Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | OGS Moly Showing - 1973 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Aug-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Mosambik
Latitude: 48° 42' 59.49" Longitude: -84° 35' 16.46"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 677419 Northing: 5398751 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42C10NE
Point Location Description: Promontory on small lake north of North Wejinabikun Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via a series of logging roads heading east from highway 631. Alternatively, the site is accessible by air from White River or Wawa.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Dayohessarah-Kabinakagami
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO Vol 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granodiorite | 2 | Host | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
May 26, 2014 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted within a 10 cm wide quartz vein in granodiorite , as well as within the granodiorite itself.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A composite sample taken by the OGS in 1973 returned an assay of 0.11% Mo.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Map - Geological series, Nameigos-Simpson area, Mosambik and Cudney townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0912 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1973
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Esnagi Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R176 Page: 44 Date: 1978
Author: Siragusa G.M.
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: 210 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Esnagi Lake, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2382 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1977
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Hornepayne sheet, districts of Algoma and Cochrane, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury mining divisions, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0476 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
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