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| Record Name(s) | Back Lake Molybdenum - 1985, Unnamed Molybdenum Occurrence - 1968 |
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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-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Knicely
Latitude: 48° 13' 16.9" Longitude: -85° 1' 3.85"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 647231.13 Northing: 5342803.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NE
Point Location Description: Syenite dike at SE corner of Sage Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Take the Eagle River Mine Road approximately 14 km from highway 17 to a disused forestry road following the south south shore of Pail Lake. Follow the road to the Lac a la Plonge boat launch. Boat to the south end of Sage Lake.
1938: O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd. - mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| Knicely-0010 | 42C06SE0023 | 42C06SE0023 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Syenite | Host |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence reportedly consists of several quartz veinlets on the western margin of a syenite dike. The veins are mineralized with pyrite and rare specks of molybdenite.
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:
Book - Knicely Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Precambrian Geology, Knicely Township
Publication Number: OFM0220 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 19 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 233 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 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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