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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI42D15SW00023

Record: MDI42D15SW00023

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) NW Steel - 1967
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Apr-02
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite



Location

Township or Area: Tuuri

Latitude: 48° 48' 43.18"    Longitude: -86° 49' 27.91"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 512890.71   Northing: 5406571.32    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 42D15SW

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1967: M. Carter (OGS Staff) identified the pyrite showing while mapping the area. 1988: Noranda Exploration Company carried out mapping, sampling, and an EM/magnetic survey. 2004: R. Wahl conducted prospecting, mapping and sampling. 2005: Phoenix Matachewan Mines conducted linecutting, prospecting, mapping, sampling, and ground magnetic and VLF-EM surveys.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.11960 42D15SW0053 42D15SW0053
2.28817 42D15SW2026 42D15SW2026
2.30511 20000000629 20000000629
2.33428 20000001721 20000001721

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1
Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided 2

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
1SillimaniteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Jackfish-Middleton area, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2107 Scale:     Date: 1967

Author: Walker J.W.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of the Jackfish-Middleton area, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: R050 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Walker J.W.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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

Publication Number: OFR5951 Scale:     Date: 1996

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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