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| Record Name(s) | Mathieu Occurrence - 1917, J.A. Mathieu's Property - 1917 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Jun-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: Little Turtle Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 45' 38.78" Longitude: -92° 39' 17.74"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 525360 Northing: 5400920 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52C15SE
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Data Compilation
1917: trenching and shaft sinking. 1956: geophysical survey. 1982: stripping, trenching and sampling for gold. 1983: geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys as part of a gold exploration program.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Fort Frances-Mine Centre
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Sericite |
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| 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 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Azurite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (Peter Hinz) - Mineralization included pyrite and chalcopyrite. Best assay in 1982 returned 4.93% Pb. Grab samples taken in 1983 assayed 0.89% Cu
Mar 04, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Parsons (1918) reported that the rock on the property is a sericite schist somewhat mineralized with pyrite and chalcopyrite. Some traces of malachite and azurite were observed on the dump.
Article - Kenora Resident Geologist's District - 1988
Publication Number: MP142.002 Date: 1997
Author: Blackburn C.E., Hailstone M.H., Parker J.R., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Kenora Resident Geologist's District - 1989
Publication Number: MP147.002 Date: 1997
Author: Blackburn C.E., Hailstone M.H., Delisle P.C., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Kenora Resident Geologist's District - 1990
Publication Number: MP152.002 Date: 1997
Author: Blackburn C.E., Hailstone M.H., Storey C.C., Perrault M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Mineral developments in N.W. Ontario
Publication Number: ARV27-01.005 Page: 173-174 Date: 1998
Author: Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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Mono - The geological setting of mineralization in the Mine Centre-Fort Frances area, District of Rainy River
Publication Number: OFR5512 Date: 1984
Author: Poulsen K.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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