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| Record Name(s) | Miller DDH 1-71 - 1972, Siragusa #80 - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Mar-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Chester
Latitude: 47° 34' 4.41" Longitude: -81° 52' 28.77"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 434211.59 Northing: 5268645.71 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41P12SW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for ddh 1-71
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Very easy access is possible using the Mesomidenda Lake access road from Highway 144 to the bridge. The bridge is the start of the Chester Shannon Mine access road.
1971: Miller - trenching, 1 ddh. 1985-87: Blue Falcon Mines - airborne VLF-EM and magnetometer survey, trenching. 2007: Augen Gold Corp. – AEM, AMag, ARAD. 2011: Sanatana Resources Inc. – AEM, AMag.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2029 / W7007-00123 | 41P12SW5198 | 41P12SW5198 |
| T-2837 / W8706-00205 | 41P12SW5088 | 41P12SW5088 |
| T-6419 / 2.51243 | 20000007132 | 20000007132 |
| T-5671 / 2.37373 | 20000002805 | 20000002805 |
| T-2029 / | 41P12SW0098 | 41P12SW0098 |
| T-2837 / W8706-00206 | 41P12SW5087 | 41P12SW5087 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2740 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GSC OF 3384G
Oct 25, 2013 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is associated with a sheared and locally brecciated phase of the granodiorite. In outcrop, there are a number of joints trending 068/90 but the most conspicuous feature is the regional, north-south faulting underlying Lake Mesomidenda.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granodiorite | 1 | Host |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Vein | Near |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Near |
Oct 25, 2013 (A Wilson) - The host rock is a very coarse grained granodiorite with conspicuous blue quartz grains and some feldspar phenocrysts.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 25, 2013 (A Wilson) - Molybdenite flakes were observed in shear slips together with a wider distribution of disseminated pyrite. The pyrite is locally associated with small quartz veins.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mesothermal |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 |
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Chester and Yeo townships, and parts of Neville and Potier townships, Jerome area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2449 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Molybdenum in Canada Part 2 : Molyfile - an index level computer file of molybdenum deposits and occurrences in Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 33
Publication Number: Econ Geology 33 Date: 1982
Author: Kirkham, R V; McCann, C; Prasad, N; Soregaroli, A E; Vokes, F M; Wine, G
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109258
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Chester, Neville, Potier and Yeo Townships
Publication Number: OFM0214 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 436 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Gogama, Ontario
Publication Number: OF3384G Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210455
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