Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | B. Westin Property East Block - 1993 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2012-Nov-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Strathy
Latitude: 47° 5' 26.48" Longitude: -79° 50' 39.79"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 587707 Northing: 5215890 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04SW
Point Location Description: samples
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access to the property is by way of the Kanichee Mine Road.
circa 1965: Keevil Mining Company – pitting.1992-94: B. Westin and J. Ewanchuk – sampling, stripping, prospecting, ground geophysics, soil sampling. 2008: Diamond Rock Resources Inc. - mapping
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| CO-2086 / 2.15899 | 31M04SW0125 | 31M04SW0125 |
| CO-2087 / 2.14974 | 31M04SW9746 | 31M04SW9746 |
| CO-2441 / 2.18145 | 31M04SW2003 | 31M04SW2003 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Rhyolite | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Nov 29, 2012 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted within a sheared felsic metavolcanic unit. Locally a narrow band of metasediments (cherty) was observed along strike. The felsic metavolcanics are strongly silicified locally carbonatized.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 29, 2012 (A Wilson) - Mineralization consists of massive to semi-massive pyrite. Grab samples from the pit returned assays of 2417 ppb Au, 27497 ppb Au, and 28046 ppb Au. Grab samples from the muck pile returned assays up to 37372 ppb Au and 1430 ppm Cu. A sample collected from the trench assayed 0.56 oz/t Au over 5.4 ft.
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
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the northeast Temagami area, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: R163 Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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