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MDI42C02SW00021
| Record Name(s) | Magpie Gold Occurrence - 1986, Cardiac Hill - 1986 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Aug-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Chabanel
Latitude: 48° 2' 25.49" Longitude: -84° 46' 10.7"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 666240.44 Northing: 5323198.62 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SW
Point Location Description: Gossan zone east of lake on map #1 WP Chabanel.29
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access is via the fume kill road to Siderite Junction, a distance of approximately 7.5 km from highway 101. From Siderite Junction take the left hand fork for approximately 3 km. From there, the property is accessible by traversing over Cardiac Hill for approximately 200 m.
Pre 1936: trenching and prospecting on the Legarde Lake property. 1984: Canamax Resources Inc. - airborne EM and mag. 1986-90: Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. - geological mapping, sampling, trenching. 1990: G. Luciuk - trenching and sampling. 1997: H. Hutteri - mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Chabanel 29/ 2.18729 | 42C02SW2001 | 42C02SW2001 |
| Chabanel 0049A1 | 42C02NE0027 | 42C02NE0027 |
| WP Chabanel 20/ 2.14574 | 42C02SW0002 | 42C02SW0002 |
| WP Chabanel 2/ 2.9837 | 42C02SE0066 | 42C02SE0066 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2700 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Jan 11, 2016 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies along the south limb of a major ENE-trending sedimentary basin stretching from Wawa to Hawk Junction. The property area is underlain by a metavolcanic assemblage occurring stratigraphically above the Michipicoten iron formation. The sequence consists of calc-alkalic intermediate to felsic volcanic, quartz porphyritic volcanics/intrusives and less amounts of high Fe-tholeiitic basalts and gabro sills. The volcanic sequence is in turn overlain by a basal conglomerate followed by wackes and argillites.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Ankerite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic Tuff | 2 | Tuff | Adjacent | |
| Gabbro | 3 | Gabbro | Near |
Jan 11, 2016 (A Wilson) - The showing consists of a pyritic-silicified carbonate zone consisting of up to three separate narrow and closely spaced gossan zones. These zones are hosted within felsic tuffs which are heavily silicified in the vicinity of the showing. Quartz eyes, tourmaline and silicification are prominent in the vicinity of the showing.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Pyrite is the most common sulphide present and occurs in up to 10% of the zone. Minor pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite are seen locally. Where pervasive silicification is the most intense, pyrite content reaches 30% and consists of disseminated and semi-massive crudely banded pyrite and arsenopyrite. Channel samples collected by Noranda returned values ranging from 1.32 g/t Au over 3 m to 4.56 g/t Au over 1 m. Gold values up to 6.6 g/t Au and silver values up to 14.3 ppm have been found within the alteration zones in samples collected by Hutteri.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 300 | 55 | 2700 MA | OFR5888 |
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Chabanel Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2439 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Rebic Z., Abercrombie S., Neale K., MacMillan D.W., England D., Calvert T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Scale: Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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