Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Swampy Lake Anomaly - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-07 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Killins
Latitude: 48° 14' 42.44" Longitude: -85° 7' 30.9"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 639181.29 Northing: 5345243.92 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NE
Point Location Description: Soil sample in swamp
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. The University River Carbonate Zone and the soil anomaly lie approxmately 1.3 km north of the junction of the roads.
1989-90: Corona Corporation - soil survey, prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WPABOTOSSAWAY29 | 20000018787 | 20000018787 |
| WP Corbiere-14 | 42C06SE0002 | 42C06SE0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The Iron Lake Deformation Zone passes through this area. In this area it is known as the University River Carbonate Zone.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Diorite | 1 | Quartz Diorite | Sheared | Host |
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| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Anomalous gold values were obtained in soils and bedrock in the area. The best analyses obtained by Corona were 333 ppb Au in quartz diorite and 146 ppb au in sheared porphyry.
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 - 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:
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