Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Hanes Lake North - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Silver
Township or Area: Gapp
Latitude: 47° 7' 21.66" Longitude: -83° 53' 51.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 280215.968 Northing: 5222871.822 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41O04SW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence in located approximately 0.5 km northwest of Hanes lake on the Domtar Road.
Very little exploration has been recorded on the Hanes Lake North occurrence There is no data in the assessment files that deals directly with this occurrence. The only known sampling was conducted by the Ontario Geological Survey feild party led by E.C. Grunsky in 1980.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Batchawana
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | |||
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | |||
| Felsic Lapilli-Tuff | 4 |
Aug 18, 2010 (A Pace) - Sulphide chert iron formation striking N50W and dip vertically is underlain by mafic to intermediate metavolcanics and overlain by felsic to intermediate lapilli-tuff. This unit is typical of many of the minor sulphide iron formations that occur interlayerd with the mafic to intermediate metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chert | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 18, 2010 (A Pace) - The occurrence consists of a rusty weathering, recrystallized sulphide chert iron formation stiking approximately N50W and dip vertically. The chert is sugary and fiable in texture and the unit is approximately 1 m thick. A grab sample collected by the field party indicates 0.10% copper and 1g/ton Gold and trace silver. The sulphides appear as a rusty weathred zone complese of about 10 percent massive pyrite,. Minor chalcopyrite was observed.
Map - Cowie Lake, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2426 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1979
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Cowie Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R192 Page: 57 Date: 1980
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Cowie Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P1562 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1978
Author: Grunsky E.C., Arengi J.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Cowie Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5246 Page: 70 Date: 1978
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Batchawana synoptic project, Welcome Lake-Ranger Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P3064 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1987
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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