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| Record Name(s) | Quintet Lake - 1926 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Iron
Township or Area: Olsen
Latitude: 47° 7' 41.38" Longitude: -84° 13' 50.12"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 710036 Northing: 5223128.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N01NE
Point Location Description: Cu occur. on west side of Quintet Lake (formerly Moose Lake)
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: From Sault Ste. Marie, drive north on hwy 17, 40 km, turn right at Mile 38 Road, follow a series of logging roads to south shore.
1926: prospecting on a vein on an island in Moose Lake (now part of Quintet Lakes). 1963: Copper Reef Mines Ltd. - prospecting, sampling. 1983: Bush Pilot Corporation Inc. - airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen 0015 / 2.6682 | 41N01NE0035 | 41N01NE0035 |
| OLSEN 0011-A1 | 41N01SE0037 | 41N01SE0037 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Batchawana
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Calcite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Metasediment | Near | |
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Near |
Mar 12, 2013 (A Pace) - The property within the Quintet Lakes is part of the metavolcanic suite associated with the development of the Batchawana Greenstone Belt. The rocks in the area have been mapped as metagreywackes and meta-argillites intruded by narrow diabase dikes.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Network |
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Calcite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Unknown | Veins |
Nov 23, 2010 (A Pace) - Specimens from this area show chalcopyrite in association with quartz and calcite. Specimens recognized were brecciated rhyolite carrying quartz and pyrite, greywacke, amphibolite, arkose, mica schist and numerous specimens showing vein quartz, calcite, pyrite and some chalcopyrite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Township 26, Range 13 [Olsen Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0363 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Armburst G.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Batchawana area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV35-02.002 Page: 85 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Batchawana synoptic project, Batchawana-Searchmont sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P3063 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1987
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 106 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Batchawana, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2251 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1974
Author: Giblin P.E., Armburst G.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Batchawana area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM35B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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