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Record: MDI41P03SE00012

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) South Wrench Lake - 1972
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1979-Oct-17
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: McNamara

Latitude: 47° 5' 41.86"    Longitude: -81° 9' 49.97"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 487562.999   Northing: 5215729.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41P03SE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation





Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2009 (A Wilson) - A small vein of pyrite was discovered in 1970 and re-examined in 1971. The vein strikes N40E and dips vertically. It is about 8 feet lone and a maximum of 6 inches wide. A smaller vein occurs parallel to and 6 ft to the north of the first vein.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Vein

References

Map - Frechette, McNamara and Cotton townships, Sudbury District

Publication Number: M2307 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1975

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Frechette, McNamara and Cotton townships, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: R143 Scale:     Date: 1976

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Folio - McNamara Township

Publication Number: GDIF483 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological series, McNamara Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P0735 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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