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| Record Name(s) | Lien Moly Occurrence - 1961 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Jun-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Waswa
Latitude: 47° 44' 24.35" Longitude: -84° 13' 18.38"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 708274.36 Northing: 5291152.16 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N09NE
Point Location Description: 1 mile east of rapids below dam at Berry Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by drive east from the Tik Road along a series of forest acces roads and then traversing north to Berry Lake.
1961: Algoma Central Railway - airborne geophysics, mapping, prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Saunders-0013-D1 | 41N16SE0011 | 41N16SE0011 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Sheared | Host |
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| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A 4 ft wide shear zone was discovered in mafic metavolcanic rocks. The metavolcanic rocks are hosted by massive granites and gneisses.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A shear zone was discovered containing chalcopyrite, pyrite and molybdenite.
File - Resident Geologist file WP Nebonain.2
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Geological compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 19 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 146 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Manitouwadge-Wawa sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane, Sudbury and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2220 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1972
Author: Milne V.G., Giblin P.E., Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Wolfe W.J., Giguere J.F., Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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