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Record: MDI42C02SE00029

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lakemount A Vein - 1938
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Jun-29
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Esquega

Latitude: 48° 2' 41.15"    Longitude: -84° 37' 54.7"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 676494.4   Northing: 5323988.84    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C02SE

Point Location Description: Vein A Sylvanite Map in Esquega 23

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The vein is located just north of highway 101 in the vicinty of Twin Lakes. Access to the vein is either via the Bremner Road and then overland for approximately 500 m, or via a northward trending bush road opposite the Twin Lake access road and then overland eastward for about 500 m.



Exploration History

The prospect was apparently discoverd by A. L. McCreight. 1939: W. B. Mather - property description. 1940: E. S. Moore - property description.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
ESQUEGA 18 42C02SE0501 42C02SE0501
ESQUEGA 16 42C02SE0020 42C02SE0020
ESQUEGA 23 42C02SE0047 42C02SE0047
ESQUEGA 26 42C02SE0008 42C02SE0008

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Tectonic Assemblage: Hawk Lake

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2900 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Mafic massive flow 2 Massive Adjacent

Mineral Record Details

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1       Structure Type: Vein

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Unknown 3 .5 60 80

References

Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Esquega Township, Wawa area, Algoma District

Publication Number: P2440 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Sage R.P., Rebic Z., Abercrombie S., Neale K., MacMillan D.W., Calvert T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Mineral occurrence investigations in Esquega and Corbiere townships, Wawa District

Publication Number: OFR5798 Page: 56  Date: 1991

Author: Delisle P.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0016 - WRGO

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0018 - WRGO

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0023 - WRGO

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Book - EXPL RPT - ESQUEGA 0026 - WRGO

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Book - Esquega Township - unpublished GDIF

Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985

Author: Resident Geologist Staff

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Location: Timmins RGP


Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base

Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 174  Date: 1991

Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma

Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 403  Date: 1993

Author: Sage R.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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