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| Record Name(s) | Creek Vein Extension - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | 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' 59.4" Longitude: -84° 43' 50.29"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 669280.36 Northing: 5318773.58 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NW
Point Location Description: Quartz vein on south side of highway on claim SSM 6197
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Drive east from Wawa along highway 101 for approximately 2.5 km. The vein is exposed in an outcrop on the side of the highway.
1934: Wawa Goldfields Ltd. - stripping, trenching, sampling. 1989-90: Citadel Gold MInes Ltd. - sampling, mapping.
| 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
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite To Granodiorite | Massive | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consits of two subparallel northwest trending, NE dipping quartz veins. They are hosted within massive diorite to granoidiorite of the Jubilee Lake Stock. Mineralization consists of partially recrystallize grey quartz with accessory ankerite,biotite, tourmaline, sulphides and native copper.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copper | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Gold assays for grab samples taken from this vein range from trace to 0.500 oz/t Au (check assay 0.504 oz/t Au). Average gold values for the vein are 0.02 oz/t Au.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 137 | 1 | 330 | 30 |
Book - GEOLOGY NE OF SURLUGA MINE, WPMCMURRAY.20
Publication Number: N/A 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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