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| Record Name(s) | Kaby Lake Galena Occurrence - 1973 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2001-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Ermine
Latitude: 48° 55' 10.37" Longitude: -84° 23' 28.09"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 691117 Northing: 5421793 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42C16NW
Point Location Description: Grab sample on north side of Agamik Island.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by float equipped aircraft from Wawa or Kapuskasing.
1987: River Oaks Gold Resources: airborne geophysics. 1988-89: Derry Gold Resources Inc. - mapping, sampling, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WT Ermine.1/ 2.11530 | 42C16NW0104 | 42C16NW0104 |
| WT Ermine.2/2.12452 | 42C16NW0102 | 42C16NW0102 |
| WT Hawkins.1/ 2.10254 | 42F01SE0007 | 42F01SE0007 |
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 | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Hornblende | Host |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host | |
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
May 20, 2014 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as consisting of a narrow quartz vein containing pyrite and galena within basic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
May 20, 2014 (A Wilson) - A grab sample taken by the OGS from the vicinity of the showing returned 0.04% Cu and traces of gold.. Grab samples taken from this site in 1988 by Derry Gold Resources returned assays of 1080 ppm Cu and 7900 ppm Zn. Derry Gold also traced this horizon for a distance of over 700 m.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Map - Kabinakagami Lake, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2355 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kabinakagami Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R159 Page: 27 Date: 1977
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Kabinakagami Lake area, Derry and Ermine townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0813 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1973
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Notes on mineral occurrences, Hornepayne sheet map P.476, geological compilation series
Publication Number: MP020 Page: 4 Date: 1968
Author: Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Part - Oba area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV38-06.004 Page: 124 Date: 1998
Author: Maynard J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. 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: 235 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Oba area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM38C Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Maynard J.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:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 100 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Kabinakagami Lake Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: OFR5787 Page: 63 Date: 1993
Author: Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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