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Record: MDI000000000347

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Clodan Gold Mines DDH 3 - 1946
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2007-Jul-24
Date Last Modified 2022-Nov-09
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: McArthur

Latitude: 48° 12' 29.43"    Longitude: -81° 15' 20.9"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 480995   Northing: 5339470    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A03NW

Point Location Description: Approximate locn of drill collar

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1946: Clodan Gold Mines - geology, DD 5 (458 ft). (T-30) 1966: Acme Oil and Gas - airborne geophysics. (T-1273) 1981: Amax Minerals Exploration - airborne geophysics. (T-2416) 1990-93: BHP Minerals Ltd. -ground geophysics, geology, geochemistry. (T-3480) 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - airborne geophysics (T-5088) 2008: Fletcher Nickel Inc. - geology, sampling, assays (T-5929)


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3480 / 2.14524 42A03NE0014 42A03NE0014
T-3480 / 2.15008 42A03NE8838 42A03NE8838
T-5088 / 2.29089 42A03NE2010 42A03NE2010
T-1273 / 63.1899 42A03NE0020 42A03NE0020
T-2416 / 2.4291 42A06SW0507 42A06SW0507
T-5929 / 2.41745 20000004211 20000004211

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Sheared Host
Peridotite 2 Peridotite Sheared Contains

Lithology Comments

Jul 24, 2007 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of sheared ultramafic metavolcanics or intrusives that are silicified. Sections of porphyry are noted in drill core.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jul 24, 2007 (A Wilson) - A 2.8 ft section of drill core returned 0.02 oz/t gold within sheared and silicified mafic metavolcanics.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-0030

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Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Geological series, McArthur Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0631 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

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MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R161 Page: 52  Date: 1978

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Article - Geological and Mineral Potential of McArthur Township in the Bartlett Dome, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: OFR6192.006 Page: 6.1-6.14  Date: 2006

Author: Houlé M.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - McArthur and Douglas townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2363 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1976

Author: Pyke D.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Map - Precambrian Geology of McArthur Township

Publication Number: P3583 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2007

Author: Houlé M.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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