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Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000002163| Deposit Name(s) | Phantom - 1986 |
|---|---|
| Deposit Status | occurrence |
| Date Created | 2017-Dec-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2017-Dec-21 |
| Created By | M A Puumala |
| Revised By | T Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: platinum group elements
Secondary Commodities: copper, nickel
Township or Area: Lac Des Iles Area
Latitude: 49° 12' 54.51" Longitude: -89° 36' 26.66"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 310120 Northing: 5454645 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52H04NE
Point Location Description: Sulphide occurrence on OGS map P3047
Location Method: data compilation
Access Description: The North LDI property is located approximately 90 km north of Thunder Bay and 5 km northeast of the Lac des Iles Mine. Access to the property is obtained via a series of logging roads and ATV trails departing north from kilometre 7 of the Lac des Iles Mine Road. The western portions of the property, including the island where the Phantom occurrence is located, may be accessed by boat from a landing located on Lac des Iles, a short distance north of the Lac des Iles Mine.
1959: Turcotte and Jowsey conducted geophysics (ground EM and magnetometer), and diamond drilling (four holes). 1963-66: Gunnex Ltd. and Anaconda America conducted geological and geochemical surveys, diamond drilling (1 hole). 1967: Canadian Nickel Company conducted diamond drilling (3 holes). 1975: Texas Gulf Canada Inc. conducted geochemical (grab sampling), and geophysical surveys (airborne magnetometer and VLF-EM). 1986: American Platinum Ltd. conducted geochemical survey (rock sampling). 1986-1987: Cream Silver Mines conducted geological and geochemical (humus and rock sampling) surveys, geophysical surveys (magnetometer, gradiometer, and IP), diamond drilling (5 holes), and outcrop stripping. 1986-1987: Equinox Resources conducted geophysical surveys (air magnetometer and EM, ground magnetometer, VLF-EM, and IP), geochemical surveys (humus and rock sampling), and diamond drilling (2 holes). 1986-1987: International Platinum and Platinum Exploration Canada Inc. conducted geophysical surveys, (ground magnetometer, gradiometric and VLF-EM), and diamond drilling (8 holes). 1987-1988: Swado, R. and Madeleine Mines Ltd. conducted geophysical surveys (ground magnetometer and EM), outcrop stripping, and diamond drilling (3 holes). 1994-1995: Sutcliffe, R. conducted geological, geochemical, and geophysical (ground magnetometer and VLF-EM) surveys. 1996: Sutcliffe, R. conducted geological mapping, hand stripping, rock sampling, and diamond drilling (3 holes). 1998-2012: North American Palladium Ltd. conducted outcrop stripping/sampling, geological mapping, geochemical (bark) and geophysical (ground IP and EM) surveys, petrographic analysis, diamond drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 52H04NE0001 | Open |
| 63.5267 | 52H04NE0007 | Open |
| 2.10789 | 52H04NE0011 | Open |
| 2.10056 | 52H04NE0016 | Open |
| 2.20772 | 52H04NE2007 | Open |
| 2.20868 | 52H04NE2008 | Open |
| 2.21631 | 52H04NE2009 | Open |
| 2.28866 | 52H04NE2021 | Open |
| 2.45744 | 20000004702 | Open |
| 2.46039 | 20000005629 | Open |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Intrusion: Lac Des Iles Intrusive Complex
Terrane: Marmion Terrane
Geological Age: Archean Geochronological Age: 2699 Ma Geochron. Age Ref.: Stone and Davis, 2006
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ultramafic intrusive | 1 | websterite |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Habit Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chalcopyrite | economic | ore | ||||
| 2 | pyrrhotite | economic | ore |
12/21/2017 (M A Puumala) - The Phantom occurrence is hosted by altered websterite. Mineralization consists of less than 1% finely disseminated chalcopyrite + pyrrhotite. Grab sample assays returned values of up to 460 ppb Pt, 550 ppb Pd, and 175 ppb Au (Mineral Deposit Files, Thunder Bay South District). International Platinum Corporation completed two diamond drill holes (LDI-88-03 and 04) in the vicinity of this occurrence in 1988 (AFRI 52H04NE0007). Although some anomalous PGE assays were returned from both holes, no occurrence-grade (i.e., greater than 0.7 g/t combined PGEs) assay values were reported.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | mafic-ultramafic intrusion |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Lac des Iles Complex, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P3047 Scale: 1:15 840 Date: 1986
Author: Sutcliffe, R.H., Sweeny, J.M.
Publisher Name: OGS
Map - Precambrian Geology, Lac des Iles Area
Publication Number: P3532 Scale: 1:50 000 Date: 2003
Author: Stone, D., Fell, M., Daley, A., Schnieders, B.R., Scott, J.F., Nielsen, P.
Publisher Name: OGS
Publication - Report of Activities 2012, Resident Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report
Publication Number: OFR6285 Date: 2013
Author: Puumala, M.A., Pelaia, R., Campbell, D.A., Cundari, R.M., Zurevinski, S.E.
Publisher Name: OGS
Publication - Geology of Lac des Iles area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R064 Date: 1968
Author: Pye, E.G.
Publisher Name: OGS
Publication - Precambrian Geology of the Central Wabigoon Subprovince, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5422 Date: 2010
Author: Stone, D.
Publisher Name: OGS
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