Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Northcott - 1933, Jessop - 1928, Northcott Bay Occurrence - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead
Township or Area: Genoa
Latitude: 47° 50' 3.99" Longitude: -82° 8' 38.38"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 414391 Northing: 5298533 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O16SE
Point Location Description: Drillhole G-62-2.
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Site was not visited by the OGS.
1948 – Stackpool Mining & Holding Corp. : DD – 7 – 2090ft.1976 – Texas Gulf Canada Ltd.: EM, Mag, DD – 5 – 2085ft, Assays (T-1740).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2083 | 41O16SE0026 | 41O16SE0026 |
| T-1740 / W7706-00261 | 41O16SE0028 | 41O16SE0028 |
| T-1740 / 2.2053 | 41O16SE0027 | 41O16SE0027 |
| T-2083 | 41O16SE0025 | 41O16SE0025 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Marion
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2729 +/-5 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OF 3384C
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Carbonaceous | Banded | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Siliceous | Banded | Adjacent |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Feldspar | Adjacent |
Nov 21, 2012 (P Bousquet) - The area shows bands of amphibolitized tuffs interlain with chert, sediments and feldspar porphyries.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 21, 2012 (P Bousquet) - Hole G-62-2 intersected 7.5ft of carbonaceous sediments which returned an assay of 0.68% Zn (T-1740). The mineralization was accompanied by chalcopryrite and galena.
Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - Sulphides form less than 10% of the rock.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 10 | Disseminated |
| 5 | Stratabound |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Map - Heenan, Marion and northern part of Genoa townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2067 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M., Donovan J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 41O-148 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Rush Lake, Ontario
Publication Number: OF3384c Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210451
Map - Rush Lake Sheet, Sudbury District, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 290A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1933
Author: Bannerman, H M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107624
MonoMap - Geology of Heenan and Marion townships and the northern part of Genoa Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R038 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Operation Chapleau, Opeepeesway-Rocky Island lakes sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0675 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Page: 160 Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - Mineral deposits of the eastern part of Rush River map-area, Woman River district, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1928, pt. C
Publication Number: SR 1928-C Date: 1930
Author: Bannerman, H.M.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102074
Publication - Mineral occurrences in Woman River district, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1929, pt. C
Publication Number: Sum Rep 1929 C Date: 1930
Author: Bannerman, H M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102021
Publication - Rush Lake area, Sudbury District, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1933, pt. D
Publication Number: SR33-D Date: 1934
Author: Bannerman, H W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102113
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 335 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 276 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)
Publication Number: OFR5912 Page: 256-257 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Genoa Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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