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| Record Name(s) | Root Vein - 1935 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Aug-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 59' 42.75" Longitude: -84° 44' 21.42"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 668650.36 Northing: 5318240.58 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NW
Point Location Description: Stripping on the north side of highway 101 approximately 150 m east of the Surluga Road
Location Method: Field Visit
Access Description: Drive east from Wawa along highway 101 for approximately 1.7 km to the Surluga Road. Park at the junction of highway 101 and the Surluga Road and walk across the highway to the stripping.
1933-36: Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Ltd. - acquisition of property, stripping, sampling. 1989: Citadel Gold Mines Ltd. - stripping, mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| McMurray-0063 | 42C02SE0021 | 42C02SE0021 |
| WPMCMURRAY 56 | 41N15NE9044 | 41N15NE9044 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Jubilee Stock is composed of granodiorite to diorite which has been emplaced at a structurally high level within the Jubilee tuffs. In the vicinity of the showing, the granodiorite is moderately sheared.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite To Granodiorite | Sheared | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The vein lies close to the eastern, sheared contact of the Jubilee stock. The stock contains abundant xenoliths and has poorly defined contacts due to intermingling of metavolcanic and intrusive rocks. The stock is medium-grained and equigranular. The vein is composed of granular quartz.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Samples taken in 1937 returned the following assays - 0.15 oz/t Au over 30 inches, 0.29 oz/t Au over37 inches and 0.68 oz/t Au over 19 inches.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 180 | 1.5 | 30 | 36 |
Map - Geological series, McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, formerly Township 29, Range 23, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Part - The ore deposits of the Michipicoten area
Publication Number: ARV44-08.003 Date: 1997
Author: Frohberg M.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of McMurray Township, Wawa area, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2441 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Sawitzky E., Turner J., Leeselleur P., Sagle E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 123 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 433 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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