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| Record Name(s) | Roy-North - 1991, Marriott Mines Ltd. - 1927, Camflo Mines Ltd. - 1969, Alliance - 1991, Tenendo - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Marriott
Latitude: 48° 27' 43.31" Longitude: -79° 32' 56.39"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 607266.989 Northing: 5368671.951 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D05NE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole 46.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1927-1928: Marriott Mines Ltd. was incorporated (Rogers and Young 1928, Gledhill 1929) and trenched about 500 feet and diamond drilled about 5,000 feet (in at least 18 holes) on a small peninsula extending into southeastern McDairmid Lake. The trenching is reported to have exposed massive chalcopyrite and bornite localized along an andesite/rhyolite contact, one channel sample (of unspecified length) from which is reported to have averaged 7% of copper, 0.06 ounce of silver per ton, and traces of gold. The diamond drilling is reported to have established the continuity of the sulfide mineralization to at least the vertical 440 foot level (along an undisclosed strike length) and to have established that at depth, sulfide mineralization ranging from 5 to 15 feet in (apparent?) width occurs, with additional associated disseminated chalcopyrite in andesite. 1930: Following the stock market crash, the (by now patented) claim group on which the Marriott Mines occurrence was located was acquired by Alliance Mining and Securities Ltd. (Jensen 1978, Kindle 1936). 1935: 'Quebec Gold Research' acquired the property. Prior to this time, (circa 1934) 'Di Paulo' is reported to have diamond drilled in the area. 1950-1951: L. Merrell restaked 2 claims in the area and optioned them to Tenendo Mining Corp. Ltd. Tenendo Mining diamond drilled 3 holes totalling 119.9 m. All holes failed to intersect significant copper mineralization (Jensen 1978). 1964: Copconda Mines Ltd. completed magnetic and HL electromagnetic surveys. 1969: Camflo Mines Ltd. optioned the occurrence from G.C. Roy and diamond drilled 2 holes totalling 321.6 m. This drilling encountered 10.7 m of material averaging 0.015 ounce of gold per ton. 1971: Kennco Explorations (Canada) Ltd. completed a TURAM electromagnetic survey of the area. 1973: Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. diamond drilled 7 holes totalling 234.4 m in the area.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| KL-0587 | 32D05NE0083 | 32D05NE0083 |
| KL-0829 | 32D05NE0082 | 32D05NE0082 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - All bedrock in southern Marriott Township occupies part of the north limb of the east striking and east plunging Blake River Synclinorium. Volcanic rocks of the Blake River Group conformably overly dominantly tholeiitic volcanic rocks of the (Archean) Kinojevis Group about 2,500 m northwest of the occurrence. The Kinojevis/Blake River Group contact has been defined geochemically by Jensen (1978), Jensen (1982), and Jensen and Baker (1986) and its location is readily apparent from airborne magnetic surveys (i.e. OGS 1984) as an east northeast striking magnetic anomaly developed between a domain of subdued magnetic relief (to the southeast, characterizing calc alkalic Blake River Group volcanic rocks) from a domain of well developed and laterally continuous magnetic ridges and valleys (to the northwest, characterizing tholeiitic Kinojevis Group volcanic rocks).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Olivine Gabbro | 1 | Olivine Diabase | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porphyry-unsubdivided | 2 | Hbl-Fel | Near | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Andesitic, Calc-Alk.; Cp-Py-Bn | Pillowed, Amygdaloidal, +/- Porphyritic | Host |
| Intermediate pillowed flow | 4 | Andesite; Cp-Py-Bn; | Pillowed | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Recent geological mapping of southern Marriott Township (Jensen 1982, 1978, 1973; Jensen and Langford 1985; Jensen and Baker 1986; Johnstone and Steele 1989; Baker et al. 1982; Vagners and Courtney 1985; McClenaghan et al. 1988, 1987; Steele 1988) indicates that in the occurrence area, bedrock is poorly exposed and consists mainly of east northeast striking, steeply dipping, and uniformly south facing mafic to intermediate subaqueously deposited calc alkalic volcanic rocks of the (Archean) Blake River Group. Intrusive rocks in the area are confined to dikes of olivine diabase and dikes and/or masses of hornblende-feldspar porphyry, although the presence of an isolated magnetic anomaly centreed a few hundred metres east of the occurrence (as illustrated by OGS 1984) suggests that a small felsic intrusive body may occur in subcrop here. Bedrock exposure along the periphery of the small peninsula on which the Roy occurrence occurs consists of grey magnetic to weakly magnetic pillowed amygdaloidal andesitic volcanic rocks which Jensen (1978) mapped as calc alkalic. These volcanic rocks are rusty weathering, may be porphyritic, and are strikingly different in character than tholeiitic rocks of the Kinojevis Group; these lavas are hard, display a conchoidal fracture when broken, and 'ping' when hammered.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Epidote | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Garnet | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Amphibole | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Epidote | Alteration | Skarn | 1 | Replacement | |||
| Garnet | Alteration | Skarn | 2 | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Overgrown and debris filled trenches are several tens of metres from the lake shore, as indicated by Jensen (1973, 1978). Virtually no outcrop was exposed in the trenched area when it was examined by the present writer in July, 1986. A single trench muck grab sample (AB-86-78) was collected; this consisted of pillowed andesite containing 2-3% of disseminated fine grained blebby chalcopyrite localized along pillow margins. A single trench chip sample (AB-86-179) consisted of hornblende aplite dike material containing 1-2% of chalcopyrite associated with healed fractures. Marriott Mines Ltd. is reported (assessment files) to have concentrated its surface and diamond drill exploration on massive and nearly massive chalcopyrite-pyrite-bornite mineralization localized along a northeast striking and southeast dipping andesite/rhyolite contact. Gledhill (1928) reported that this sulfide mineralization is associated with (secondary) epidote and garnet as replacement type mineralization within basalt breccia. Analyses*: Sample AB-86-178: 50 Au ppb, 1,480 Cu ppm. * Assay performed by Swastika Laboratories Ltd., Swastika, Ontario.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Marriott Mines Ltd. is reported (assessment files) to have concentrated its surface and diamond drill exploration on massive and nearly massive chalcopyrite-pyrite-bornite mineralization localized along a northeast striking and southeast dipping andesite/rhyolite contact. Gledhill (1928) reported that this sulfide mineralization is associated with (secondary) epidote and garnet as replacement type mineralization within basalt breccia.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Replacement |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Massive |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 91 | 4.5 |
Date: Feb 06, 1997
Geologist: R Degagne
Notes: Visited in July, 1986 by A. C., Bath (OFR 5735, V.1, p.408). Exploration by several companies at this occurrence has failed to confirm the presence of the (significant) copper sulfide mineralization reported by Marriott Mines Ltd. Camflo Mines Ltd. assayed a 10.7 m length of diamond drill core from the occurrence which averaged 0.015 ounce of gold per ton. The inferred presence of a subcropping felsic intrusive body several hundred metres east of the occurrence, the documented presence in the area of felsic dike and/or sill material (sample AB-86-179 and Jensen 1978), the presence of anomalous metamorphic and/or alteration minerals in the area (including quartz, epidote, garnet, amphibole (actinolite and tremolite according to (Jensen 1978), hematite, chalcopyrite, and gold (Jensen 1978, assessment files)), however, indicates that the area may be worthy of further base and precious metal exploration. It should be noted that in Ben Nevis Township, a recent electromagnetic and magnetic survey failed to detect the presence of sulfide mineralization known to exist there (Grunsky 1981). The lack of coincident airborne electromagnetic conductors with the location of the Roy Occurrence is not, therefore, sufficient evidence to infer that significant base metal sulfide mineralization is not present here.
File - Resident Geologist files KL-1361, KL-1740, KL-2419, KL-2647
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Magusi River area, Cochrane and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: P2434 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Ben Nevis area, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM37G Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Marriott Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0824 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Marriott Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF273 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Magusi River area, Cochrane and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: P2434 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Stoughton and Marriott townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2390 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1978
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 405-412 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Magusi River area, Cochrane and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: P2434 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Magusi River area, Cochrane and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: P2434 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP140.294 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Matheson-Black River area, Marriott Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: M80601 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1984
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Geology and petrogenesis of the Archean Abitibi belt in the Kirkland Lake area, Ontario
Publication Number: MP123 Date: 1985
Author: Jensen L.S., Langford F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geological series, Quaternary geology, Lightning River area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2734 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Vagners U.J., Courtney S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Stoughton and Marriott townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R173 Page: 72 Date: 1978
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - An algorithm for the classification of subalkalic volcanic rocks using the Jensen cation plot
Publication Number: MP100.016 Page: 61-65 Date: 1998
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Ben Nevis, Munro, Kamiskotia, and other base metal areas, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming
Publication Number: ARV37-03.001 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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