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| Record Name(s) | Salerno Zone - 2013 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2015-Jan-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Cavendish
Latitude: 44° 51' 3.07" Longitude: -78° 23' 37.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 705945 Northing: 4969687 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16SW
Point Location Description: Salerno Zone outcrop
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access to the south half of the property is excellent and can be reached via the gravel Salmon Lake Road, just 3 kilometres off Highway 507. Numerous trails and old logging roads provide excellent access to the north and south of Salmon Lake Road, however access to the north of the Salerno Creek proved to be exceptionally difficult.
1992-93: P.W. Pitman – prospecting, soil sampling, mapping, ground geophysics. 1997: Teck Exploration Ltd. – DD-5-535m. 2014: Valterra Resource Corporation – mapping, sampling, trenching
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.14995 | 31D16SW8572 | 31D16SW8572 |
| OP-93-615 | 31D16SW0002 | 31D16SW0002 |
| 2.18856 | 31D16SW2001 | 31D16SW2001 |
| Cavendish #160 /2.55219 | 20000009172 | 20000009172 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Dolomitic | Massive | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Gneissic | Adjacent |
Jan 12, 2015 (A Wilson) - Graphite is hosted within graphite rich horizons within gneissic marbles near the contact with gneissic clastic metasedimentary rocks. The graphite-rich horizon lies along the north contact of the Salermo Creek Deformation Zone and is believed to extend 1800 m to the west and is up to 60-120 m in width. There is potential for several other parallel zones located to the north.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 12, 2015 (A Wilson) - Chip and grab samples returned assays ranging from 28.1 Cg(%) over 0.1 m to 7.2 Cg(%) over 1.2 m. A 1.7 m channel sample returned 5.7 Cg(%).
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 2500 | 200 |
Publication - Valterra Resource Corporation – press releases
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 2013
Author: Valterra Resource Corporation
Publisher Name:
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township, Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR6229 Scale: Date: 2012
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology, Gooderham Area
Publication Number: P3405 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township and Environs, Grenville Province
Publication Number: P3605 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2010
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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