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| Record Name(s) | South Paquette - 2010 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2010-Jul-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Olsen
Latitude: 47° 6' 31.69" Longitude: -84° 14' 34.41"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 709179.001 Northing: 5220944.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N01SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Based on Assessment
In 1986 a 16 diamond drill hole program was completed in the South Paquette area. The program was carried out by Bush Pilot Corp. Inc. The program tested a number of geophysical targets, including a known gold-bearing iron formation. The holes were drilled to an aggregate length of 925 meters and are numbered RMP-86-1 through RMP-86-16. In 1986 a ground follow-up exploration was completed by Bush Pilot Corp Inc.. A detailed evaluation of specific B-horizon soil gechemical anomalies within the South Paquette area. Channel samples were cut as a follow-up to previous stripping and chip sampling. In 1987 a 10 hole diamond drill program was completed by Bush Pilot Corp. Inc. The holes were drilled to a length of 769 metres and are numbered RMP-86-17 to RMP-86-26.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| SSMP Olsen-04 | 41N01SE0032 | 41N01SE0032 |
| SSMP Olsen-05 | 41N01SE0034 | 41N01SE0034 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Batchawana
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 09, 2010 (A Pace) - The first phase of drilling wihich included 16 diamond drill holes, drill hole RMP-86-9 intersected 1.30m at 17.24ppm (0.503 oz/ton) Gold. The drill hole intersected volcanic rocks and sulphide iron formation. It contains fine grained native gold hosted by quartz carbonate veins. Shearing is prominent along the contact and the iron formation near the contact contains arsenopyrite. A second phase of drilling followed which included 10 diamond drill holes, with RMP-86-22 1.17g/ton Gold at 1.4 metres. The unit was siderite rich, 55% siderite, 25% chert, >10% sulphides. Section is deformed with brittle-fracturing. Silica veinlets associated with post-dating shearing. Both diamond drill reports illustrates that the anomolous gold enrichment found throughout the property is associated with Iron Formation. the area is predominantly underlain by a succession of mafic to felsic volcanic flows and bedded tuffs with interbedded clastic sedimentary rocks. The volcanic sequence hosts a band of dominantly chert-sulphide iron formation within a series of well-laminated felsic to mafic flows. The iron formation is comprised of chert/pyrite/pyrrhotite-siderite/dolomite magnetite with accessory chlorite, gprahite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and arsenopyrite. The prominance of sulphide dominated iron formation can at least be attributed to sulphidation within the iron formation. Remobilization of silica and multi-phase quartz veining is common throughout the iron formation. The iron formation is sheared and fractured. Twelve channel samples were cut with a total of 14.20m. The channel sampling occurred within silicified iron formation and felsic crystal tuffs. Sample PQ-6C-807 assayed 0.215 oz/ton Gold and PQ-6C-808 assayed 0.036 oz/ton Gold. The reports also suggest that the late stage quartz veins known to host gold are mineralogically distinct from veining within mineralizaed iron formation, and are associated with arsenopyrite. The veining is related to small scale strucutral features which controlled the emplacement of auriferous hydrothermal fluids. The high grade quartz veins in hole RMP-86-9 occur with a zone of shearing related to a principal stratigraphic contact between iron formation and mafic volcanics. Sampling in the South Paquette occurrence was conducted by the SSM Resident Geologist office in the summer of 2008. A sample of sheared sulphide iron formation was assayed and returned 3g/ton Gold and 7 g/ton Silver.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Hydrothermal |
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| 1 | Vein |
Date: Jul 09, 2010
Geologist: A Pace
Notes: The occurrence was visited by the District Geologist in the summer of 2008. Grab samples were taken from what appeared to be a chemical sediment (Iron Formation composed of chert/pyrite/pyrrhotite). The iron formation illustrates sulphide alteration with quartz veining common. The iron formation appears sheared and fractured. The outcrop is striking 270 degrees. Assay returen 3g/ton (0.09 oz/ton) Gold and 7 g/ton (0.2 oz/ton) Silver.
File - Resident Geologist files SSMP Olsen-03
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Township 26, Range 13 [Olsen Township], District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0363 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Armburst G.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Batchawana synoptic project, Batchawana-Searchmont sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P3063 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1987
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Batchawana area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5791 Date: 1991
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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