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| Record Name(s) | Marceau Lake DH 1 - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2012-Jan-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Lead
Township or Area: McArthur
Latitude: 48° 11' 36.46" Longitude: -81° 14' 56.41"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 481495.002 Northing: 5337833.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A03NE
Point Location Description: Precise, grid coordinates of drillhole collar, plotted from known grid origin
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access is via Pine Street south from Timmins (32 km) to the border of Bartlett and McArthur Townships. An old lumber road heads east toward the property.
1965: Marceau Lake Explorations - 1 drillhole - 238ft, assays, ground geophysics (T-1199) 1966: Acme Gas and Oil Co. Ltd. - Airborne geophysical survey (T-1273) 1972: Texas Gulf Sulphur - ground geophysics (T-77) 1981-1982: Amax Minerals Exploration - airborne geophysics, mapping, sampling ( T-2416) 1988-89: Norwin Resources Ltd. (Inco Gold Management Inc. option) - airborne and ground geophysics, geology, sampling (assays not reported) (T-3198) 2008: Fletcher Nickel Inc - LIDAR imagery (T-6167)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-0077 / 2.745 | 42A03NE0040 | 42A03NE0040 |
| T-1273 / 63.1899 | 42A03NE0020 | 42A03NE0020 |
| T-1199 / 63.1851 | 42A03NE1043 | 42A03NE1043 |
| T-2416 / 2.4291 | 42A06SW0507 | 42A06SW0507 |
| T-2416 / 2.5171 | 42A03NE0032 | 42A03NE0032 |
| T-3198 / 2.11387 | 42A03NE0028 | 42A03NE0028 |
| T-3198 / 2.13381 | 42A03NE0027 | 42A03NE0027 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Agglomerate | 2 | Agglomerate | Contains | |
| Intermediate Tuff | 3 | Tuff | Near |
Jan 25, 2012 (D Draper) - See Inco Geology Sheet E5 (T-3198 / 2.13381): outcrop of iron formation sited at center of north edge of claim 969607 likely coincides with location of Marceau Lake Hole 1.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 25, 2012 (D Draper) - Drillhole 1 returned 22.17% Fe, 0.5% Zn and 0.5% Pb over 1.77m of iron formation. A lower unit of IF assayed 25.54% Fe over 2.9m. (T-1199)
File - Resident Geologist file T-6167 (2.44285)
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological series, McArthur Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0631 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R161 Page: 53 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Article - Geological and Mineral Potential of McArthur Township in the Bartlett Dome, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: OFR6192.006 Page: 6.1-6.14 Date: 2006
Author: Houlé M.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - McArthur and Douglas townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2363 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Peterlong Lake
Publication Number: M2345 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Precambrian Geology of McArthur Township
Publication Number: P3583 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2007
Author: Houlé M.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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