Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Joes Moly Mountain - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Aug-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Molybdenum
Township or Area: Groseilliers
Latitude: 48° 0' 50" Longitude: -85° 16' 48.83"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 628250.57 Northing: 5319274.9 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: Area centred roughly at 88+50N, 16+00E on HSK grid.
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.
1988-1990: HSK Minerals Ltd. - airborne geophysics, mapping, prospecting, stripping, stream sediment geochemistry.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Groseilliers-11 | 42C03SW0300 | 42C03SW0300 |
| WP Groseilliers-6 | 42C03SW9096 | 42C03SW9096 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of a sreies of semi-continuous molybdenite-bearing quartz veins. These veins occupy an area roughly 550m by 250 m, with the long access striking northwesterly.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The highest gold value from this area was 0.30 oz/t Au, 1445 ppm Mo. Other samples from the same area returned values of 0.13 oz/t Au, 0.16 oz/t Au, 0.06 oz/t Au and 0.18 oz/t Au. All samples are enriched in Mo.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | .1 | 75 | 70 |
Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Dog Harbour sheet
Publication Number: P3157 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
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Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Point Isacor sheet
Publication Number: P3156 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
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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 - 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:
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