Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | R.G. Gilson Property - 1970, Blake Prospect - 1979, Canadian Astoria Prospect - 1956, F. W. Thompson Property - 1941, Archie Lake Showing - 1963, Halkin Group - 1966, Nellem Lake Property - 1931 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Sep-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Chambers
Latitude: 47° 6' .15" Longitude: -79° 58' 27.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 577833 Northing: 5216792 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04SW
Point Location Description: trench north of Archie Lake
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description:
1931: Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada - prospecting, trenching. 1941:R.G. Gilson - stripping. 1952: Halkin Mines Limited - trenching, sampling, DD-3. 1956-63: Canadian Astoria Minerals Ltd. - mapping, ground geophysics, DD-10-2004.5 ft. 1963: Goldray Mines Limited - mapping, ground geophysics, sampling, DD-3-2680 ft. 1998: Heritage Exploration - sampling, prospecting. 2005: Mobridge Exploration Inc. - ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-2481 / 2.18831 | 31M04SW2018 | 31M04SW2018 |
| CO-3065 / 2.31049 | 20000000969 | 20000000969 |
| CO-0490 | 31M04SW0008 | 31M04SW0008 |
| CO-0494 | 31M04SW0009 | 31M04SW0009 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Andesite | Tuff | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic Tuff | 2 | Tuff | Adjacent | |
| Quartz Porphyry | 3 | Adjacent | ||
| Vein | 4 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 05, 2012 (A Wilson) - The rocks are typically intermediate tuffs, agglomerates and andesites with some coarse dioritic rocks and granite. Quartz porphyry outcrops to the south of the vein and occurs as sericitized inclusions within the vein. Diamond drill holes completed by Goldray Mines, intersected a zone of carbonatized and brecciated metavolcanics intruded by numerous quartz veins, feldspar porphyry and mafic dikes.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 05, 2012 (A Wilson) - The mineralized zone strikes roughly N35E and extends for a strike length of approximately 90 m. A mineralized quartz vein (2-4 m wide) is found on one wall of the zone. In the eastern part of the zone, pyrite was the only sulphide mineral observed. A grab sample collected from the vein by W.W. Moorhouse returned 0.13 oz/t Au and a trace of silver. The best assays from surface sampling by Halkin Mines returned values of tr Ag, nil Au, 0.40% Pb, 4.00% Zn and 0.15% Cu. R. Shklanka reports that the highest assays reported from the mineralized zone was 8% Cu, 17% Zn, 6.4% Pb and 0.13 oz/t Au. A grab sample collected by the OGS from the main showing in 1970 assayed 0.46% Zn and trace amounts of Au, Ag, Cu, Pb. Grab samples collected by R. Rintala from a series of trenches returned Cu assays ranging from 135 to 12191 ppm, Zn assays ranging from 179 to 12023 ppm and Pb values ranging from 237 to 6650 ppm Pb. The best gold value was 551 ppb Au.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-0495
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 198-199 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Geology of part of the Temagami greenstone belt, District of Nipissing, including relationships between lithologic, alteration, and structural features and precious-metal occurrences
Publication Number: MP146.018 Page: 108, 109, 113 Date: 1997
Author: Fyon J.A., Cole S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 23 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the northeast Temagami area, District of Nipissing
Publication Number: R163 Page: 73-74 Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Northeastern portion of the Timagami Lake area
Publication Number: ARV51-06 Page: 38-39 Date: 1998
Author: Moorhouse W.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - The northeastern portion of the Timagami Lake area, District of Nipissing, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51E Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Moorhouse W.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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