0051 |
| 2.11795, Rathbun-SP009 | 41I15SE0500 | 41I15SE0500 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
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| Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Adjacent |
Mar 24, 2010 (A Wilson) - There are three parallel, east-striking quartz veins on the property. The veins dip southward and range in width from 12 inches to several feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 24, 2010 (A Wilson) - A 1901 report indicates that small nuggets of gold were observed in one of the veins. Diamond drilling by J. McVittie returned assays ranging from 0.06 oz/t gold over 10 feet to 0.42 oz/t gold over 4 feet. Grab samples collected by Gold 'Or Resources returned assays ranging from 0.03 to 0.056 oz/t gold from the quartz veins. The best gold values came from the southernmost part of the property where chip samples across the vein returned 0.142 oz/t gold over 1 foot and 0.123 oz/t gold over 2 feet. Grab samples collected from the northern pit by Gold 'Or in 1988 returned values up to 0.188 oz/t gold, 0.058 oz/t silver, 19 ppb Pt, 10 ppb Pd and 0.010% Co
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Geological series, Rathbun Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P1609 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1978
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Otter Lake, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2450 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Wanapitei Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R213 Page: 111 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Rathbun Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF316 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Rathbun Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2197 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Sudbury mineral occurrence study
Publication Number: OFR5771 Page: 209-214 Date: 1991
Author: Gates B.I.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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