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| Record Name(s) | East Pukaskwa River Copper Occurrence - 1985, Ogs Copper Occurrence - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Jul-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: David Lakes Area
Latitude: 48° 1' 56.56" Longitude: -85° 39' 33.3"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 599950.3 Northing: 5320768.36 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C04SE
Point Location Description: Grab sample at conatct between mafic metavolcanic and central Batholith
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by helicopter from Wawa.
1985: Daiwan Engineering Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1988-89: Dominion Explorers Inc. - airborne geophysics, mapping, geochemistry.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP David Lakes-21 | 42C04SE0007 | 42C04SE0007 |
| WP PILOT HBR.5 | 42C03SW0053 | 42C03SW0053 |
| David Lakes 0016 | 42C04SE0051 | 42C04SE0051 |
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 | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The grab sample was taken at the contact between mafic metavolcanic rocks and the central pluton (granite) The contact is intruded by felsite and contains malachite-filled vugs.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malachite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1969 returned an assay of 0.72% Cu.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 50 |
Folio - David Lake area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/04SE
Publication Number: GDIF594 Date: 1997
Author: Wawa RGO
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 - 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 - 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 - Precambrian geology, Mishibishu Lake area, Pipe Lake sheet
Publication Number: P3154 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, north-central section, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P2969 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1986
Author: Bowen R.P., Logothetis J., Heather K.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 346 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 160-161 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Page: 53 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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: 106 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
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