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| Record Name(s) | CK Zone - 2009 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2015-Aug-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Saganagons Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 19' 28.37" Longitude: -90° 47' 30.06"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 663690 Northing: 5354730 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52B07SW
Point Location Description: NI 43-101 technical report
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: The property is accessed via a well maintained logging road (Hwy 802 South) off of Highway 11 just past Kashabowie, Ontario.
2009: Benton Resources discovered the showing while prospecting. 2010: Benton Resources conducted linecutting, IP and ground magnetic surveys, geological mapping, trenching and sampling. 2020-22: Metallica Metals optioned the property from Benton Resources and conducted airborne magnetometer and electromagnetic geophysical surveys, prospecting, sampling, and drilled 30 DDH totalling 4426 m including 6 DDH totalling 960 m on the CK Zone.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.31058 | 20000003415 | 20000003415 |
| 2.47049 | 20000005806 | 20000005806 |
| 2.43895 | 20000005525 | 20000005525 |
| 2.46953 | 20000006035 | 20000006035 |
| 4177 | 20000019770 | 20000019770 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Shebandowan
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Host | ||
| Granite | 3 | |||
| Tonalite | 4 |
Aug 31, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - DDHs STR21-022 and STR22-023 to 027 were collared near the massive to semi-massive quartz veining that was of interest in the 2009 sampling program carried out by Benton. These holes consisted predominantly of medium- to coarse grained, heavily hematized granite along with a coarse grained tonalite (Pettigrew, 2022).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 31, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - Gold mineralization is found within a sulphide mineralized quartz system that trends generally to the northeast and dips subvertically. The quartz vein is pyrite mineralized with up to 5% coarse-grained pyrite in localized sections. Localized sections of fine-grained and blebby galena (up to 2-5%) is found associated with pyrite and tends to result in higher concentrations of gold and silver. There is also a presence of fine grained molybdenite in localized sections of the vein (1-5%) but correlation to gold/silver concentrations is not evident. Highlights of the 2010 trenching program includes 2.92 g/t Au over 1 m, 0.83 g/t Au over 2 m, and 1.39 g/t Au over 1 m (Clark, 2010). Sulphide mineralization in the granite and tonalite units drilled in DDH STR21-022 to -027 occurs as 0.5-5% fine- to medium-grained disseminated pyrite with variable galena. This was found spatially associated with localized intervals of increased albite-silicate alteration. Visible gold was noted in these areas as very fine-grained inclusions along the contact of cumulophyric pyrite blebs. Massive to semi-massive quartz veining occurred throughout the drill hole and was commonly brecciated with hematite staining occurring at its contacts. DDH STR21-025 returned 0.702 g/t Au over 0.95 m from 14.5 m depth DDH STR21-026 returned 0.709 g/t au over 0.5 m from 107.95 m depth. DDH STR21-022 returned 7.97 g/t Ag over 12.25 m at 4.95 m depth including 105.0 g/t Ag over 0.7 m (Pettigrew, 2022).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
Publication - Technical Report, Saganaga Property
Publication Number: 2010 43-101 Date: 2010
Author: Clark, J.G.
Publisher Name: Benton Resources Corp.
Location: SEDAR
Map - Saganagons Lake area, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2149 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1968
Author: Harris F.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Starr Property
Publication Number: 2022 NI 43-101 Date: 2022
Author: Pettigrew, N.
Publisher Name: Metallica Metals Corp.
Location: SEDAR
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