Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | DDH El-1-87 - 1987, Tisdale 1 Group - 1987 |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2014-Feb-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Tisdale
Latitude: 48° 31' 55.93" Longitude: -81° 20' 3.01"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 475330 Northing: 5375509 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A11SW
Point Location Description: approximate location of drill collar for EL-1-87
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936: Ellies Gold Mine Syndicate – pitting. 1987-88: B.A. Ellies – ground geophysics, trenching, IP, DD-5-560 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-0158 / OM87-5P-56 / 63.5136 | 42A11SW0225 | 42A11SW0225 |
| T-0158 / donated | ||
| T-0158 / OM88-6P-115 / 63.5461 | 42A11SW0200 | 42A11SW0200 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Adjacent |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host | |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Feldspar | Adjacent |
Mar 11, 2014 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a 22 ft sequence of ankeritized mafic metavolcanics which overlie a sequence of vesiculated and massive mafic metavolcanics. The alteration weakens with depth. Several quartz veins were observed within the upper part of the drill hole.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 11, 2014 (A Wilson) - A sample from a 9 inch wide quartz vein near the top of the drill hole assayed 9 ppb Au and 0.043 oz/t Ag.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Structural geology, Tisdale Township
Publication Number: P3173 Scale: 1:10,000 Date: 1991
Author: Piroshco D.W., Kettles K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
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Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Tisdale Township, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2075 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology and ore deposits of Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R058 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Ferguson S.A., Buffam B.S.W., Carter O.F., Griffis A.T., Holmes T.C., Hurst M.E., Jones W.A., Lane H.C., Longley C.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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