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Record: MDI42C08SE00012

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Peters Vein # 5 - 1949
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-16
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Bruyere

Latitude: 48° 16' 8.12"    Longitude: -84° 11' 17.12"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 708654   Northing: 5350013    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C08SE

Point Location Description: vein in central SSM21492

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The area is accessible by boat from the north end of Dog Lake through to Emily Bay. The veins are located to the west of Emily Bay.



Exploration History

1949-51: L. Peters - trenching, sampling. 1961: Algoma Steel Inc. - mapping, sampling. 1984: H. Ferdeber Geophysics. - airborne geophysics. 1985: Kingswood Exploration Ltd. - airborne geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Bruyere 0013/63A.490B 42C08SE0034 42C08SE0034
Bruyere 0022/2.7968 42C08SE0023 42C08SE0023
Finan 0036 42C08NE0044 42C08NE0044

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2700 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR5888



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Schist-Unsubdivided 1 Quartz-Sericite Host
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Sheared Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of a strong quartz filled shear zone. The quartz is sugary textured.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
3PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Hand written notes on a claim map indicate lots of free gold obtained from this vein.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Sheared

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Rank: 1       Structure Type: Shear

Rank: 2       Structure Type: Vein

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Regular 122 4.5 55

References

File - Resident Geologist files WP Bruyere-19

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: SSM RGP office


Map - Lochalsh-Missinaibi area, districts of Algoma and Sudbury, Ontario

Publication Number: ARM44C Scale: 1:95,040    Date: 1997

Author: Burwash E.M., Collins W.H., Thomson E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Michipicoten area, compilation sheet, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0184 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Goodwin A.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Folio - Bruyere Township, District of Algoma

Publication Number: GDIF294 Date: 1997

Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location: SSM RGP office


Map - Geological compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury

Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - White River Sheet

Publication Number: M2666 Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 2001

Author: Santaguida F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base

Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 132  Date: 1991

Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Book - Gold Occurrences of the Wawa-Missanabie Area, unpublished report

Publication Number: Robinson Page: 136  Date: 1983

Author: Robinson, D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location: Timmins RGP


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 106  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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