Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Augusta Lake Fault Showing - 1987 |
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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-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mishibishu Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 1' 52.29" Longitude: -85° 20' 13.2"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 623975.67 Northing: 5321104.82 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: Grab sample site
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.
1983: MacMillan Energy Corp. Ltd. - prospecting. 1987-89: Flanagan McAdam and Company and Muscocho Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, ground geophysics, geochemistry.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Mishibishu Lake.11 | 42C03SW0069 | 42C03SW0069 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.14 | 42C03SW0008 | 42C03SW0008 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.24 | 42C03SW0001 | 42C03SW0001 |
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 | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Near | ||
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Chlorite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A quartz vein is hosted within an ENE striking shear zone. This shear zone is thought to be related to the lineament that has offset the conglomerate. The zone represents a crenulated chlorite schist containing fine-grained disseminated pyrite and local pyrite bearing, smokey grey quartz veins.
| 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 returned gold values of 93, 170, 485, 1250 and 1400 ppb Au.
File - Resident Geologist files Mishibishu Lake 0028
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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 - 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:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 291 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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
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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:
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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