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General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Wolverine Occurrence - 2006
Related Record Type
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2010-Nov-02
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-30
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt



Location

Township or Area: Abotossaway

Latitude: 48° 14' 15.53"    Longitude: -84° 37' 31.82"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 676306   Northing: 5345439.99    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C02NE

Point Location Description: drill collar

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

2006: Pele Gold Corporation - DD-2


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WP Abotossaway.52 20000004581 20000004581
WP Abotossaway.50 20000002451 20000002451
WP Abotossaway.49 20000000021 20000000021

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Quartz Host
Granodiorite 2 Porphyry Contains

Lithology Comments

Nov 04, 2010 (A Wilson) - The veins are hosted within sheared granodiorite porphyry. Significant mineralization also extends into the sheared and altered porphyry characterized by intense chloritization, silicification and carbonate alteration.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue
3PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Nov 04, 2010 (A Wilson) - Typical assays from Pele Gold's drilling program returned: 10.15 g/t Au, 42 ppm Ag, 4.2% Cu and 0.24% Co over 0.44m from DDH BC-DH06-01; and 0.9 g/t Au, 2 ppm Ag, 0.1% Cu and 98 ppm Co over 0.7 m from BC-DH06-05. The sulphides are typically wispy fine- to medium-grained pyrite aggregates aligned parallel to sub-parallel to the structures.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
2 Sheared
1 Vein

References

Mono - Geological and structural setting of gold mineralization in the Goudreau-Lochalsh area, Wawa gold camp

Publication Number: OFR5832 Scale:     Date: 1992

Author: Heather K.B., Arias Z.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Abotossaway, Corbiere, Leclaire and Musquash Townships and Part of Dunphy Township, District of Algoma

Publication Number: OFR5587 Scale:     Date: 1993

Author: Sage R.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Abotossaway Township

Publication Number: OFM0223 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1993

Author: Sage R.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Report on a geological mapping program of the Highland West Project near Wawa, Ontario, p. 82

Publication Number: Scale:     Date: 2009

Author: R. H. Thivierge and P. C. Delisle

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGO


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