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Record: MDI000000001326

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Augen Gold Corp. Sample 521772, 521774, 521775 - 2008
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2011-Nov-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver

Secondary Commodities: Lead, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Huffman

Latitude: 47° 36' 51.79"    Longitude: -82° 10' .71"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 412311   Northing: 5274102    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 41O09SE

Point Location Description: Location of samples 521772, 521774 and 521775

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Accessible through boat launches located near the Jerome Mine.



Exploration History

1949-1953: Jess-Mac Gold Mines Ltd. - Rept, DD, Assays. 1966: Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration Ltd. - EM, Mag. 1971: Falconbridge Inc. - EM, Mag, IP. 1981: Osway Explorations Ltd. - EM, Mag. 1985: Blue Falcon - AEM and AMag surveys. 1993-94: Cameco Corp. - EM, Mag, GC, GL;DD, IP, RES; GL, GC; Samp, DD, IP. 2007-2010: Augen Gold Corp. - AEM, AMag, ARAD; Pr, Assays; EM, IP, Mag, GC, Samp.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-2133 / 2.503 41O09SE0039 41O09SE0039
T-2134 / donation donation donation
T-2134 / 63.1902 41O09SE0022 41O09SE0022
T-2452 / 2.4710 41O09SE0016 41O09SE0016
T-3020 / 2.8566 41P12SE0507 41P12SE0507
T-3692 / 2.15938 41O09SE0005 41O09SE0005
T-3692 / 2.16087 41O09SE0008 41O09SE0008
T-3692 / 2.16117 41O09NE0005 41O09NE0005
T-3692 / OP94-050 41O09SE2013 41O09SE2013
T-5671 / 2.37373 20000002805 20000002805
T-5852 / 2.40516 20000003874 20000003874
T-6397 / 2.50432 20000007039 20000007039
T-6398 / 2.50999 20000007106 20000007106

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Swayze

Tectonic Assemblage: Ridout

Geological Age: Neoarchean   Geochronological Age: 2724 +/-4 MA   Geochron. Age Ref.: OF 3384F

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Feldspar Porphyry 1 Feldspathic Layered Host

Lithology Comments

Jun 10, 2013 (P Bousquet) - The rock sampled is grey, layered, with fine quartz and trace sulphides. It was qualified as an altered feldspar porphyry or an altered arkose (T-5852).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicOre
2SphaleriteEconomicOre
3GalenaEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Nov 15, 2011 (P Bousquet) - The samples of the altered porphyry returned assays to up to 3.17 g/t Au and 27.1g/t Ag, accompanied with anomalous values in lead and zinc (T-5852).



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Jerome area (east), District of Sudbury

Publication Number: P2370 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1980

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Part - Geology of the Opeepeesway Lake area

Publication Number: ARV44-07.001 Date: 1997

Author: Laird H.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Huffman Township and Part of Arbutus Township

Publication Number: OFM0212 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1993

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Opeepeesway Lake, Ontario

Publication Number: OF 3384f Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1999

Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210454


MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane

Publication Number: R157 Page: 166  Date: 1977

Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralization of the Southern Margin of the Swayze Belt

Publication Number: OFR5844 Page: 76  Date: 1993

Author: Siragusa G.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)

Publication Number: OFR5912 Page: 36-37  Date: 1995

Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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