Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Lakemount E Vein - 1938, Lakemount E Zone - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Esquega
Latitude: 48° 3' 43.72" Longitude: -84° 37' 34.14"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 676860.46 Northing: 5325933.59 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: Veins/trenching on the north east side of Elbow Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The property is accessible by driving along the Bremner Road for approximately 1.7 km from hwy 101 to the Lakemount trail. From there, follow the trail for 2 km to the creek.
1926: discovery by J. H. Teare. 1943: Lakemount Mines Ltd. - 10 ddh (742m). 1943: Lakemount MInes Ltd. - sampling. 1962: Algoma Central Railway - sampling 1968: Shield Development Ltd. - ground mag and EM surveys. 1979-80: Firespur Explorations Ltd. - ground mag and EM, mapping, sampling. 1989-91: Firesand Resources Ltd. - stripping, sampling, mapping, 4 ddh.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Esquega.7 | 42C02SE0049 | 42C02SE0049 |
| Esquega-0026 | 42C02SE0008 | 42C02SE0008 |
| Esquega-0023 | 42C02SE0046 | 42C02SE0046 |
| Esquega-0030A1 | 42C02SE0035 | 42C02SE0035 |
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
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is associated with a peridotite intrusion/dyke cross cutting calc alkalic metavolcanics.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 1 | Quartz-Feldspar | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Calc-Alkalic | Adjacent | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Silicified | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The showing consists of a silicified zone along the contact between mafic metavolcanic rocks and a quartz-feldspar porphyry.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 26, 2016 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected in 1943 returned: 4.32% Cu, 3.54% Pb, 6 oz./t Ag, and 0.02 oz./t Au. A grab sample collected in 1959 returned an assay of 4.32% Cu, 3.58% Zn, 8.57 oz./t Ag and 0.70 oz/t Au. Grab samples collected in 1962 returned: 0.05 oz/t Au, 2.8 oz/t Ag, 2% Cu, 4.08% Zn. Chip samples collected by Firespur in 1980 returned 2.4 g/t Au, 173.8 g/t Ag, 3.14% Cu and 4.4% Zn over 1.52m. Chip samples taken in 1990 returned: 0.07 oz/t Au, 5.07 oz/t Ag, 3.14% Cu and 4.4% Zn over 1.52 m.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 180 | 80 |
File - Resident Geologist file WP Esquega.23
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
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:
Mono - Mineral occurrence investigations in Esquega and Corbiere townships, Wawa District
Publication Number: OFR5798 Page: 73-86 Date: 1991
Author: Delisle P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Operation Rossport, Dickison Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0690 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Carter M.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 182 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 404 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Esquega Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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:
Part - Appendix, Lakemount property, Township 28 [Esquega Township], Range 24
Publication Number: ARV55-04.002 Page: 119-121 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Technical Report on the Lakemount Property, p. 34
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2004
Author: D. W. Wagner
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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