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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI42D14SW00021

Record: MDI42D14SW00021

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Worthington Bay Cu-Ag - 1980
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Apr-01
Date Last Modified 2022-May-09
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Silver, Lead

Secondary Commodities: Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Priske

Latitude: 48° 46' 7.19"    Longitude: -87° 15' 31.95"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 480977.76   Northing: 5401772.01    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 42D14SE, 42D14SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

This showing just appears on OGS maps P2391 and Inset Map B in OFR5951. No documentation on the showing could be found in the files.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo

Geological Age: Archean  



Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2GalenaEconomicOre
3SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

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:


Mono - Mineral Occurrences in the Nipigon-Marathon Area, Volumes 1 and 2.

Publication Number: OFR5951 Page: 425  Date: 1996

Author: Schnieders B.R., Smyk M.C., Speed A.A., McKay D.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files

Publication Number: Min Dep Date: 1996

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Thunder Bay RGP


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