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Record: MDI31M13NE00011

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Kosy - Salo - 1995
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1995-May-19
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-22
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Catharine

Latitude: 47° 57' 51.81"    Longitude: -79° 46' 31.59"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 591408.663   Northing: 5313068.221    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M13NE

Point Location Description: Diamond Drill Hole KS-1

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The claim block is located just east of Hwy. 624, 22 km south of the village of Larder Lake. Travel a bush road, east from the highway, for approximately 500 m. The drill hole is located approximately 180 m north of the parking area at the end of the road.



Exploration History

1990 - An airborne magnetic and VLF electromagnetic survey was flown over the property. The showing is on an EM conductor. A 102 foot diamond drill hole was completed. An area near surrounding an old pit was stripped and sampled. Assays to 3223 ppb Au and 4.1% Cu. 1991 - Five diamond drill holes were cored totalling 1394 feet. Hole K-S-1 assayed 1852.5 ppb Au over 3.9 feet. 1992 - Kosy-Salo contracted ground magnetic, VLF-EM and HLEM geophysical surveys on the property.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-3219 31M13NW9701 31M13NW9701

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Type: Regional

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - The zone occurs within the Skead assemblage. The Catharine Fault lies within the Catharine Pacuad assemblage and approximately parallels stratigraphy. The showing is approximately 2 km from the projection of the fault under the Munro Esker and up stratigraphy.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Calcalkalic Tuff Footwall
Intermediate Tuff 2 Calcalkalic Tuff Hanging Wall
Mudstone 3 Graphite Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Drill log describes the zone graphite with fragments of pyritic and pervasively altered tuff.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1CalciteEconomicGangue
2PyriteEconomicGangue
3QuartzEconomicGangue
4GraphiteEconomicGangue
5SericiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Graphite zone with fragments of pyritic and pervasively altered tuff and quartz material.



Assay Samples

Assay Samples
CommodityAnalytical MethodDigestion Method ResultUnitLimitQualifier
GoldUnknown1852.5ppb

Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files KL-2520, KL-2932

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Map - Precambrian Geology, Pacaud and Catharine Townships and Portions of Adjacent Townships, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P3258 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1994

Author: Jackson S.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Catharine and Marter townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2043 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1997

Author: Grant J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Boston-Skead gold area

Publication Number: ARV30-06.001 Page: 1-26  Date: 1998

Author: Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Boston-Skead gold-copper area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: ARV38-06.003 Page: 86-113  Date: 1998

Author: Bell L.V.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of Catharine and Marter townships, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R018 Date: 1997

Author: Grant J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Pacaud and Catharine Townships and Portions of Adjacent Townships, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: OFR5884 Date: 1994

Author: Jackson S.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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