Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI41J08NW00063
| Record Name(s) | Whitefish - 1962, Whitefish Location Y 352 - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Gaiashk
Latitude: 46° 26' 3.28" Longitude: -82° 21' 53.76"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 395140.452 Northing: 5143202.051 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J08NW
Point Location Description: Pits
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 300 metres west of the northern part of Batty Lake, 1.8 kilometres south of the north boundary of Gaiashk Township.
1905-06: Test pitting, stripping, d.d. 1927-28: Trenching and d.d. by Serpent Basin Mines Ltd. 1951-52: Geol. mapping, d.d., 10 holes, trenching by Teck Exploration Co. Ltd.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Gaiashk-0025-A1 | 41J08NW0067 | 41J08NW0067 |
| Gaiashk-0014 | 41J08NW0090 | 41J08NW0090 |
| Gaiashk-0010-A1 | 41J08NW0097 | 41J08NW0097 |
| Gaiashk-0024-B1 | 41J08NW0057 | 41J08NW0057 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Quartz carbonate sulphide fracture veins cut diabase. The veins strike N80W and dip 45-50S. Three principle mineralized zones are known, the largest one being mineralized for a length of 25 feet and a width of 8 feet. Assays of 1.01% Cu over 70 feet; 0.3% Cu over 190 feet; 0.60% Cu over 85 feet; and 0.35% Cu over 35 feet obtained from d.d. core. (ODM 1969 MRC 12 P 89).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue |
Map - Township 137, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: M2003 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological compilation series, Blind River-Elliot Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0304 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of townships 137 and 138, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R010 Page: 87-89 Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 89 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1979
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - North Shore of Lake Huron; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 143
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 143 Page: 9-10 Date: 1925
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853
Thesis - The General Geology of Part of the Blind River Area
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Page: 233-234 Date: 1960
Author: Robertson, J.A.
Publisher Name: Queens University
Location:
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 105 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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