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| Record Name(s) | Y106 Vein - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Sep-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 59' 42.63" Longitude: -84° 44' 2.12"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 669050.35 Northing: 5318248.58 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NW
Point Location Description: Vein on south side of highway 101 on patented claim Y106
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: Drive east along highway 101 from Wawa for approximately 2.2 km. The vein lies in the cliff side on the south side of the highway.
1933: Mackey Point Syndicate: trenching, sampling. 1989-90: Citadel Gold MInes Ltd. - mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WPMCMURRAY 56 | 41N15NE9044 | 41N15NE9044 |
| WP McMurray-20 | 42C02SE0220 | 42C02SE0220 |
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 vein may be located on the western extension of the structure hosting the Ganley Vein and the Cooper Mine.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Sheared, Brecciated | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of white to smoky, coarse-grained to granular quartz with assimilated wall rock fragments. This vein is hosted by a sheared and sericitized diorite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Grab samples from the veins range from trace to 0.236 oz/t Au. The average gold sample is 0.012 oz/t Au.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 122 | .6 | 330 | 35 |
File - Resident Geologist Assessment file WP McMurray.20 Geology NE of Surluga Mine
Publication Number: Date: 1989
Author: Foster, T. for Citadel Gold Mines Ltd.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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:
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:
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