Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Old Shaft Showing - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Oct-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mishibishu Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 2' 29.94" Longitude: -85° 27' 40.95"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 614680.56 Northing: 5322074.73 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: 6' x 6' timbered shaft at 35+00E, 39+80 S on Muscocho grid
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.
1950's? - shaft (18 ft inclined). 1983: Wasabi Resources Ltd., Chavin of Canada Ltd. and O'Brien Energy and Resources Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics, prospecting. 1987-88: Flanagan McAdam and Company - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, mapping, prospecting, 3 ddh (1391 ft). 1996: Murgor Resources Inc. - prospecting, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Mishibishu Lake.55 | 42C03SW0049 | 42C03SW0049 |
| WPMISHI LAKE.34 | ||
| WP Mishibishu Lake.18 | 42C03SW0063 | 42C03SW0063 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.31 | 42C03SW0057 | 42C03SW0057 |
| WP Mishibishu Lake.11 | 42C03SW0069 | 42C03SW0069 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Mishibishu Lake
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Aplite | 1 | Aplite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Rhyodacite | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected mafic metavolcanic rocks intruded locally by diabase and quartz feldspar porphyry dikes. Silicification and brecciation occur locally.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Epidote | Alteration | Saussuritization | 2 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by Flanagan McAdam from the muck pile yielded an assay of 50 ppb Au. A pyrite-galena bearing quartz vein intersected 0.110 oz/t Au over 1.5 ft.
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 - 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:
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, 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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