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MDI42D14SE00058
| Record Name(s) | McKenzie - 1921, R660 - 1921, T.C. Armstrong - 1989, United Continental Energy Corporation - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Molybdenum
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Priske
Latitude: 48° 46' 46.57" Longitude: -87° 14' 43.94"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 481961.66 Northing: 5402984.75 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42D14SE, 42D14SW
Point Location Description: Shaft, small trenches, pits.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The McKenzie occurrence is located on claim R660 in Priske Township about 3 km south southeast of Schreiber (claim map G 631, Priske Township). Access is via the old Schreiber dump road which branches off Highway 17 at a point 4.4 km east of Schreiber. The road extends approximately 3 km south and west. Branching south off of this road is a secondary road or trail. The shaft is located about 10 m east of the road at a point about 72 m south along the road.
Pre-1921: Claim R660 patented as part of the Morley group; 10 feet (3 m) shaft sunk. 1983: United Continental Energy Corporation conducted an airborne geophysical survey, prospecting, geological compilation and sampling.trong.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 63.4384 | 42D14SE0067 | 42D14SE0067 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Hopkins (1922 p.23) first described the McKenzie occurrence: 'Considerable chalcopyrite occurs in narrow quartz veins with molybdenite and other minerals on the McKenzie claim (R.660) southeast of Schreiber ... The occurrence is situated in red hornblende granite and syenite.' A laminated quartz vein hosted by a potassium rich granite of the Terrace Bay Batholith, and is exposed by a 1.8 m by 1.8 m shaft. The vein observed was up to 25 cm wide and strikes 80 degrees with a near vertical dip. The vein was followed for 20 m along strike with several trenches and small pits observed. (Resident Geologist's Files, Schreiber Hemlo District, Thunder Bay).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Hornblende Granite | Host |
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| Syenite | 2 | Host | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Malachite | Alteration | Supergene | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Samples (3741, 3746, 3775) collected by United Continental Energy Corp. assayed up to 0.04 ounce per ton Au and up to 5.38 ounces per ton Ag. Samples taken by Resident Geologist personnel returned the following values: 83-BMV-1: 0.02 oz/tonAu, 1.46 oz/ton Ag, 3.06% Cu, 82 ppm Mo (Quartz vein dump material with py, cp and malachite stain). 83-BMV-2: 0.03 oz/ton Au, 0.13 oz/ton Ag, 4880 ppm Cu, 15 ppm Mo (Granite, with quartz veins and cp). 83-BMV-3: 0.02 oz/ton Au, 0.76 oz/ton Ag, 2.86% Cu, 91 ppm Mo (Quartz vein dump material with cp, malachite stain). 83-BMV-4: 0.27 oz/ton Au, 0.27 oz/ton Ag, 2020 ppm Cu, 400 ppm Mo (Quartz vein dump material with cp).
Date: Feb 18, 1997
Geologist: B Nelson
Notes: Resident Geologist personnel visited the occurrence August 24, 1983.
Map - Nipigon-Schreiber, geological compilation series, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2232 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1973
Author: Carter M.W., McIlwaine W.H., Wisbey P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Part - Schreiber-Duck Lake area
Publication Number: ARV30-04.001 Page: 23 Date: 1998
Author: Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Terrace Bay area, west sheet, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: P2417 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Carter M.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 75 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Schreiber area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM47J Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Bartley M.W., Harcourt G.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Map - Schreiber-Duck Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: ARM30A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1998
Author: Hopkins P.E., Tanton T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Schreiber sheet, District of Thunder Bay, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0360 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Mineral Occurrences in the Nipigon-Marathon Area, Volumes 1 and 2.
Publication Number: OFR5951 Page: 386-389 Date: 1996
Author: Schnieders B.R., Smyk M.C., Speed A.A., McKay D.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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