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Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5989 Report of Activities, 1998 Resident Geologist Program Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District 1999 ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open File Report 5989 Report of Activities, 1998 Resident Geologist Program Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District by B.R. Schnieders, J.F. Scott, M.C. Smyk and M.S. O’Brien 1999 Parts of this publication may be quoted if credit is given. It is recommended that reference to this publication be made in the following form: Schnieders, B.R., Scott, J.F., Smyk, M.C. and O’Brien, M.S., 1999. Report of Activities 1998, Resident Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5989, 55p. e Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 1999 e Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 1999. 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Report of Activities 1998, Resident Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5989, 55p. iii v ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESIDENT GEOLOGIST PROGRAM REPORT OF ACTIVITIES - 1998 THUNDER BAY SOUTH REGIONAL RESIDENT GEOLOGIST DISTRICT Contents Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist’s District-1998 Introduction ............................................................................... 1 Mining Activity ............................................................................ 1 Agate ................................................................................. 1 Thunder Bay Agate Mine ............................................................. 1 Amethyst .............................................................................. 1 Stone ................................................................................. 2 Ruby Lake Marble Ltd. ............................................................... 2 Gold ................................................................................. 2 David Bell Mine .................................................................... 2 Golden Giant Mine .................................................................. 2 Williams Mine ...................................................................... 3 Platinum Group Elements ................................................................ 3 Lac Des Iles Mine ................................................................... 3 Base Metals ............................................................................ 3 Shebandowan Mine .................................................................. 3 Winston Lake Division ............................................................... 4 Advanced Exploration ....................................................................... 5 Franco--Nevada Mining Corporation Ltd..................................................... 5 Exploration Activity ........................................................................ 6 Gold Exploration ....................................................................... 6 Base Metal Exploration .................................................................. 7 Platinum Group Element (PGE) Exploration.................................................. 8 Land Use Planning Activity .................................................................. 8 Resident Geologist Staff and Activities......................................................... 9 Property Examinations ...................................................................... 35 Peevy Lake Area ........................................................................ 35 Spider Lake Property .................................................................... 36 Samuels Lake Property ................................................................... 38 Powell Lake Property .................................................................... 41 Blueberry Amethyst Patch ................................................................ 41 Recommendations For Exploration ............................................................. 42 MatawinGoldBelt ...................................................................... 42 Platinum Group Elements in Quetico Intrusions............................................... 42 Copper--Nickel-- Platinum Group Element Targets on the Southern Margin of the Crosman Lake Batholith........................................................... 43 Base Metals and Gold in the Garden and Kearns Lakes Area..................................... 43 Base Metal--Bearing Float in Conmee Township............................................... 44 OGS Activities and Research By Others......................................................... 45 Lakehead University ..................................................................... 47 Acknowledgements ......................................................................... 51 References ................................................................................ 52 Metric Conversion Table ..................................................................... 55 ix Figures 1a. Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District, (western portion), Exploration Activity, 1998 ........................................................................ 29 1b. Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District, (Shebandowan area), Exploration Activity, 1998 ........................................................................ 30 2a. Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District, (Schreiber--Hemlo portion), Exploration Activity, 1998 ........................................................................ 31 2b. Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District, (Hemlo area), Exploration Activity, 1998 ........................................................................ 32 3a. Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District, (western portion), Property Visits, 1998 .......................................................................... 33 3b. Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District, (Schreiber--Hemlo portion), Property Visits, 1998 .......................................................................... 34 4. Generalized Geology of the Blueberry Amethyst Patch....................................... 40 Tables 1. Mine production and reserves in the Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District in 1998....... 5 2. Assessment files received in the Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District in 1998........... 10 3. Exploration activity in the Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist’s District in 1998............... 21 4. Property visits conducted by the Thunder Bay South Resident