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Record: MDI000000000793

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Argyle -2 - 1993
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1993-Feb-25
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-30
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Argyle

Latitude: 48° 1' 42.29"    Longitude: -80° 48' 52.59"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 513821.901   Northing: 5319474.8    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A02SW

Point Location Description: Approximate Location

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The property is located about 13 miles north-west of Matachewan, Ontario. Highway 566 which is maintained year round passes about 2 miles south of the property, providing access. Access can also be obtained by float/ski plane from Kirkland Lake to Ashley Lake on the southern part of the property.



Exploration History

1991: G. Mullan: line-cutting, ground magnetometer and Max Min II HEM surveys, geological mapping, whole rock and petrographic studies 1987: R.A. MacGregor: airborne magnetometer and EM surveys, bedrock sampling 1978: New Kelore Mines: geological mapping and a Ronka Mark IV HEM survey 1976: New Kelore Mines: line-cutting, VLF-EM survey 1975: ODM: Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic surveys over Argyle Township 1949: M. Shahin: prospecting and discovery of gold on the claim 1932: H.C. Rickaby (ODM): reconnaissance mapping of the area


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL 3076 42A02SW0051 42A02SW0051

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Grade: Low



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gabbronorite 1 Gabbro, Norite Contains
Peridotite 2 Peridotite, Pyroxenite Strongly Magnetic Peridotite Near
Syenite 3 Syenitic Dykes, Tonalite
Mafic massive flow 4 Calc-Alkaline Basalt Massive, Very Fine-Grained, Almost Glassy Flows
Intermediate massive flow 5 Calc-Alkaline Andesite Flow, Massive, Porphyritic
Diabase 6 Diabase Dyke

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

May 21, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - As a result of the 1991 exploration by G. Mullan, grab sample WR-210729 (norite) assayed 0.11 % Ni.



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