Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Dajaty Paint Lake - 1944, Paint Lake Group Occurrence - 1944, Dajaty - McCall - 1991, Paint Lake - 1991, G. Perry - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-10 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Walters
Latitude: 49° 43' 34.79" Longitude: -87° 45' 7.15"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 445802.383 Northing: 5508475.028 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42E12NE
Point Location Description: Strips and diamond-drill holes.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The property is located along the western boundary of Walters Township, 1.3 km north of Bearskin Lake. Travel north from Nezah (10.1 km west of Jellico) on secondary highway #801 for about 8 km, then west on a dirt-sand road for 0.8 km.
1944: The property covering the occurrence was staked by George Perry. 1948: Five holes totaling 167 m were drilled by Airways Exploration Ltd. 1949-79: Occurrence cancelled and restaked numerous times. 1980-84: Power stripping and diamond-drilling (4 holes totaling 225.8 m) were done to the south of this showing by David Thorsteinson. 1985: As of 1985, the property was not available for staking, pending a Supreme Court decision on a claim dispute with Metalore Resources.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 63A.91 | 42E12NE0140 | 42E12NE0140 |
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - The occurrence is comprised of a quartz sulphide replacement zone in sheared Archean lava. Strike of the zone is approximately east-west, and dips range from 75 degrees to 85 degrees to the south. Vertical and north dips are noted 152 m to the north. The greenstone-conglomerate contact lies 152 to 183 m to the north and the Paint Lake Fault a short distance further to the north. Though the zone is described as being well mineralized, there is no mention of specific minerals. The zone is greater than 2.4 m wide. Attempts to trench the area were abandoned due to ground water and overburden problems. The discovery occurs in a wet ravine.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Greenstone | Sheared | Host |
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| Conglomerate | 2 | Near |
| 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 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 |
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - According to OFR 5630, there is no mention of specific minerals. Grab samples from surface assayed up to 1.88 oz/ton Au. Channel samples from a trench were reported to be less than ore grade (Tyson, 1948).
Map - Tashota-Geraldton sheet, geological compilation series, Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: M2102 Date: 1997
Author: Pye E.G., Harris F.R., Fenwick K.G., Baillie J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Walters and Leduc townships, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2356 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Mackasey W.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Thunder Bay data series, Irwin Township area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P2516 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Speed A.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Beardmore-Geraldton area, districts of Thunder Bay and Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5630 Date: 1986
Author: Mason J.K., White G.D.
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
Map - Walters and Leduc townships, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2356 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Mackasey W.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Walters and Leduc townships, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R149 Date: 1976
Author: Mackasey W.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Walters and Leduc townships, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2356 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Mackasey W.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Walters and Leduc townships, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R149 Page: 45 Date: 1976
Author: Mackasey W.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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