Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Michaud Showing - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mishibishu Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 1' 57.18" Longitude: -85° 20' 24.3"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 623742.67 Northing: 5321250.82 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: Drill collars for Muscocho Exploration K88-08 and K88-09
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The area is accesible by air from Wawa.
1984: MacMillan Energy Corp. Ltd. - prospecting. 1987-89: Flanagan McAdam and Co. and Muscocho Exploration Co. - mapping, sampling, airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, geochemistry, 2 ddh (814 ft).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Mishibishu Lake.14 | 42C03SW0008 | 42C03SW0008 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.11 | 42C03SW0069 | 42C03SW0069 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.24 | 42C03SW0001 | 42C03SW0001 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.29 | 42C03SW0058 | 42C03SW0058 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Sheared | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The showing consists of a 3 ft wide ESE striking shear zone within mafic metavolcanic rocks. The shear zone contains narrow, aralle, quartz-carbonate stringers and shows iron staining.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by Flanagan-MacAdam in 1987 returned assays ranging from 0.92 g/t au to 2 g/t Au. A silicified section of mafic metavolcanis returned an assay of 0.02 oz/t Au over 3 ft.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| 2 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 7 | .9 | 45 |
File - Resident Geologist files Mishibishu Lake 0028
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Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Mishibishu Lake sheet
Publication Number: P3152 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1992
Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Heather K.B., Logothetis J., Reilly B.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Mishibishu Lake area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/03SW
Publication Number: GDIF597 Date: 1997
Author: Wawa RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, northeastern section, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P2970 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1986
Author: Bowen R.P., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.
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:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 290 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
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 - Operation Pukaskwa, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0541 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Mishibishu Lake area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM49J Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Evans E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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