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MDI000000001826
| Record Name(s) | S09-02 - 2009, Sackville Property - 1999, Stares Property - 1996 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2015-Apr-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Nov-15 |
| Created By | Therese Pettigrew |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Sackville
Latitude: 48� 25' 27.96" Longitude: -89� 55' 16.57"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 283891 Northing: 5367599 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A05NW
Point Location Description: AFRI 20000006732 DDH collar location
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: All season, gravel road access is available via Boreal Road. This traverses west from Highway 590 to Km 10.5, Aldina East Road (63 km from Kakabeka Falls) and beyond. Aldina West Road, a seasonal (winter-plowing required) sandy road provides generally good vehicle access to a ski-doo trail which provides access to eastern side of the grid. The Boreal Road- Hwy 590 intersection is 13 km west and (then) south of the Hwy 590-TransCanada Highway 11-17 intersection.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.27611 | 52A05NW2027 | 52A05NW2027 |
| 2.32252 | 20000001332 | 20000001332 |
| 2.35923 | 20000000017 | 20000000017 |
| 2.44850 | 20000004492 | 20000004492 |
| 2.29772 | 20000000377 | 20000000377 |
| 2.19834 | 52A05NW2008 | 52A05NW2008 |
| 2.20899 | 52A05NW2011 | 52A05NW2011 |
| 2.45816 | 20000006732 | 20000006732 |
| 2.17586 | 52A05NW0026 | 52A05NW0026 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Shebandowan
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | |||
| Magnetite Ironstone | 3 | Chert-Magnetite |
Apr 29, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - The local stratigraphic sequence is primarily a basal iron tholeiite basalt overlain by variable thicknesses of felsic volcanic rocks and in turn by a thick sequence of turbiditic graywackes. The felsic rocks are predominantly rhyolites which can be further divided into a younging sequence from subaqueous quartz-phyric high-silica rhyolites upwards to progressively more subaerial quartz-feldspar phyric rhyolite tuffs. The basal high-silica rhyolites include thinly bedded ignimbrite units which include basal tuff-breccia to agglomeratic horizons with similar coarse fragmental textures to those seen in sulphide mineralization. The tops of these units are finely laminated and graded ash-tuffs. Throughout the sequence there are abundant ironstones and cherty tuffites, the latter being more abundant in the rhyolite units. The ironstones include chert-magnetic jasperoids as well as magnetite-silicate (amphibole-garnet) facies.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | ECONOMIC | ORE | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | ECONOMIC | ORE | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | ECONOMIC | ORE | ||||
| 4 | Galena | ECONOMIC | ORE |
Apr 29, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sulphide-rich float Stares boulder assayed 0.6% Cu, 12% Zn, 4.4% Pb, 359 g/t Ag and 5.52 g/t Au. The Boomer boulder is predominantly pyrite. The Calvert boulder is comprised of pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena. Assays of the Boomer and Calvert boulders are as follows: Boomer 1: 0.56% Zn, 0% Cu, 0.39% Pb, 56 g/t Ag, 0.22 g/t Au; Boomer 2: 0.29% Zn, 0% Cu, 0% Pb, 0.001% Cd, 5.2 g/t Ag, 0.19 g/t Au; Calvert: 8.8% Zn, 0.26% Cu, 1.70% Pb, 214.2 g/t Ag, 3.51 g/t Au; Calvert A: 8.96% Zn, 0.24% Cu, 0.62% Pb, 0.015% Cd, 124.5 g/t Ag, 2.47 g/t Au; Calvert B: 38.06% Zn, 0.16% Cu, 0.33% Pb, 0.099% Cd, 36.8 g/t Ag, 0.41 g/t Au; Calvert C: 15.99% Zn, 0.24% Cu, 2.06% Pb, 0.026% Cd ,192 g/t Ag, 3.5 g/t Au; Calvert D: 10.47% Zn, 0.20% Cu, 0.41% Pb, 0.016% Cd, 67 g/t Ag, 2.33 g/t Au. Assay results from DDH S09-02 include 160.43 ppm (0.02%) Cu and 952.50 ppm (0.10%) Zn over 8 m (186.5-194.5 m); 107.0 (0.01%) Cu and 1288.0 ppm (0.13%) Zn over 1 m (187.5-188.5 m); 613.8 ppm (0.06%) Cu and 4116.2 ppm (0.41%) Zn over 1.1 m (190.9-192 m) (AFRI 20000006732).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | VMS Base Metal |
Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Thunder Bay Sheet
Publication Number: M2664 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2001
Author: Santaguida F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Publication - Technical Report on Mining Claims, Sackville Project
Publication Number: 2010 43-101 Scale: Date: 2010
Author: Perry, T., Sharpley, F.J.
Publisher Name: GLR Resources Inc. & RJK Exploration Ltd.
Map - Precambrian Geology, Sackville Township
Publication Number: M2619 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1995
Author: Rogers M.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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