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| Record Name(s) | Mishibishu Gold Sample 8847 - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Sep-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Zinc
Township or Area: Homer
Latitude: 47° 59' 52.16" Longitude: -85° 49' 35"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 587549.07 Northing: 5316724.48 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N13NW
Point Location Description: Grab sample south of Julia River
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter or float-equipped aircraft from Wawa.
1972-73: Asarco Exploration Co. Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1983: New Beginnings Resources Inc. - airborne geophysics. 1985: 655 Group Holdings Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1988-91: Granges Inc/Mishibishu Gold Corporation. - airborne geophysics, mapping, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| HOMER 2 | ||
| WP Homer-4 | 41N13NW0001 | 41N13NW0001 |
| WP Homer-2 | 41N13NW0003 | 41N13NW0003 |
| WP Homer-1 | 41N13NW0004 | 41N13NW0004 |
| Homer-3 | 41N13NW0005 | 41N13NW0005 |
| WP Homer-3 | 41N13NW0060 | 41N13NW0060 |
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
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Chlorite-Biotite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldspar Porphyry | 2 | Feldspar | Near | |
| Intermediate Tuff | 3 | Tuff | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted by weakly quartz-veined pyritic chlorite-biotite schist at the upper contact of the main feldspar porphyry with intermediate tuffs.
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Mishibishu Gold Corp. returned an assay of 2900 ppm Cu, 3 ppm Pb, 266 ppm Zn and 2.9 g/t Ag. This sample is associated with a small area of Pb-Zn soil anomalies.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 225 | 30 |
File - Resident Geologist files Homer-2
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Pipe Lake sheet
Publication Number: P3154 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:
Map - Operation Pukaskwa, Pukaskwa River sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P0506 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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
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:
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