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| Record Name(s) | McFaulds West (McF-06-69) - 2006 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2010-Oct-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | N Bennett |
| Revised By | N Bennett |
Primary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: BMA 526 863
Latitude: 52° 42' 25.49" Longitude: -86° 36' 14.67"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 526750 Northing: 5839760 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 43D10
Point Location Description: Drill collar located with GPS from 2006 Spider/KWG JV drill program.
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Located 30km west of McFaulds Lake; 585km NW of Timmins; 80km east of Webequie; 110km north of Martin Falls. Access to McFaulds Lake camp by fixed wing (float, ski) and then Helicopter to the property.
2006-2008: KWG Resources Inc. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, DD-1-233 m. 2011: UC Resources Ltd. - airborne graviometer survey
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.33950 | 20000001940 | 20000001940 |
| 2.48617 | 20000006568 | 20000006568 |
| 2.38108 | 20000002923 | 20000002923 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Sachigo
Terrane: North Caribou
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Tuffaceous | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic flow breccia | 1 | Feldspar, Qtz, Biotite, Trace Magnetite | Volcanic Breccia And Ash Tuff | Contains |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 1 | Feldspar | Tuffaceous |
Aug 05, 2014 (A Wilson) - The drill hole intersected a sequence of felsic to intermediate lapilli tuffs and breccias and terminated in a thick sequence of feldspar porphyry. The feldspar porphyry may be underlain by a sequence of mafic metavolcanic roks..
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 05, 2014 (N Bennett) - Mineralization indicative of distal mineralization to classic VMS style mineralization. This hole intersected minor zinc mineralization over 2.24m between 74.77m and 77.50m averaging 0.997% Zn. The highest assay within this interval reached 3.35% Zn over 0.53m. This hole intersected massive pyrite along with disseminated and banded pyrite along with porphyroblasts of magnetite mineralization. This mineralization was intersected from -74 78 meters downhole.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | VMS Base Metal |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Massive |
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands Region Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data-East Sheet
Publication Number: P3598-REV Scale: 1:500,000 Date: 2008
Author: Stott G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Mineral Deposits of Northern Ontario, North of Latitude 49 30'
Publication Number: OFR6242 Scale: Date: 2009
Author: Stott G.M., Josey S.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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