Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Halonen - 1964, Dickenson Mines - 1965, Sox Lake - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Apr-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum, Copper
Township or Area: Killraine
Latitude: 48° 49' 13.58" Longitude: -87° 18' 7.08"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 477834 Northing: 5407539 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42D14SW
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole location in Assessment file 42D14SW0039
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The occurrence lies immediately north of Highway 17 north of Rongie Lake, in Killraine Township, about 2.4 km west of Schreiber (Map G 625) Highway 17 crosses the property and the Dickenson Mines drill hole is collared approximately 168 m north of the highway, south of a small lake.
1960-1962: Staked and held by R.W. Pitkanen; no work was recorded. 1964: A claim group was staked by Halonen and Pitkanen. 1965: All interest was transferred to Mid North Engineering Services Ltd. Dickenson Mines completed one diamond drill hole (31 m). 1967: Claims lapsed. 1983: TB 757235 was staked to cover the occurrence by R. Collins. 1984: All interest was transferred to R.A. Schiralli; claims lapsed.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 11 | 42D14SW0039 | 42D14SW0039 |
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Drilling by Dickenson Mines intersected what was termed a coarse grained grey to pink (biotite) granite with occasional quartz stringers and mafic dyke rocks. (Resident Geologist's Files, Schreiber Hemlo District, Thunder Bay) Carter (1981a) has mapped the local rocks as hornblende ? biotite syenite, quartz syenite and (massive, pink) hornblende ? biotite granite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Host |
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| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Syenite | 3 | Hornblende+/- Biotite Syenite | Near | |
| Syenite | 4 | Quartz Syenite | Near | |
| Vein | 5 | Quartz Stringers | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Drilling by Dickenson Mines intersected what was termed a coarse grained grey to pink (biotite) granite.
| 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 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Drill sections noted the presence of usually weak pyrite, molybdenite and chalcopyrite mineralization in narrow (1 2 cm) quartz stringers and as disseminations in the host rock. (Resident Geologist's Files, Schreiber Hemlo District, Thunder Bay).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Calc-Alkalic Porphyry |
File - Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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:
Mono - Mineral Occurrences in the Nipigon-Marathon Area, Volumes 1 and 2.
Publication Number: OFR5951 Page: 504-505 Date: 1996
Author: Schnieders B.R., Smyk M.C., Speed A.A., McKay D.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Schreiber area, east part, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: P2391 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Carter M.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
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:
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