Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Asarco DDH G-9-1 - 1972, Granges M-3 Grid - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Nov-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Mishibishu Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 5' 7.79" Longitude: -85° 29' 27.67"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 612375.7 Northing: 5326904.31 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03SW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for G-9-1 on Macassa Creek
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Drive west along highway 17 from the junction of highway 17 and 101 for approximately 50 km to the Paint Lake Road (a gravel road heading south from highway 17). Drive south along the gravel road for approximately 54 km and then traverse overland to Macassa Creek.
1972: Asarco Exploration Company - airborne geophysics, 1 ddh (228.2 ft). 1983-86: Wasabi Resources Ltd., Chavin of Canada Limited and O'Brien Energy and Resources Ltd. - geochemistry, mapping. 1985-86: MacMillan Energy Corp. Ltd. and Granges Exploration Ltd. -geochemistry, 1 ddh (60.06 m).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 42C03SW0010D1 | 42C03SW0122 | 42C03SW0122 |
| 0015 | 42C03SE0013 | 42C03SE0013 |
| 42C03NW0017 | 42C03NW0025 | 42C03NW0025 |
| 22 | 42C03SW0082 | 42C03SW0082 |
| 42C03NW0018 | 42C03NW0024 | 42C03NW0024 |
| OM94-066 | 42C03SE2001 | 42C03SE2001 |
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 | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Graphitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Sericitic | Hanging Wall | |
| Conglomerate | 3 | Chloritic | Sheared | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Elevated gold values were returned from a 7 ft section of crenulated graphite schist containing quartz lenses. The chlorite schist is described as siliceous and partially brecciated. Narrow units of feldspar porphyry were observed by Granges both above and below the graphitic schist.
| 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) - Diamond drilling intersected 0.08 oz/t Au, 0.2 oz/t Ag, 0.05% Pb, 0.06% Cu, 0.04% Ni and 0.5% Zn. Diamond drilling completed by Granges in 1986 in the vicinity returned consistent gold values over the length of the drill hole of between 0.02 g/tAu over 3.05 m to 0.48 g/t Au over 3.05 m.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 3200 |
Date: Nov 01, 2001
Geologist: A Wilson
Notes: Elevated gold values were returned from a series of drill holes completed by Granges Exploration along the E-W trending section of Macassa Creek.
Map - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Macassa Creek sheet
Publication Number: P3151 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:
Mono - Geology, structure and economic geology of the Mishibishu Lake area
Publication Number: OFR5774 Page: 144, 153-154 Date: 1991
Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Reilly B.A., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.
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:
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 - 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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