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MDI42C12NW00030
| Record Name(s) | Golden Sceptre North Zone - 1984, Horizon Zone - 1990 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Nov-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Molybdenum
Township or Area: Bomby
Latitude: 48° 41' 51.66" Longitude: -85° 56' 25.6"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 577966 Northing: 5394391 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42C12NW
Point Location Description: Horizon Zone point on OGS map M2614
Location Method: Data Compilation
1975: Cypress Resources Ltd. optioned the property from R. Newman, but no work was recorded. 1977: R. Newman optioned the property to Copper Lake Explorations Ltd., who carried out a geological survey, sampling, and VLF-EM survey. 1980: the property was staked by D. McKinnon, who optioned it to Corona Resources Ltd. Corona carried out ground magnetic and VLF-EM surveys, and drilled 83 DDH totalling over 26,000 feet. 1982-83: Noranda optioned the property and conducted diamond drilling. 2002: Williams Operating Corp. carried out drilling and sampling. This area is now part of the Williams open pit and under the waste rock pile.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4133 | ||
| 2.5101 | 42D09NE0089 | 42D09NE0089 |
| 2.4465 | 42C12NW0158 | 42C12NW0158 |
| 2.4980 | 42C12NW0154 | 42C12NW0154 |
| 18 | 42C12NW0149 | 42C12NW0149 |
| 2.23773 | 42C12NW2004 | 42C12NW2004 |
| 2.2449 | 42C12NW0464 | 42C12NW0464 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo
Geological Age: Archean
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Jan 22, 2019 (Therese Pettigrew) - The Horizon Zone is reported to have assayed up to 6.86 ppm Au, 0.284% Zn, and 179 ppm Mo from a metasedimentary unit that includes altered and deformed pelite, sandstone, and conglomerate. The Golden Sceptre North Zone is described as strongly deformed, altered, clastic sediments and felsic volcanics, with assays up to 11.31 ppm Au over 11.0 m (Muir, 2016).
Map - Geological Compilation of the Eastern Half of the Schreiber-Hemlo Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: M2614 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Field trip guidebook to the Hemlo area
Publication Number: MP118 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Patterson G.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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