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| Record Name(s) | Dome 182-8 - 1983 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-May-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | K Houle |
| Revised By | P Bousquet |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Muskego
Latitude: 48° 11' 33.08" Longitude: -82° 22' 2.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 398378.51 Northing: 5338602.51 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42B01NW
Point Location Description: Clearing with signs of an old drill road.
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Access is via the turn off from Highway 101 onto the Dore Road about 100 km west of Timmins or 10km east of Foleyet. From the highway follow the road south approximately 6 km. Showing is east of the main haul road about 500 m through replanted clear-cut about 100 m south of an old logging road.
1971 Noranda Exploration conducted an electromagnetic and magnetic survey over an area which included the occurrence. The survey revealed several conductors of varying strength. 1980 Hudbay Mining Ltd performed an airborne magnetic survey. 1982 Geosearch Consultants Ltd. conducted an electromagnetic and magnetic survey over the claim group for Dome Exploration. 1983 Dome Exploration conducted a follow up drill program to test previously outlined geophysical targets in the area of the southern Muskego boundary and the northern portion of Keith Township. 1987 Aerodat Limited flew a combined helicopter airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey for B.P. Resources over the Muskego and Slate Rock Lakes area. 1991 Falconbridge Exploration conducts a ground electromagnetic and magnetic survey in an area to the west of Slate Rock Lake in northern Keith township.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2430 / 2.4253 | 42B01NW0018 | 42B01NW0018 |
| T-2465 / | 42B01NW0043 | 42B01NW0043 |
| T-2465 / 2.4421 | 42B01NE0016 | 42B01NE0016 |
| T-2717 / 2.10285 | 42B01NW0007 | 42B01NW0007 |
| T-2465 / | 42B01NW0010 | 42B01NW0010 |
| T-402 / 2.657 | 42B01NE0055 | 42B01NE0055 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Muskego-Reeves
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K Houle) - Discordant dyke.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Kimberlite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Kimberlite | Dyke | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic Tuff | 2 | Rhyolite | Tuff | Host |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Graphitic | Shale | Near |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 4 | Siltstone | Near |
Sep 23, 2014 (K Houle) - Kimberlitic dyke reported in core log at a vertical depths of 21m and 25m with widths of 0.24m and 0.27m respectively intersecting rhyolite tuff as well as epiclastic sediments. Gold values are reported in penny weights. The best gold value for this showing is 0.7g/t (0.4 dwt) and occurs in a rhyolitic tuff.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (K Houle) - Log description is as follows: Dark grey brown, fine grained hardness 4.5, strongly magnetic, light carbonatization, disseminated biotite is common, uniform texture.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 5 | Magmatic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 5 | Pipe |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | N/A | N/A |
Date: Jun 11, 1993
Geologist: K Houle
Notes: Location is approximate because no physical evidence of drilling save an old clearing and 'drill road' were located. This location however does coincide with the rough drill location sketch provided in the Resident Geologists assessment files.
Map - Precambrian Geology, Northern Swayze Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: M2627 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1995
Author: Ayer J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Book - KIMBERLITIC DYKE IN KEITH TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADIAN MINERALOGIST VOL 16 P 97
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Watson, K. D. et al.
Publisher Name:
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology, Northern Swayze Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: R297 Scale: Date: 1995
Author: Ayer J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 Scale: Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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