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| Record Name(s) | Soo Mining Galena Occurrence - 1927 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 57' 15.97" Longitude: -84° 43' 46.56"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 669506.27 Northing: 5313730.6 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Centre of claim SSM 3491
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive south from highway 101 along the Surluga Road for approximately 6 km. The showing is believed to be located on strike with the Mariposa veins.
Pre 1927: Soo Mining Company: pitting and trenching.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diorite | 2 | Diorite | Adjacent | |
| Intermediate Tuff | 3 | Tuff | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The property is described as consisting of galena and sphalerite in a sugary-textured quartz vein. The greater part of the rock on this claim was described as greenstone cut by small bodies of diorite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - No assays have been published for this occurrence.
Book - McMurray Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Geological series, Jarvis Lake-Garden River area (southern part), District of Algoma
Publication Number: P2241 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1979
Author: Bennett G., Sawiuk M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Michipicoten gold area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV36-02.001 Page: 46 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 279 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 456 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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