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Record: MDI42A01NE00118

General

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Gold, Zinc, Lead

Location

Township or Area: Teck

Latitude: 48° 11' .78"    Longitude: -80° 8' 6.08"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 564294   Northing: 5337063    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A01NE

Point Location Description: Shaft

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS

Access Description: Follow the Goldthorpe Road out of Chaput Hughes for approximately 12 km. At this point there is a road to the north to access Winnie Lake. Follow this road for about 170 m to an area of stripping. The shaft is on a stripped outcrop about 300 m to the southwest. Note that the last 1.5 km of the Goldthorpe Road is only accessible by ATV.

Exploration History

1912 - - 27 foot shaft sunk on the zone. It is reported that a few tons were removed and processed. 1927 – Lundberg completed a geophysical survey 1938 – Erie Canadian completed 5 diamond drill holes. One hole near the shaft intersected 4.2% Cu over 2.7 feet. Another hole, collared 450 feet east of the shaft, intersected 0.01 opt Au, 1.03% Cu and 0.24% Zn over 5 feet 1950 – Diamond drilling by Winnie Lake Mining Co. and Macassa Mines (7 holes). 1974 – Diamond drilling by Lynx Canada (total of 3 holes totalling 1186 feet). 1989-1990 – Tundra Gold Mines and Trinity Explorations completed magnetic, VLF-EM and IP surveys. Soil geochemical and geological mapping surveys were also completed. 17 diamond drill holes tested areas with the best intersection of 2.58% Cu, 2.83% Zn, 0.5 opt Ag and 0.03 opt Au, over 73.8' of discontinuous sulphides. 1990 – Pamourex completed 6 diamond drill holes totalling 4075 feet and down-hole EM. Lithogeochemical sampling of drill core was completed. 1995 – Trinity Explorations Inc. completed ground magnetic and VLF-EM.

Assessment Work on File

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River

Geological Age: Archean  

Geology Comments

Nov 29, 2012 (D Guidon) - As part of the Abitibi greenstone belt, the region is underlain primarily by Archean metavolcanics and metasediments cut by intrusive rocks with a wide range of compositions. Most rocks have been metamorphosed to greenschist facies. Although base metal deposits are rare, numerous gold deposits have been found in the area localized adjacent to the Kirkland Lake - Larder Lake Break, a major structural feature which extends into northwestern Quebec.

Lithology

Lithology Comments

Nov 29, 2012 (D Guidon) - The property is underlain by a folded series of mafic to ultramafic flow rocks with some argillitic interflow sediments. A plug of syenite intrudes the volcanics in the western portion of the property. Pillowed mafic volcanic rocks top to the southeast, near the road.

Mineralization

Mineralization Comments

Nov 29, 2012 (D Guidon) - The main showing (564295E 5337063N) is a gossan exposed over a strike length of 70 feet in the vicinity of the shaft. Mineralization consists of pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite/ gold, galena, marcasite, hematite, magnetite, and sphalerite. The sulphides are hosted by a band of silicified rhyolite located along a shear zone. Gold, copper, zinc, and lead appear to be present in the shear, in isolated quartz stringers and as fine grained disseminations in the wall rock. Assays reported from the pit area by Winnie Lake Mining Company Ltd. (1938) included 251 Cu, 131 Zn and .08 oz/t Au. Chip samples over an 11 foot width yielded 1.961 Cu, 4.051 Zn and .06 oz/t Au. A drill hole beneath the shaft cut 2.7 feet of 4.251 Cu. The discovery of a parallel zone of mineralization 600 feet further north does not appear to have been followed up and warrants further investigation. A single drill hole some 450 feet east of the shaft cut a five foot section grading 1.031 Cu.

Assay Samples

Mineral Record Details

Site Visit Information

Date: May 06, 2010

Geologist: D Guidon

Notes: Property visited June 15, 2010 with James Suma-Momoh. The exposed area near the shaft is about 5 by 40 m. A felsic volcanic tuff breccia is pinkish-grey in colour with fine grained sulphides of pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena as well as malachite. Included are narrow zones of fine grained mafic volcanics with disseminated sulphides. There is also a light coloured quartz feldspar porphyry dike about 15 cm wide that also trend easterly. Another area of stripping near the road was examined. The mineralization is to the north of this outcrop according to Pamourex mapping. The fabric in the rock runs about 90 degrees to stratigraphy as mapped. Sample Number 10309 10310 10311 10316 NAME Winnie 1 Winnie 2 Winnie 3 Winnie 4 TOWNSHIP Teck Teck Teck Teck NAD 83 83 83 83 UTM Zone 17 17 17 17 UTM East 564295 564295 564295 564438 UTM North 5337063 5337063 5337063 5337064 PROPERTY Winnie Lake Winnie Lake Winnie Lake Winnie Lake MDI Number ANALYSES Au, BM, WR Au, BM Au, BM Au, BM DESCRIPT qtz rich trace py vein and sulphide 10% - expect BM qv + intrusive? 3-5% py mal - expect BM mafic volc w/ 10% py stringers - expect BM Key Word in Description Photo Number Year Township Description UTM Zone Easting Northing 731481 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - James Suma-Momoh near the shaft. 17 564295 5337063 731482 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - water filled pit that cover the shaft 17 564295 5337063 731483 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - close-up of sulphide mineralization 17 564295 5337063 731484 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - sulphide zone 17 564295 5337063 731485 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - close-up of rhyolite 17 564295 5337063 731486 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - close-up of rhyolite 17 564295 5337063 731487 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - close-up of qfp dike 17 564295 5337063 731488 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - outcrop near road - sulphide zone 17 564438 5337065 731489 2010 Teck Winnie Lake - outcrop near road - close-up of sulphide zone 17 564438 5337065

References

Map - Township of Teck, District of Timiskaming, Ontario

Publication Number: M1945-01 Date: 1997

Author: Thomson J.E., Hopkins H., Gerrie W., MacLean A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - Ben Nevis, Munro, Kamiskotia, and other base metal areas, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming

Publication Number: ARV37-03.001 Page: 43-44  Date: 1998

Author: Gledhill T.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Mineral resources and mining properties in the Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area

Publication Number: MDC003 Page: 86  Date: 1964

Author: Savage W.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Data - Geological Compilation of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: MRD143 Date: 2004

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 371-372  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report KL #14

Publication Number: PV-14 Date: 1901

Author: Lovell, H.L.

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office

Map - Geological Compilation of the Kirkland Lake Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3425 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 2000

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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