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| Record Name(s) | Wawa Gold Fields - 1934, Figgus Vein - 1934 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Feb-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 48° 0' 8.15" Longitude: -84° 43' 35.73"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 669574.05 Northing: 5319052.81 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: Portal on highway right of way
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive east from Wawa along highway 101 for approximately 3 km. A pair of sealed adits is visible on the south side of the highway.
1897: staking by Ganley Brothers. 1933-35: Wawa Goldfields Ltd. - trenching, stripping, 70 ft inclined shaft, adit 115 feet below shaft collar driven for 340 feet, second adit at 48 feet below shaft collar. 1989-90: Citadel Gold Mines Ltd. - stripping, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| MCMURRAY 36A1 | 41N15NE0065 | 41N15NE0065 |
| WP McMurray-20 | 42C02SE0220 | 42C02SE0220 |
| WPMCMURRAY 56 | 41N15NE9044 | 41N15NE9044 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies on the eastern edge of the 30 - 50 metre wide Jubilee Shear Zone. The portals were collared in sheared diorite to granodiorite of the Jubilee Lake Stock.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Sheared | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The property consists of at least two parallel quartz veins within the dioritic stock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Spectacular but erratic gold values have been returned from this site. Values range from $0.70 over 24 inches to $262.85 across 18 inches.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| 2 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 43 | 1 | 117 | 40 |
Map - Michipicoten area, compilation sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0184 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - McMurray Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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 - Geological series, McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, formerly Township 29, Range 23, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of McMurray Township, Wawa area, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2441 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Sawitzky E., Turner J., Leeselleur P., Sagle E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - The ore deposits of the Michipicoten area
Publication Number: ARV44-08.003 Page: 76 Date: 1997
Author: Frohberg M.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 118-120 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 276 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: 62 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGP
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 436-437 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1933
Publication Number: ARV43-01.002 Page: 104-105 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Cooper D.F., Keeley E.C., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1934
Publication Number: ARV44-01.003 Page: 149 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Keeley E.C., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
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