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Record Name(s) | Mishibishu Gold Sample 421485 - 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, Silver
Township or Area: Homer
Latitude: 47° 59' 34.17" Longitude: -85° 50' 38.15"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 586248.98 Northing: 5316149.47 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N13NW
Point Location Description: Grab sample at Mishibishu grid 29+15W, 5+75N
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter 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 |
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Homer-3 | 41N13NW0005 | 41N13NW0005 |
WP Homer-1 | 41N13NW0004 | 41N13NW0004 |
WP Homer-2 | 41N13NW0003 | 41N13NW0003 |
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 | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted within a 1-2 m wide quartz vein with large patches (up to 5 cm) of chalcopyrite within a gabbro or massive flow.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Five grab samples collected by Mishibishu Gold returned values up to 8031 ppm Cu, 9.9 g/t Ag.
File - Resident Geologist files Homer-2
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Bonamie Cove sheet
Publication Number: P3149 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
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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
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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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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
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