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MDI42C02NW00029
| Record Name(s) | Umex Anomaly Wa2-7 - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Nov-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Lalibert
Latitude: 48° 13' 2.53" Longitude: -84° 48' 45.28"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 662480.92 Northing: 5342773.76 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for WA-4
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access to the site is via the old Magpie Mine Road. Follow the road east for approximately 8 km. The old drill collar is located at the north end of a swamp approximately 2 km to the southwest.
1975: Umex Corporation Ltd. - ground geophysical survey, mapping, 1 ddh (624 ft).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Lalibert-0011 | 42C02NW0005 | 42C02NW0005 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2700 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Massive | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claystone | 2 | Argillite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization occurs as disseminated layers within agillite, mudstone and graphitic shales. The metasediments are interlayered with fine-grained mafic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned values of 0.03% Cu and 0.08% Zn over 2 feet.
Map - Precambrian Geology, Lalibert Township
Publication Number: OFM0221 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Killins, Knicely and Lalibert Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5589 Page: 78 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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