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Record Name(s) | Springer East - 1957 |
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Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
Date Created | 2007-Oct-30 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Setting Net Lake Area
Latitude: 52° 46' 39.85" Longitude: -93° 34' 22.73"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 461350 Northing: 5847700 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Red Lake
NTS Grid: 53C13SE
Point Location Description: Approximate location from assessment file maps.
Location Method: Data Compilation
1928: Stripping and trenching by L.G. Springer. 1956-57: Geological mapping, geophysical surveys and diamond drilling by Newconex. 1987-88: Prospecting, geological mapping and geophysical surveys by Geotest.
Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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15 | 53C13SE0027 | 53C13SE0027 |
2.11129 | 53C13SE0036 | 53C13SE0036 |
14 | 53C13SE0026 | 53C13SE0026 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Sachigo
Terrane: North Caribou
Belt: Favourable Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Tuffaceous Mudstone | 1 | Chert or Felsic Tuff with Argillite | Host |
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Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
Gabbro | 3 | Near |
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 20, 2008 (Mark Puumala) - The Springer East occurrence is described by Atkinson et al. (1990) as an east-trending sulphide-rich unit of interflow sediments hosted within massive and pillowed metavolcanic flows. A medium to coarse-grained gabbro occurs to the west of the occurence. Atkinson et al. (1990) describe the mineralized metasedimentary horizon as gossan-stained, sulphide-bearing, sericitic chert or felsic tuff interlayered with black argillite. Mineralization consists of disseminated, layered and semimassive pyrrhotite with accessory pyrite and minor chalcopyrite. Foliation in the area of the showing is reported to be oriented 316/80. Parker (1999) suggested that this showing is of the volcanogenic massive sulphide type. Senet Copper Mines reported advancing four diamond drill holes (S-14, 16, 18 and 32) on this occurrence in 1957 (AFRI# 53C13SE0027). Disseminated to near-massive (up to 50%) sulphides were reported in horizons logged as rhyolite, greywacke and argillite. Copper values of greater than 0.1% were reported to occur over relatively wide intersections in three of these drill holes. Notable intersections included 0.17% Cu over 15 m in ddh S-14, 0.16% Cu over two 7.5 m sections in ddh S-32 and 0.11% Cu over 4.57 m in ddh S-18. A grab sample assay of 2140 ppm Cu was reported from the surface expression of this showing by Cruickshank (1988) while Atkinson et al. (1990) reported low copper assays (<400 ppm) from two grab samples. Senet Copper also reported an assay of 0.13% Cu at a location approximately 800 m east of the Springer occurrence (AFRI# 53C13SE0026). This assay was obtained from material logged as rhyolite containing scattered pyrite mineralization. Atkinson et al. (1990) report additional occurrences of similar mineralization at locations approximately 500 m west (Springer West) and 1 km north (Springer North) of the Springer East occurrence. However, no occurrence-grade assays were reported from these locations.
Rank | Classification |
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1 | VMS Base Metal |
Rank | Characteristic |
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1 | Stratabound |
Article - Red Lake Resident Geologist's District - 1990
Publication Number: MP152.003 Page: 31-66 Date: 1997
Author: Atkinson B.T., Parker J.R., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Regional metallogeny of the northwestern Superior Province, Ontario: volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralization
Publication Number: MP169.022 Page: 143-155 Date: 1998
Author: Parker J.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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