Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | C. Guppy Property - 1996, Bernice Lake Property - 1996 |
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| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2012-Nov-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Silver
Township or Area: Strathy
Latitude: 47° 7' 53.43" Longitude: -79° 47' 10.73"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 592044 Northing: 5220493 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04SW
Point Location Description: samples southeast of Bernice Lake
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is adjacent to the Trans Canada pipeline west of highway 11.
1996-2001: C. Guppy – sampling, stripping, DD-1-61.0 m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-2032 / W9600.00201 | 31M04NW0018 | 31M04NW0018 |
| CO-2033 / W9670-00102 | 31M04NW0007 | 31M04NW0007 |
| CO-2669 / 2.20303 | 31M04NW2012 | 31M04NW2012 |
| CO-2837 / 2.23693 | 31M04NW2022 | 31M04NW2022 |
| CO-2562 / 2.19060 | 31M04NW2007 | 31M04NW2007 |
| CO-2442 / 2.18346 | 31M04NW2001 | 31M04NW2001 |
| CO-2443 / 2.18772 | 31M04NW2005 | 31M04NW2005 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Monzonite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Gabbro | 3 | Gabbro | Host |
Nov 29, 2012 (A Wilson) - A single diamond drill hole intersected a sequence of quartz monzonite cross cut by several narrow diabase/gabbro dikes which carry disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite. The drill hole terminated in a dioritic intrusive which also contained disseminated sulphides.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 29, 2012 (A Wilson) - Grab samples from an area close to the Trans Canada pipeline returned assays of 0.005 oz/t Au, 0.43 oz/t Ag, 1.22% Cu and 0.03% Ni; 0.005 oz/t Au, 0.15 oz/t Ag, 1.18% Cu, 0.01% Ni and <0.001 oz/t Pd. Grab samples collected from the site in 1996 returned values up to 0.056 oz/t Au, 7.37% Cu. Nickel values up to 0.013% also have been returned from this area. Samples collected by C. Guppy in 1999 from a trench adjacent to Bernice Lake returned assays of 0.20 oz/t Au and 0.01 oz/t Au. A sample collected by C. Guppy on the south side of Bernice Lake returned an assay of 10.80% Cu.
Map - Chambers and Strathy townships, Nipissing District
Publication Number: M2323 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Bennett G., Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of the northeast Temagami area, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: R163 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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