Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | M.P.D. Showing - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Jul-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Dolson
Latitude: 48° 11' 29.71" Longitude: -84° 11' 24.27"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 708821.25 Northing: 5341412.7 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C01NE
Point Location Description: Stripped area
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is most easily accessed by helicopter. Alternatively, the site is accessible by boat from the south end of Dog Lake via McMurty Lake.
1988: Tenoga Consultants Inc. - mapping, ground geophysics, stripping, airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Bruyere-13 | 42C08SE5003 | 42C08SE5003 |
| WP Dolson.2 | 42C01NW0001 | 42C01NW0001 |
| WP Dolson.1 | 42C01SE0410 | 42C01SE0410 |
| WP Bruyere.6 | 42C08SE8673 | 42C08SE8673 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2700 MA
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 3 | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralized zone occurs in metavolcanic rock and is characterized by quartz and epidote veining, massive to disseminated sulphides and moderate to strong ankerite alteration. The quartz veins vary in width from 4 to 100 cm and are moderately to strongly iron stained. Epidote veining consists of stringers and small veins not exceeding 2 cm in width.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assays returned from iron formation were 2066 ppm Cu, 1537 ppm Zn over 3 ft.
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:
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