Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Amax DDH 989-03-2 - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Killins
Latitude: 48° 11' 56.62" Longitude: -85° 8' 22.02"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 638251.2 Northing: 5340098.91 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NE
Point Location Description: Drill collar for ddh 989-03-2
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via the Eagle River Mine/Paint Lake road. Drive west along the road for approximately 11.5 km to a disused forestry road heading along the south shore of Paint Lake. Follow this road south for 4 km. The occurrence is located approximately 1 km southwest.
1979-81: Amax Minerals Exploration- airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, mapping, sampling, 1 ddh. 1983: International Corona Resources Limited - soil survey, sampling, airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Keating 0017 | 42C07SW0031 | 42C07SW0031 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Tuff | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claystone | 2 | Argillite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assays were derived from interbedded arkoses and greywackes containing <10% sulphides.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay was from between 175 and 180 feet where a core sample returned 1100 ppm Zn, 0.2 ppm Ag, 183 ppm Cu, 99 ppm Ni, 44 ppm Co and 32 ppm Pb.
File - Resident Geologist files WP Killins-1
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Author:
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Precambrian Geology, Killins Township
Publication Number: OFM0219 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Operation Pukaskwa, University River sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P0507 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - University River, Algoma and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2333 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 230 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Killins, Knicely and Lalibert Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5589 Page: 62-63 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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