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Record: MDI32L04SW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Amoco DDH Dlo-74-41-1 - 1974, Hopper Lake - 1974, Pelangio Larder Block A - 1998
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Dec-30
Date Last Modified 2023-Jul-11
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Copper



Location

Township or Area: West Of Sunday Lake Area

Latitude: 50° 2' 24.54"    Longitude: -79° 49' 38.23"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 583974.011   Northing: 5543753.669    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 32L04SW

Point Location Description: Drill collar at L0+00/0+50N on former claim P.401158

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The mine is easily accessed via the Detour Lake road a 300km gravel and paved road that connects with Highway 11 at either Iroquois Falls or Cochrane.'4 Track' trail leads up to the stripped outcrops.'4 track' trail connects to secondary forestry roads branching off the Chester Access Road.'4 track' trail connects to secondary forestry roads branching off the Chester Access Road.



Exploration History

1974: Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd. - 1 ddh (349 ft). 1975: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1978-83: OMAB Enterprises/Gowest Amalgamated and Gold Shield Syndicate - ground geophysics, mapping, diamond drilling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-1697 32L04SW9370 32L04SW9370
T-1686 32L04SW9386 32L04SW9386
T-1924, 2.2897 32L04SW0026 32L04SW0026
2.3251, T-1924 32L04SW9368 32L04SW9368
2.4017, T-1924 32L04SW9315 32L04SW9315
14, T-1924 32L04SW9385 32L04SW9385

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic massive flow 1 Basalt Massive Flow Host
Schist-Unsubdivided 2 Chlorite Hanging Wall
Schist-Unsubdivided 3 Biotite-Amphibolite Footwall
Feldspar Porphyry 4 Feldspar Near

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of biottie-amphibole-chlorite schist, mafic flows, volcanic agglomerate and dacite. Narrow feldspar porphyry sills/dikes are found throughout. Elevated gold values are returned from sulphide rich zones in the schist.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2PyrrhotiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assay returned 0.02 oz/t Au, 0.038% Cu, 0.003% Zn and 0.011% Ni over 5 ft.



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Burntbush Lake-Detour Lake area (northern part), District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P2242 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1979

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Burntbush-Detour lakes area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R199 Page: 56  Date: 1982

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Burntbush-Detour lakes, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2453 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1982

Author: Johns G.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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