Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Swamp Lake Molybdenum - 1971, Bols Claim Group - 1970 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Douglas
Latitude: 48° 12' 33.44" Longitude: -81° 6' 34.19"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 491865 Northing: 5339568 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A03NE
Point Location Description: Molybdenum occurrence on north end of pond, east of Swamp Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
1970: Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited - ground geophysics, mapping
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-0969 / 2.248 | 42A03NE0019 | 42A03NE0019 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granodiorite | 2 | Porphyrytic | Adjacent | |
| Mafic pillowed flow | 3 | Basalt | Pillowed | Near |
Sep 08, 2014 (A Wilson) - Quartz veins cross cut a small porphyritic granodiorite intrusion. The granodiorite intrudes a sequence of pillowed and massive mafic metavolcanics. All units are cross cut by a northwest trending diabase dike.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 08, 2014 (A Wilson) - Minor molybdenite is observed in fracture surfaces within quartz veins. A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1971 returned 0.07% Mo.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
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: 22 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Geological series, Douglas Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0632 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Matachewan Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3527 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 2003
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D., Nevills M., Valade L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Peterlong Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Sudbury
Publication Number: R171 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Peterlong Lake
Publication Number: M2345 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R161 Page: 45-46 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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