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| Record Name(s) | Cordell Occurrence - 1952, Sleith Lake Showing - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Tungsten
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Molybdenum
Township or Area: Echum
Latitude: 48° 10' 38.12" Longitude: -84° 3' 47.47"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 718311.16 Northing: 5340172.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C01NE
Point Location Description: Trench on east side of Sleith Lake
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Drive north along Highway 651 to the Sleith (Hand) Lake turnoff (approximatley 4.5 km north of Dalton) the trenches are located on the east side of the lake.
1948-52: Cordell Gold Mines Ltd. - property description. 1984: M. Shunock - ground geophysics. 1988: Anglo Porcupine Gold Mines Ltd. - trenching, mapping, soil survey, airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Echum 0011-B1 | 42C01NE8675 | 42C01NE8675 |
| Echum 0012-A1 | 42C01NE0401 | 42C01NE0401 |
| WP Bruyere.6 | 42C08SE8673 | 42C08SE8673 |
| WP Echum.1 | 42C01NE0424 | 42C01NE0424 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Biotite-Amphibole | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A quartz vein is hosted within a sheared biotite-amphibole schist at the contact between mafic metavolcanic rocks and the external granitic complex.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scheelite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Molybdenite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The highest value of scheelite obtained by Anglo Porcupine was 428 ppm W.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| 2 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 73.2 | 4.3 | 118 | 60 |
Map - Geological compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Matchinameigus Lake, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2483 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1983
Author: Downes M.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Echum Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF299 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 43 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Matchinameigus Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R233 Page: 29-32 Date: 1983
Author: Downes M.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 168 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Gold Occurrences of the Wawa-Missanabie Area, unpublished report
Publication Number: Robinson Page: 43 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGP
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: 4 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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