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Record: MDI42C04NE00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Good-Bye Rosie Zone - 1988
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2001-Nov-02
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-06
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Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Pukaskwa River Area

Latitude: 48° 11' 20.27"    Longitude: -85° 33' 52.59"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 606680.96   Northing: 5338299.12    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C04NE

Point Location Description: Trenches on former claim SSM1061131

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by air from Wawa.



Exploration History

1983: Tundra Gold Mines Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1988-89: Villeneuve Resources Ltd. - mapping, sampling, trenching, airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
42C03NW0012 42C06SW0050 42C06SW0050
2.12372 42C03NW0007 42C03NW0007
2.12671 42C03NW0006 42C03NW0006

Geology

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



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Schist-Unsubdivided 1 Pyrite-Sericite Host
Felsic Tuff 2 Tuff Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is hosted by a sheared pyritic felsic tuff with associated felsic metavolcanics bounded by highly magnetic diabase dikes. Rare quartz eyes are evident in the felsic tuff and some garnetiferous units have also been noted. Minor quartz veins are evident and are associated with coarse grained amphibole.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by Villeneuve Resources returned values ranging from trace to 0.013 oz/t Au.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1       Structure Type: Shear

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Unknown 304.8 230

References

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

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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

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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:


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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