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Record: MDI41N13NE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Post Vein - 2002, Newt Lake Grid - 1983, Unnamed Occurrence - 1991, Central Crude-Eagle River Claims - 1983, Border Lake Property - 1999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-16
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold



Location

Township or Area: Pilot Harbour Area

Latitude: 47° 59' 6.09"    Longitude: -85° 30' 3.52"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 611851.27   Northing: 5315723.11    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41N13NE

Point Location Description: Grab sample

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.



Exploration History

1983: Central Crude Ltd. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, mapping, geochemistry. 1986-90: Noranda Exploration Ltd. - mapping, geochemistry. 1999: River Gold MInes Ltd. - ground geophysical survey. 2002: River Gold Mines Ltd. - 4 ddh (453 m).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WP Point Isacor-22 41N14NW2007 41N14NW2007
WP-Pt. Isacor-2 42C03SW9184 42C03SW9184
41N14NW0012 42C03SW0115 42C03SW0115
41N14NW0014 42C03SW0101 42C03SW0101
WP PILOT HBR.21 41N14NW2004 41N14NW2004
WP-Pt. Isacor-1 41N14NW0039 41N14NW0039

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA   Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1, P. 494



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Mafic massive flow 2 Chloritic Massive Near

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Central Crude returned 2,090 ppb Au, 0.8 ppm Ag and 0.02% Cu.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Pilot Harbour sheet

Publication Number: P3155 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1992

Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Heather K.B., Logothetis J., Reilly B.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Folio - Pilot Harbour NE area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 41N/13NE

Publication Number: GDIF598 Date: 1997

Author: Wawa RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Pukaskwa River, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2332 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1976

Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, south-central section, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma

Publication Number: P2971 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1986

Author: Bowen R.P., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base

Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 299  Date: 1991

Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Operation Pukaskwa, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay

Publication Number: P0541 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Geology, structure and economic geology of the Mishibishu Lake area

Publication Number: OFR5774 Page: 148  Date: 1991

Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Reilly B.A., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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