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| Record Name(s) | Lacana Claim Group - 1980, Benoit North - 1995, Greater Leonora Resources DDH BN95-3 - 1995, Noranda DDH B-72-12A - 1972 |
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| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2008-Jan-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | D Guidon |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Benoit
Latitude: 48° 21' 40.85" Longitude: -80° 11' 50.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 559450 Northing: 5356775 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08SE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole BN95-3
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Approximately 2.5 km east of Hwy 11 along the road between Benoit and Cook townships. The hole is about 240 m south of the road.
1972-1973: Noranda Exploration Co., Ltd.- conducted mag and VLEM surveys.; DD-1-479 ft. 1980: Lacana Mining Corp.- HLEM survey.1983: Golden Cradle Resources Ltd.- magnetometer and VLF-EM.surveys; 1985-86: Domego Resources Ltd.- geological mapping part of the area. 1993: Whelan - magnetometer and Maxi-Probe surveys; 1995: Otis J. Explorations - diamond drilled one hole to a depth of 186 m. 1995-1996: Greater Lenora Resources Corp.- DD-5-847.1 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-3973/ W9680.00488 | 42A08SE0128 | 42A08SE0128 |
| KL-2019/2.1075 | 52M01SE0071 | 52M01SE0071 |
| KL-1475/2.3582 | 42A08SE0098 | 42A08SE0098 |
| KL-0695/2.8904 | 42A08NE0255 | 42A08NE0255 |
| KL-0978/2.6400 | 42A08NW0281 | 42A08NW0281 |
| KL-3253/2.15323/OP93-664 | 42A08SE9902 | 42A08SE9902 |
| KL-3743 | 42A09SE0021 | 42A09SE0021 |
| KL-0695/63.4977 | 42A08SE9905 | 42A08SE9905 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Silicified, Sericitized, Pyritic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite | Foliated | Hanging Wall |
May 25, 2016 (A Wilson) - The entire upper volcanic unit was moderately fractured and shot with quartz stringers and veins, all of which were barren. A broad zone of sheared andesite was intersected from 139.02-170.73 metres (31.7 metres) in which 3 faults (gouge) were located. This appears to be a strong structure, perhaps regional in extent and corresponds with the Maxi-Probe anomaly. Although gold mineralization is not directly associated with this structure, the alteration zone and gold mineralization located further down-hole may be related to a splay structure off of the main fault. A narrow seam of fault gouge located at the top of the alteration zone maybe a splay fault and appears to be directly related to the gold mineralization.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic And Alteration | Gangue | Pyritic | 3 | Strong | Disseminated |
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Silica | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Network | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 2 | Medium | Disseminated |
May 25, 2016 (A Wilson) - Gold assays from DDH BN95-3 returned values ranging from trace over 0.61 m to 0.27 g/t Au over 0.61 m. A 1.07m long section of core just below these intersections returned 0.18 g/t Au. Drill hole BN95-3 also intersected 3557 ppb Au over 0.92 m between 210.21 and 211.13 m downhole
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
MonoMap - Geology of the Bourkes area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R092 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Benoit and Maisonville townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2215 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1971
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Geological Compilation of the Lake Abitibi Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3398 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1999
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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