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MDI42B05NW00043
| Record Name(s) | North Goldfields Tie Line Vein - 1985, Macabie South Showing - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Jun-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Leeson
Latitude: 48° 23' 11.16" Longitude: -83° 51' 43.21"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 288117 Northing: 5363210 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B05NW
Point Location Description: Vein on former claim S647044
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible via a series of overgrown trails heading north-northeast from the former Renabie Mine site. The vein is located approximately 1 km north of the Renabie Mine.
1965: Macabie Mines Ltd. - mapping, 10 ddh (2385.0 ft). 1984-1985: North Goldfields Resources Inc. - stripping, trenching, mapping, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Leeson 0031/2.8821 | 42B05NW0019 | 42B05NW0019 |
| Leeson 0032A1/2.8820 | 20000005045 | 20000005045 |
| Leeson 0030/ 2.7880 | 42B05NW0021 | 42B05NW0021 |
| Leeson 0028/ 2.5617 | 42B05NW0027 | 42B05NW0027 |
| Leeson 0010A1/DD10 | 42B05NW0041 | 42B05NW0041 |
| WP Leeson.8 / 2.5347 | 42B05NW0021 | 42B05NW0021 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonalite | 2 | Trondhjemite-Tonalite | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The showing consists of a narrow shear zone hosting quartz stringers, silicified trondhjemite-tonalite and aplite veins. The centre of the shear is chloritized.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Samples collected by North Goldfields in 1985 returned assays of 3.81 g/t Au over 0.65m and 2.37 g/t Au, 45.24 g/t Ag over 2.8 m. The best assays returned from drill intersections in 1965 were: 0.63 oz/t Au and 1.87 oz/t Ag over 0.8 ft.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 2 | Sheared |
| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 5.5 | 280 | 70 |
Map - Renabie Mines Limited, Nudulama Mines Limited and adjoining properties, surface geology, parts of Rennie, Leeson and Brackin townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0492 Scale: 1:6,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Operation Chapleau, Missinaibi Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0672 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:
Map - Rennie-Leeson area, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51G Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Bruce E.L., Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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