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Record: MDI41I15SE00012

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Thomas Lake - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-14
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-29
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Mackelcan

Latitude: 46° 48' 9.25"    Longitude: -80° 38' 51.08"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 526895.998   Northing: 5183284.999    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I15SE

Point Location Description: shaft

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit



Exploration History

1980-87: Flag Resources Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, sampling, diamond drilling


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
63.4938, Rathbun-SP002 41I15NE0015 41I15NE0015
17 41I15SE0006 41I15SE0006



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Wacke 1 Host
Quartz Arenite 2 Host
Breccia-unsubdivided 3 Near
Vein 4 Quartz-Carbonate Host

Lithology Comments

Mar 16, 2010 (A Wilson) - The area is underlain by wacke of the Lorrain Formation. Mineralization is hosted within quartz-carbonate stringers associated with a shear zone. Sudbury -type breccias are common in the area.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Mar 16, 2010 (A Wilson) - Anomalous gold values were obtained. The best assay from drill hole TL-87-3 returned 538 ppb Au over 0.5 ft.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein

References

Folio - Mackelcan Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF281 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological series, Mackelcan Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P2227 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1979

Author: Dressler B.O.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Wanapitei Lake area, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R213 Date: 1982

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:


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