Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Spider DDH FW-06-02 - 2006, Freewest Option - 2006, McFaulds West Property - 2006, McFaulds Grid H - 2006 |
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| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2007-Mar-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: BMA 527 861
Latitude: 52° 45' 34.71" Longitude: -86° 10' 46.25"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 555368.001 Northing: 5845848.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 43D16SE
Point Location Description: Drill collar for Spider Resources drill hole FW-06-02
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by air from Nakina.
2003-04: Freewest Resources Canada Inc. - AM, AEM, DD-1-141 m, EM, Mag. 2006: Spider Resources Inc. and KWG Resources Inc.- DD-1-197m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.29707 | 20000000358 | 20000000358 |
| 2.32028 | 20000001310 | 20000001310 |
| 2.29709 | 20000000357 | 20000000357 |
| T-5335 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Sachigo
Terrane: North Caribou
Geological Age: Archean
Mar 26, 2007 (A Wilson) - The property straddles the contact betweeen the Archean-aged granite gneiss, volcanic greenstone belts and related intrusions of the Superior Province with upper Ordovician aged sedimentary rocks of the James Bay lowlands.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Tuff | 1 | Tuff | Host |
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Mar 26, 2007 (A Wilson) - The felsic tuff becomes noticeably more silicified with depth in the drill hole. The drill hole terminated in felsic crystal tuff.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Strong | Disseminated | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 2 | Unknown | Stockwork | ||
| Muscovite | Alteration | Sericitization | 3 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Mar 26, 2007 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a 9.85 m wide sulphide-bearing zone that contained an estimated 40-50% pyrite. A 1.5 m intersection returned 0.28% Cu. A 4.2 m section of core returned elevated copper values ranging from 0.106% to 0.28%.
Aug 01, 2014 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is found in a chloritized felsic tuff within a muscovite rich alteration halo.
Publication - News Releases
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 2006
Author: Freewest Resources Canada Inc.
Publisher Name:
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands Region Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data-West Sheet
Publication Number: P3597-REV Scale: 1:500,000 Date: 2008
Author: Stott G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands Region Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data-East Sheet
Publication Number: P3598-REV Scale: 1:500,000 Date: 2008
Author: Stott G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Mineral Deposits of Northern Ontario, North of Latitude 49° 30'
Publication Number: OFR6242 Scale: Date: 2009
Author: Stott G.M., Josey S.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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