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| Record Name(s) | McVittie - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Feb-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Mar-22 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Lithium
Township or Area: Lake Jean Area
Latitude: 49° 24' 32.64" Longitude: -88° 1' 24.41"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 425758.15 Northing: 5473434.9 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 52H08NE
Point Location Description: Transfer
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The prospect is located approximately 53 km north of Nipigon, ON. Drive 38 km north of Nipigon on Highway 11. Turn east and drive 15 km along Gorge Creek Road. The prospect is about 700 m east of Gorge Creek Road and 140 m west of the NE shore of Dive Lake.
1955: Deposit was discovered by J. McVittie, J. Cryderman, and E.W. Hadley. 1955-56: Noranda Mines Ltd. conducted geological mapping, prospecting, trenching and drilled 12 DDH totalling 1093 m. 1978: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. conducted ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys. 1984: Armeno Resources Inc. conducted geological mapping, and magnetometer, VLF-EM, and gradiometric surveys. 1986: Armeno conducted a soil geochemistry survey. 1987: Armeno drilled 2 DDH totalling 150 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7415 | 42E05SW0006 | 42E05SW0006 |
| 16 | 52H08NE9234 | 52H08NE9234 |
| 2.2968 | 52H08NE0002 | 52H08NE0002 |
| 11 | 52H08NE9236 | 52H08NE9236 |
| 2.9225 | 42E05SW0005 | 42E05SW0005 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Monzonite | 1 | Quartz Monzonite | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Host | ||
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 |
Jan 29, 2016 (Therese Pettigrew) - A lithtum-bearlng pegmatite dyke cuts coarse-grained monzonite stock wedging out in metasedlments to the south. The pegmatite contains coarse spodumene and potash feldspar crystals in a finer quartz, feldspar, muscovite matrix. The pegmatite strikes N10W dipping 80E for 500 ft. north of Dive Lake. It has an average width of 20 ft (AFRI 42E05SW0006).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spodumene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Plagioclase | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Muscovite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 29, 2016 (Therese Pettigrew) - The lithium-bearing pegmatite and associated aplite strikes N10-25W and dips steeply east for a length of 1200 ft. Average exposed width appears to be approximately 20 ft. It is a medium-textured pegmatite containing white albite crystals ranging from 2-4” long and light green prismatic spodumene crystals up to 2” long. Both minerals occur in a fine-grained groundmass of quartz, feldspar, muscovite and minor apatite. The degree of granularity and spodumene content increase gradually inwards from the often ill-defined contacts. A 20 pound sample collected during the 1984 field program assayed 0.43% Li (0.94% Li2O) (AFRI 42E05SW0006). The McVittie pegmatite can be divided into three parts on the basis of its lithia content. One section lies 50-650 feet north of Dive Lake; the central section, 650-850 feet north of the lake; and the third section, 850-1,250 feet north of the lake. The first section, 600 feet in length, ranges from 8 to 26.5 feet and averages 17 feet in width. It is estimated to contain, per vertical foot of depth, 770 tons of pegmatite having an average grade of 1.00 percent Li2O. In the central section, the pegmatite splits into two parallel bodies, each averaging about 5 feet in width. These lie up to 15 feet apart and average 0.68 percent Li2O. From 1,050 to 1,250 feet north of Dive Lake, only a single body is present as before. This section averages 7 feet in width. It is estimated to contain, per vertical foot of depth, about 100 tons of pegmatite having an average grade of 1.25 percent Li2O (Pye, 1965). Highlights of the 1955 drill program include 10 assays that range from 1.44 to 2.08% Li2O (AFRI 42E05SW0006).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McVittie | 1965 | Unclassified | 236775 | Pye, 1965 | 261,000 tons with an average grade of 1.03% Li. Lithium-bearing pegmatite dyke striking approx. N20W and dipping 80E for a length of 200 m and an average width of 5 m. | Lithium 1.03 % |
Publication - Independent Technical Report and Updated Resource for Nama Creek Main Zone North Pegmatite; Georgia Lake Lithium Property, Beardmore, Ontario, Canada
Publication Number: 2012 43-101 Date: 2012
Author: Selway, J., Baker, J., Magyarosi, Z., Dixon, A., Sanders, R.
Publisher Name: Caracle Creek for Rock Tech Lithium
Location: SEDAR
Publication - Geology of Canadian Lithium Deposits; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 21
Publication Number: Econ Geol 21 Page: 57 Date: 1965
Author: Mulligan, R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102454
MonoMap - Geology and lithium deposits of Georgia Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R031 Page: 87-89 Date: 1997
Author: Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Pijitawabik Bay area (Kilkenny Township), District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: GDIF188 Date: 1997
Author: Thunder Bay RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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