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Record: MDI41N15NW00009

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Kustec Gold Occurrence - 1984, Junction Lake Gold - 1984
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-16
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Rabazo

Latitude: 47° 53' 8.95"    Longitude: -84° 50' 35.02"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 661248.97   Northing: 5305861.7    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41N15NW

Point Location Description: Trench on east shore of Junction Lake

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: Access to the property is by foot from Highway 17 for a distance of approximately 1.5 km or by water from Blackington Lake.



Exploration History

1984-96: S. Kustec - prospecting, ground geophysical survey, stripping, sampling. 1989: Bridget Lake Resources - airborne geophysical survey, stripping. 1998-2003: G. Konig and M. Bugyra - stripping, trenching, sampling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WP Rabazo-16 41N15NW0074 41N15NW0074
WP_Rabazo-42 41N15NW2008 41N15NW2008
WP RABAZO 35 41N15NW0018 41N15NW0018
WP_Rabazo-38 / 2.20580 41N15NW2003 41N15NW2003
WP_Rabazo-41 41N15NW2007 41N15NW2007
Rabazo-0044-A1 41N15NW0093 41N15NW0093
WP RABAZO 23 41N15NW0073 41N15NW0073

Geology

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



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic Schist 1 Mafic Metavolcanics Sheared Near
Vein 2 Quartz Host
Oxide Ironstone 3 Oxide-Facies Near
Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry 4 Quartz-Feldspar Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is hosted within a quartz carbonate vein lying at the contact between sheared mafic metavolcanic rocks and oxide facies iron formation. Dikes of quartz-feldspar porphyry are also prominent in the area.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by S. Kustec in 1985-86 returned assays ranging from 0.148 to 0.220 oz/t Au. Grab samples collected in 1990 returned values from 0.063 to 0.085 oz/t Au.



Mineral Record Details

References

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

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Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Michipicoten Sheet

Publication Number: M2669 Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 2002

Author: Johns G.W., McIlraith S.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base

Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 308  Date: 1991

Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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