Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Windy Ridge - 2011, Kowtuski Pearl - 2011, Noyes Central - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Amethyst
Secondary Commodities: Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: McTavish
Latitude: 48° 40' 58.35" Longitude: -88° 41' 42.81"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 375224 Northing: 5393590 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A10NE
Point Location Description: Google Earth
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Access is by seasonal gravel road (Pearl Rd #5 north of hwy 17 at Pearl, On.) Cross over rail way tracks then turn left (west) and go north for about 1 kilometer and take the first left on a private road (the locals refer to this road as the "David Bac" road) for about 1 K, thru a private property gate and continue north, on crown land, between Sward lake and Pike lake, to claim # 4265719 (about 100 meters north of these lakes) This road dead ends on my claim.
1996: D. Bak completed a prospecting and trenching work program that included the leased claim that covered the Noyes Central Occurrence. 2011: L. Kowtuski staked the area of the Noyes Central Occurrence. 2012: L. Kowtuski completed two phases of prospecting and overburden stripping over the historical trenches. 2013: L. Kowtudki followed the amethyst vein by mechanical stripping and blasting. 2014: L. Kowtuski carried out prospecting, blasting, and stripping. 2015: A class B Quarry licence issued for 500 tpy maximum on a 4 ha area.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| W9640.00592 | 52A10NE0042 | 52A10NE0042 |
| 2.55655 | 20000014257 | 20000014257 |
| 2.53493 | 20000008754 | 20000008754 |
| 2.54714 | 20000009140 | 20000009140 |
| 2.55654 | 20000014255 | 20000014255 |
| 2.55621 | 20000014256 | 20000014256 |
| 2.54684 | 20000009133 | 20000009133 |
| 2.55617 | 20000014254 | 20000014254 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Nipigon Basin
Formation Group: Sibley Group
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Brecciated | Host |
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| Mudstone | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amethyst | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Mono - Amethyst deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: GB05 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, McTavish Township (west part of north half), District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0720 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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