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Record: MDI41N01NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Big Pike Lake - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Molybdenum



Location

Township or Area: Raaflaub

Latitude: 47° 13' 46.88"    Longitude: -84° 20' 6.35"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 701725.386   Northing: 5234134.215    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41N01NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 600 metres north of the south boundary of Raaflaub Township, 1.45 kilometres east of the west township boundary, 350 metres south east of Big Pike Lake.



Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Batchawana

Geological Age: Archean  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Molybdenite in quartz vein cutting felsic volcanics.




Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Batchawana-Pangis area (western half), District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0998 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1975

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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 - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 19  Date: 1968

Author: Johnston F.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Rand Lake, Algoma District

Publication Number: M2479 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1984

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Batchawana-Pangis area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R243 Page: 47  Date: 1986

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Folio - Raaflaub Township, District of Algoma

Publication Number: GDIF301 Date: 1997

Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological compilation series, Batchawana sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division

Publication Number: P0302 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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:


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: 134  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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:


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