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Record: MDI31M05SE00168

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Naneek Mines Ltd. - 1951, Anderson Pine Lake Showing - 1951, Ciglen Investments Ltd. - 1970
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-20
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-23
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper

Secondary Commodities: Silver, Zinc



Location

Township or Area: Gillies Limit

Latitude: 47° 16' 10.82"    Longitude: -79° 38' 16.72"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 603025.62   Northing: 5236032.06    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M05SE

Point Location Description: Naneek Shaft

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1947: Durex Mines Limited – geological mapping; 3-DD-601 ft.; 1951: J. Price and Naneek Mines Limited – DD-6- 292 m. 1951 & 1957: Quebec Metallurgical –DD-6-877.2 ft. 1963: W. Shields – 12 m shaft; DD-2-227 ft. 1966: Ciglen Investments Limited – DD-20-770 m.; 1972: E. Coy – trenching: surficial geology; 2009; Diamond Exploration Inc. – ground magnetic survey.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.35596 20000002336 20000002336
CO-1074/17 31M05SE0061 31M05SE0061
63A.1 31M04NE0020 31M04NE0020
20 31M05SE9706 31M05SE9706
17 31M05SE0061 31M05SE0061
15 31M04SE9716 31M04SE9716
17 31M05SE9775 31M05SE9775
18 31M05SE9711 31M05SE9711
19 31M05SE9710 31M05SE9710

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Formation Group: Cobalt Group

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Diabase 1 Diabase Footwall
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Hanging Wall

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
4ErythriteEconomicOre
5SilverEconomicOre
1SphaleriteEconomicGangue
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
3PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Aug 14, 2017 (A Wilson) - Geology mafic-felsic volcanics, Assays: up to 0.39% Zn/1.0m; 0.20% Cu/1.5m; 37g/t Ag/0.43 m 0.39% Zn/1.0 m; 0.20% Cu/1.5 m; g/t Ag/0.43 m, Four samples were collected from fine-grained syenite or dioritic intrusive. Scattered pyrite with occasional small red felsitic dikes up to 1½ inches. Silver assays ranged from 0.62 oz/t over 3.1 ft.; 0.26 oz./t over 2.5 ft.; 0.58 oz./t over 2.0 ft.; and 0.26 oz./t over 5.0 ft.assays: up to 0.39% Zn/1.0m; 0.20% Cu/1.5m; 37g/t Ag/0.43m,



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Vein (Cobalt-Type)
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Stratiform

References

File - Resident Geologist file CO-1104

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Map - Cobalt silver area, southeastern sheet, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2052 Scale: 1:12,000    Date: 1997

Author: Thomson R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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