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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Diorite, Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic), Andesite
- Associated rock
- Diorite
Faults
Carbonitization, Pyritization, Tourmalinization
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
Records and references
HODGSON, C.J., AND MACGEEHAN, P.J., 1982, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF "GOLD ONLY" DEPOSITS IN THE SUPERIOR PROVINCE, IN HODDER, R.W., AND PETRUK, WILLIAM, EDS., GEOLOGY OF CANADIAN GOLD DEPOSITS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 286 P. MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987. BOYLE, R.W., 1979, THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD AND ITS DEPOSITS (TOGETHER WITH A CHAPTER ON GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR THE ELEMENT): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA BULLETIN 280, 584 P. MINING MAGAZINE, 1987.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10084895 — view the source record
Difficulty
Getting there
Location on Map
Coordinates: 48.08332, -77.78298
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