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Record: MDI42C08SW00179

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Quote Resources Sample 205819 - 1989
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2001-May-22
Date Last Modified 2023-Oct-03
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel

Secondary Commodities: Chromium, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Riggs

Latitude: 48° 20' 52.43"    Longitude: -84° 13' 51.61"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 705153   Northing: 5358674    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C08SW

Point Location Description: Peak of Manitou Mountain

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible by boat from the town of Missanabie or by overland traverse from Lochalsh.



Exploration History

1980-81: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1983-85: Oasis Resources Inc. - ground geophysics, mapping. 1987: Longbow Exploration Ltd. - geological mapping, sampling. 1989-98: Quote Resources/Watson Lake Mines/Longbow Resources - prospecting, sampling, stripping. 1995-96:. J. Paynter - prospecting, recutting claim lines. 1998: Watson Lake and Longbow Resources - VLF-EM; magnetometer survey, till sampling, geological mapping, backhoe trenching. IP surveys, DD-4513m. 1999-2000: S. Clement - sampling, mapping, 1 ddh (200 m). 1999: Watson Lake Resources - geological mapping, sampling. 2000: F.T. Archibald - DD-1-200 m. 2007: F. Archibald - DD-1.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.35903 20000000016 20000000016
WP.Riggs-63/2.22851 42C08SE2015 42C08SE2015
WP Riggs.32/ W9005.00250 42G08SE5006 42G08SE5006
WP Riggs.54/ 2.20115 42C08SE2008 42C08SE2008
WP Riggs.50 / 2.19672 42C08SE2005 42C08SE2005
Riggs-0018A1/2.4070 42C08SE0661 42C08SE0661
Riggs-0021 A1/2.11596 42C08SW0610 42C08SW0610
Riggs- 0022/ 2.11597 42C08SW0847 42C08SW0847
WP Riggs.58/ 2.20765 42C08SE2010 42C08SE2010
WP Riggs.27 / 2.13405 42C08SW0840 42C08SW0840
WP Riggs.46/2.18881 42C08SE2002 42C08SE2002
WP Riggs.40/W9550.00069 42C08SE0020 42C08SE0020

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Belt: Michipicoten

Geological Age: Neoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Olivine Gabbro 1 Olivine Gabbro Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The core of Manitou Mountain consists of coarse-grained olivine gabbro.




Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected from the core of Manitou Mountain by Quote Resources returned an assay of 1819 ppm Cr, 1166 ppm Ni and 2550 ppm Zn.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Missanabie area, Riggs Township, formerly Township 47, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0944 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1974

Author: Srivastava P., Bennett G., Elmhirst F., Andrews M.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Riggs and West townships, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R174 Page: 29-31  Date: 1978

Author: Srivastava P., Bennett G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Riggs and West townships, Algoma District

Publication Number: M2353 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1977

Author: Srivastava P., Bennett G., Elmhirst F., Andrews M.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - Geology of Township 47 [Riggs Township], Missinaibi area

Publication Number: ARV54-04 Page: 11-17  Date: 1997

Author: Bruce E.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Township 47 [Riggs Township], District of Algoma, Ontario

Publication Number: M1946-02 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1998

Author: Bruce E.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Goudreau-Lochalsh area, District of Algoma, Ontario

Publication Number: ARM36B Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1998

Author: Gledhill T.L., Collins W.H., Thomson E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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