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| Record Name(s) | Algoma Steel Anomaly #26 - 1982, Moon Lake Anomaly - 1963, Anjigami Lake Pyrite - 1908, Moon Grid - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Lead
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Naveau
Latitude: 47° 52' 54.99" Longitude: -84° 39' 13.2"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 675420.01 Northing: 5305843.59 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Old trenches at roadside
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by driving east from Highway 17 along the Scott Falls access road. Cross the power dam and follow a sequence of disused bush roads south of the power line on the south side of the Michpicoten River. The occurrence is located at the intersection of a two bush roads east of Mona Lake.
1940's: trenching. 1962: Algoma Ore Properties - airborne geophysics (WP Nebonainonquet.2). 1981-82: Algoma Steel Exploration - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics. 1987-88: Longreach Resources Ltd/Transgold Resources Lt. - mapping, ground geophysical surveys, soil survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Naveau0013A1 | 41N15SE0011 | 41N15SE0011 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxide Ironstone | 2 | Oxide-Facies | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as consisting of a 2 m wide mafic flow top mineralized with pyrrhotite and pyrite. The mafic metavolcanic rocks are interbedded with narrow units of intermediate to felsic laminated tuff.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Anomalous values for Fe, Zn, Pb and Ba were found in the vicinity of the anomaly, but none of the values are considered to be economic.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 50 | 3 | 112 | 80 |
File - Resident Geologist files WP Naveau.2, WP Rabazo 22
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Naveau Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2683 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1983
Author: Massey N.W.D., Navratil S., Jennings E.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Mishewawa Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5532 Page: 97 Date: 1985
Author: Massey N.W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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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 - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 293-294 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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