Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI42C04NE00005
| Record Name(s) | Burrex Occurrence - 1966, Miron Option - 1988, Burrex Trench 4 - 1966, Pukaskwa River - 1985 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Sep-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-26 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Copper, Silver
Township or Area: Pukaskwa River Area
Latitude: 48° 9' 9.67" Longitude: -85° 31' 27.15"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 609760.88 Northing: 5334324.15 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C04NE
Point Location Description: Old trench on former claim SSM 80842
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.
1966: discovery by P. Nabigon and D. Thornsteinson. 1966-67: Burrex Mines Prospecting Syndicate - staking, ground geophysics, trenching, stripping. 1967: International Bibis Tin Mines - property optioned, ground geophysics, airborne geophysics. 1977: Noranda Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1983: Tundra Gold Mines Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1988: Villeneuve Resources Ltd. - airborne geophysics, prospecting, mapping, ground geophysics, geochemistry. 2008: Precambrian Ventures Ltd. carried out an MMI soil sampling program. 2009: Precambrian Ventures carried out prospecting and sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 42C04NE0011 | 42C04NE0024 | 42C04NE0024 |
| 42C04NE0012 | 42C04NE0023 | 42C04NE0023 |
| 42C04NE0014A1 | 42C04NE0050 | 42C04NE0050 |
| 42C/03NW-0012 | 42C06SW0050 | 42C06SW0050 |
| 42C/03NW-0019 | 42C03NW0017 | 42C03NW0017 |
| 2.11324 | 42C03NW0551 | 42C03NW0551 |
| 13 | 42C03NW0547 | 42C03NW0547 |
| 42C04NE0003 | 20000005063 | 20000005063 |
| 2.44953 | 20000006047 | 20000006047 |
| 3902 | 20000019301 | 20000019301 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Mishibishu Lake
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The elevated copper values were obtained from a narrow metasedimentary unit within mafic metavolcanics, just south of a contact with an undetermined mafic intrusive unit.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay obtained by Burrex came from a grab sample that returned 0.18% Cu, 0.03 oz/t Ag. A grab sample collected by Villeneuve in 1988 returned an assay of 0.066% Cu, 0.045% Zn, 0.019% Ni and 0.06 oz/t Ag.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular |
Date: Nov 02, 2001
Geologist: A Wilson
Notes: Copper mineralization is restricted to the silicified, SE-trending fault contact zone.
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:
Map - Operation Pukaskwa, Pukaskwa River sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P0506 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 - Pukaskwa River, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2332 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Pukaskwa River area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/04NE
Publication Number: GDIF596 Date: 1997
Author: Wawa RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 309 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Page: 49 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 305 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology, structure and economic geology of the Mishibishu Lake area
Publication Number: OFR5774 Page: 147 Date: 1991
Author: Reid R.G., Bowen R.P., Reilly B.A., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 105 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist District Office