Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Weary Willie Occurrence - 1927, Wearie Willie - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Jul-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Rabazo
Latitude: 47° 54' 59.24" Longitude: -84° 45' 20.44"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 667682.17 Northing: 5309452.64 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NW
Point Location Description: Shaft at foot of a cliff
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Drive east from Highway 17 along the Scott High Falls Dam road to the former access road to the Monk Property (approximately 6.5 km). The shaft can be reached by an overland traverse of approximately 700m.
1983-84: Golden Pond Resources Ltd. - ground geophysical surveys, mapping, 3 ddh (1276 ft). 1983: Northern Horizon Resource Corp. - airborne geophysical survey. 1984: Monk Gold Mines Ltd. - IP survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Rabazo-0034 | 41N15NE0104 | 41N15NE0104 |
| McMurray-0051 | 42C02SE0505 | 42C02SE0505 |
| Rabazo-0033 | 41N15NW0107 | 41N15NW0107 |
| Rabazo-0030 | 41N15NW0108 | 41N15NW0108 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Sheared | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is reportedly on the face of a cliff. The showing consists of a bluish quartz vein hosted by sheared mafic metavolcanic rocks. The surrounding rocks have been altered to ankerite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The only assays related to the occurrence range from $0.43 to $1.60 gold in the mafic metavolcanics and $0.80 to $19.20 in the quartz vein.
Map - Michipicoten area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM36A Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Rabazo Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF074 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Rabazo Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2682 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1983
Author: Massey N.W.D., Navratil S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Michipicoten gold area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV36-02.001 Page: 44 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Mishewawa Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5532 Page: 74 Date: 1985
Author: Massey N.W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 309 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Gold Occurrences of the Wawa-Missinabie Area, unpublished report
Publication Number: Robinson Page: 69 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 148 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Gold occurrences of Ontario east of lake Superior; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 192
Publication Number: GSC Mem 192 Page: 87 Date: 1936
Author: Kindle, E.D.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100824
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 221 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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