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MDI42D15SE00014
| Record Name(s) | Dead Horse Creek (South) Prospect - 1921, Hannam Prospect - 1966, Leslie Property - 1979, R.J. McCabe Prospect - 1973, Saratoga Exploration Company Group A - 1950, Brae Brest Gold Mines Ltd. - 1948, Whitegate Mining Company Ltd. Group A - 1963, C-48 Occurrence - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1979-Dec-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Apr-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Township or Area: Walsh
Latitude: 48° 48' 22.17" Longitude: -86° 41' 14.21"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 522961.68 Northing: 5405954.69 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42D15SE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Field Visit
Access Description: The prospect is located in Walsh Township. The main showing is situated on both the east and west sides of Dead Horse Creek, about 400 m north of the CPR main line and 1.2 km south of Highway 17 (claim map G-636, Walsh Township). Access may be gained using a winter (drill) road which extends from Highway 17, approximately 122 m east of the Great West Timber Company Road (Dead Horse Creek Road), to the prospect site, a distance of 1390 m.
1921: Prospecting; Mr. Darling. Mineralized vein located at this time. 1948-1950: Occurrence was staked by Seaboard Oil and Mines Limited and subsequently optioned to Brae Brest Gold Mines Ltd. who planned to conduct surface exploration and diamond drilling. It is not known if this work was performed. 1952: Building construction, shaft sinking (2 compartment shaft 15.5 m deep), drifting commenced at 14.3 m and was continued in a westerly direction for 77.4m, diamond drilling (14 holes totalling 1681 m); Saratoga Explorations Limited. The drifting failed to intersect the downward extension of the No.1 vein, all but 2 of the surface drill holes did, however intersect the vein. 1953-1967: The occurrence was staked several times by various parties but no work was recorded. 1968: Unspecified manual and mechanical work, geochemical and geophysical (EM) surveys and diamond drilling (1 hole 85 m in length); L. Hannon. 1970: Trenching and diamond drilling (2 holes totalling 62.8 m); L. Robinson. 1973-1974: Power stripping (bulldozer); R. McCabe. 1975: Power stripping; R. McCabe 1978: Power stripping; R. McCabe. 1980: Unspecified surface work; R. McCabe. 1983: Unspecified amount of diamond drilling; R. McCabe. Property examination and lithogeochemical sampling; SH Resident Geologist staff (OGS). 1986-1987: Diamond drilling, sampling and dewatering of the shaft; R. McCabe. Property examination, lithogeochemical sampling; SH Resident Geologist staff (OGS). 2014: Claim staked by M.J. Gaudreau and transferred to T.P.H. Martel.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.1816 | 42D15NE0060 | 42D15NE0060 |
| 2.5855 | 42D15NE0039 | 42D15NE0039 |
| 12 | 42D15NE0066 | 42D15NE0066 |
| 63.2389 | 42D15NE0056 | 42D15NE0056 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - Walker (1967, p.35) described the prospect's geology: A narrow zone of galena-sphalerite mineralization crosses greywacke and a north-striking diabase dike. Red syenite dikes cut the greywacke nearby. Sulphides are found with calcite and minor amounts of quartz mostly in a 1-inch fracture that strikes N30 W and dips steeply to the north. A zone of shearing, carbonatization, and scattered sulphides adjacent to the fracture is up to 2 feet(0.6 m) or more in width and seems to be richest where it crosses the diabase. Shklanka (1969, pp.303-304) noted: ...two fracture zones in chloritized trachytic volcanics...enclosing a quartz vein striking N80 W for 400 feet (122 m) and reportedly up to 1.5 feet (0.5 m) wide and carrying galena and sphalerite mostly as a 2 inch seam on the south wall of the vein. This is known as No. 1 zone. No. 2 zone is 150 feet (45 m) long and is located 150 feet north (45 m) of the shaft which is on No. 1 zone. The combined length is 1300 feet (396 m).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Calcite | Host |
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| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Host | |
| Sandstone | 3 | Greywacke | Host | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Trachytic | Near | |
| Syenite | 5 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - A narrow zone of galena-sphalerite mineralization crosses greywacke and a north-striking diabase dike. Red syenite dikes cut the greywacke nearby.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - The ore minerals consist of erratically distributed galena, sphalerite and pyrite in a gangue of quartz (Shklanka 1969, pp.303-304). A grab sample taken by Walker (1956, p.5) from the main showing of Dead Horse Creek South assayed 25.20% lead, 28.81% zinc and 55.86 ounces per ton Ag. Sampling of the shaft collar on claim TB 41871 returned 21.80 ounces per ton Ag, lead 7.14%, zinc 13% across 1.37 m. Grab samples collected from the occurrence in 1983 and 1986 by OGS Resident Geologist staff returned assay results which varied up to 0.02 opt Au, 30.14 opt Ag, 13.9% Pb, 31.2% Zn and 3 ppm Mo. About 68 tonnes (75 tons) of cobbed ore were taken from a pocket at the shaft, averaging 60.49 ounces per ton Ag, 52.94% lead and 15.60% zinc. It is not known if these metals were extracted from this ore.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | VMS Base Metal |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| ZONE 1 | 1996 | Unclassified | 31749 | OFR 5951, P.560 | ZONE 2 IS REPORTED TO COMPRISE 32652 T AT AN UNSPECIFIED GRADE | Lead 19.87 Percent, Silver 27.65 Ounce per Ton, Zinc 9.08 Percent |
Map - Nipigon-Schreiber, geological compilation series, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2232 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1973
Author: Carter M.W., McIlwaine W.H., Wisbey P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Jackfish-Middleton area, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2107 Date: 1967
Author: Walker J.W.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Jackfish-Middleton area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R050 Page: 35 Date: 1997
Author: Walker J.W.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 81-82 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 303 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Mineral Occurrences in the Nipigon-Marathon Area, Volumes 1 and 2.
Publication Number: OFR5951 Page: 556-561 Date: 1996
Author: Schnieders B.R., Smyk M.C., Speed A.A., McKay D.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Part - Schreiber-Duck Lake area
Publication Number: ARV30-04.001 Date: 1998
Author: Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Thunder Bay Resident Geologist area, North Central Region
Publication Number: MP122.004 Date: 1997
Author: Patterson G.C., Mason J.K., Schnieders B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Port Coldwell area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0114 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Puskas F.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Port Coldwell Complex, West Half
Publication Number: P3232 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1993
Author: Walker E.C., Sutcliffe R.H., Shaw C.S.J., Shore G.T., Penczak R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - The genesis of silver vein deposits in the Thunder Bay area, northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: MP140.300 Page: 146-156 Date: 1997
Author: Kissin S.A., McCuaig T.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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