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| Record Name(s) | Whitney Talc Magnesite South Zone - 2008, Allerston Talc - South Zone - 1964, Claim P94860 - 1964 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2007-Jul-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnesium Minerals, Talc
Township or Area: Whitney
Latitude: 48° 27' 42.09" Longitude: -81° 9' 40.36"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 488082 Northing: 5367630 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE
Point Location Description: centre of cluster of drill holes
Location Method: Other
Access Description: The property is easily accessible via a south-trending gravel road (Gervais St.) which intersects Highway 101 on the eastern edge of the town of Porcupine, and goes under the main haulage road between the Pamour and Dome deposits. The northern boundary of the property is 2.5 km south of Highway 101. Bush roads and trails provide access to the bulk of the property.
1964-75: R. E. Allerston - staking, DD-1, stripping, trenching 1968: Anglo Porcupine Mines Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics. 1975-79: Rosario Resources Canada Limited and Alamo Petroleum Ltd.: trenching, stripping, bulk sampling, mapping, ground geophysics, DD (16-930 m), airborne geophysics, petrography, feasibility study. 1980-87: Cominco: bulk sampling, metallurgical assessment. 1999: WMC Resources Ltd. - DD-13-675 m. 2003-2014:Stonewater Resources Limited - property acquisition, DD-29, mapping, mineralogical assessment, metallurgical testing, bulk sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1052 / 2.2256 | 42A06NE0058 | 42A06NE0058 |
| T-1052 / 2.2833 | 42A06NE0046 | 42A06NE0046 |
| T-1052 / 2.3613 | 42A06NE0209 | 42A06NE0209 |
| T-1052 / 2.2464 | 42A06NE0053 | 42A06NE0053 |
| T-1052 / 2.2058 | 42A06NE0060 | 42A06NE0060 |
| T-1052 | donated | donated |
| T-1052 / 2.2628 | 42A06NE0049 | 42A06NE0049 |
| T-1052 / 2.4119 | 42A06NE8438 | 42A06NE8438 |
| T-1052 / 2.2257 | 42A06NE0059 | 42A06NE0059 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Jul 26, 2007 (A Wilson) - Foliations trend NE (10-60°) and dip 10 -30°N. Locally, foliations trend NW (with dips to SW at 10-60°) or NE to E-W with dips 10-50° N or S, indicating a series of gentle folds which may be part of a large structure. A series of gently undulating folds occur in the west central part of the property. There is a possibility that thrusting could account for the repeated sequence of talc-magnesite, felsic to intermediate volcanics and iron formation in the South Zone area. Breccia and shear zones are noted both in the field and in drill core, especially in the graphite iron formation and mafic metavolcanics near the contacts.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Andesite | Tuff | Near |
| Oxide Ironstone | 3 | Oxide-Facies | Footwall | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 4 | Komatiite | Footwall |
Jul 26, 2007 (A Wilson) - The South Zone is overlain by andesitic tuff, chert and intermediate tuff and is underlain by chlorite-carbonate schist (peridotitic komatiite) and magnetite-jasper iron formation. The strata are relatively flat lying and stratigraphy is difficult to determine.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnesite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Talc | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 2 | Strong | Replacement |
Aug 19, 2013 (A Wilson) - Initial evaluation in 1985 produced "excellent high quality talc with good potential for various industrial applications". A 1987 flotation study of five samples recovered talc with high quality brightness and whiteness (both 89-91%)-according to the author "product quality as obtained is acceptable and comparable to other commercial talc product". Pilot plant testwork was conducted on two 4.4 tonne samples from the South Zone. Approximate mineral content of the samples was estimated from the whole rock chemistry as 52-53% talc and 34-39% magnesite. Flotation products from the pilot plant samples were equal in quality to the high quality results from earlier testing. Composite samples collected by WMC Resources averaged approximately 47% talc and 37-39% magnesite. Flotation trials produced good recovery of high quality talc. The talc-magnesite mineralization is quite heterogeneous on the scale of any one drill intersection. It typically varies from well foliated on its margins to massive or banded in the interior. Banding is defined by variations in grain size, typically from medium to coarse, and occurs on the scale of 50 cm to 3 m. Banding may or may not be present in any drill intersection, and is considered to represent a relict cumulate texture. Banding is typically sub-horizontal. Veins of magnesite ± dolomite ±talc comprise 0.5 to 30% of any given interval within the body (dolomite cannot be distinguished from magnesite in hand specimen). Veins are up to 10 cm thick, although most are less than 1 cm. Veins are commonly parallel to banding/foliation, and in some instances are broken. Small amounts (0 to 2%) of magnetite are disseminated throughout the talc-magnesite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Zone – Selvage Zone | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 5769966 | NI 43-101 rpt, p. 10 | Magnesium Minerals 24.96 Percent, Talc 47.59 Percent | |
| South Zone – All Zones | 2012 | Measured Mineral Resource | 43000000 | NI 43-101 rpt, p. 10 | Magnesium Minerals 34.00 Percent, Talc 47.00 Percent | |
| South Zone – Selvage Zone | 2012 | Measured Mineral Resource | 1562283 | NI 43-101 rpt, p. 10 | Magnesium Minerals 27.67 Percent, Talc 50.91 Percent | |
| South Zone – Core Zone | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 39857514 | NI 43-101 rpt, p. 10 | Magnesium Minerals 35.36 Percent, Talc 47.91 Percent | |
| South Zone – Core Zone | 2012 | Measured Mineral Resource | 6886594 | NI 43-101 rpt, p. 10 | Magnesium Minerals 38.53 Percent, Talc 43.48 Percent | |
| Allerston South Zone | 1986 | Possible | 28700000 | S028 p. 23 | Magnesium Minerals 37 Percent, Talc 50 Percent |
Book - Mineral Deposits not being Mined - ONT-253
Publication Number: MR 233 Date: 1989
Author: DEMR
Publisher Name: DEMR
Location: Timmins RGO
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A87 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Article - 1975 report of the Northern Regional Geologist and Timmins Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP064.005 Page: 63-64 Date: 1997
Author: Karvinen W.O., Hunt D.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Article - 1976 report of the Northern Regional Geologist and Timmins Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP071.005 Page: 65-66 Date: 1997
Author: Karvinen W.O., Hunt D.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Timmins area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R219 Page: 105-111 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc, magnesite and asbestos deposits in the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: S028 Date: 1986
Author: Kretschmar U.H., Kretschmar D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Whitney Talc-Magnesite South Zone, Whitney Township, 147p
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2012
Author: J. Campbell, T. Setterfield and A. Armitage
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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