Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Universal Trident Zone A - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Aug-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: St. Germain
Latitude: 48° 1' 42.04" Longitude: -85° 15' 15.83"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 630140.64 Northing: 5320924.69 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: Grab sample from swamp
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.
1970: Falconbridge Nickel - airborne geophysics. 1983: MacMillan Energy - mapping, soil survey. 1988-89: Universal Trident Industries Ltd. - geochemical survey, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Groseilliers-0011 | 42C03SE9100 | 42C03SE9100 |
| WP St. Germain-3 | 42C03SE0002 | 42C03SE0002 |
| WP St Germain-2 | 42C03SE0005 | 42C03SE0005 |
| 42C03SW0028 | 42C03SW8783 | 42C03SW8783 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Mishibishu Lake
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1 P. 494
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Metasedimentary | Siliceous | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated zinc and copper values are returned from gossanous exposures of siliceous metasemdients hosted within metavolcanic flows. These exposures are generally intensely carbonated and sheared with scattered quarta stringers and minor pyrite.
| 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) - A grab sample collected in 1989 returned an assay of 89 ppb Au, 1162 ppm Cu and 5766 ppm Zn. Slightly elevated values are found to the west and north of this sample site.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 350 | 110 |
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
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:
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 - 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:
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