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| Record Name(s) | Scadding Gold Property - 2011, McLean-Watt - 1988, Wanapitei Basin - 1988, Sudore - 1988, Westfield (Northgate) Mine - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1988-Oct-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Palladium
Township or Area: Scadding
Latitude: 46° 39' 3.15" Longitude: -80° 36' 49.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 529555.92 Northing: 5166440.65 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1969: Kennco Explorations (Canada) Ltd. carried out an airborne geophysical survey (electromagnetic, magnetometer). 1973: Gulf Minerals Canada Limited conducted airborne radiometric, magnetometer and electromagnetic surveys and diamond drilling. 1975-1978: Gulf Minerals Canada Limited carried out drilling, property taken over by McLean-Watt group. 1978-1979: McLean-Watt group completed additional drilling. 1981: Northgate Exploration Ltd. carried out a ground geophysical survey (electromagnetic very low frequency, magnetometer) and diamond drilling. 1982: Northgate Exploration Ltd. underwent a huge exploration program including ground geophysical surveys, diamond drilling, bulk sampling and geochemistry, bedrock trenching and geological mapping, microscope studies, and environmental studies. 1997: Currie Rose Resources Inc. carried out diamond drilling of 43 holes. 2004: JML Resources Ltd. carried out line-cutting and a ground geophysical survey (induced polarization, magnetometer). 2009-2011: Currie Rose Resources Inc. and True Claim Exploration Inc. carried out 20 diamond drill holes totaling 2176 m, overburden stripping, sampling, assaying and analyses, and a ground geophysical survey (induced polarization). 2010: True Claim Exploration Inc. carried out an airborne geophysical survey (radiometric, electromagnetic very low frequency, magnetometer). 2011: True Claim Exploration Inc. carried out diamond drilling and assaying and analyses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.45173 / Scadding-SP067 | 20000005511 | 20000005511 |
| Dana-0011 | 41I16SW0020 | 41I16SW0020 |
| 2.27575 / Scadding-SP056 | 41I10NE2028 | 41I10NE2028 |
| 2.4211 / Scadding-0022 | 41I10NE9364 | 41I10NE9364 |
| 2.4211 | 41I10NE0179 | 41I10NE0179 |
| Scadding-0027 | 41I10NE0188 | 41I10NE0188 |
| Scadding-0014 | 41I10NE0193 | 41I10NE0193 |
| 2.18965 / Scadding-SP032 | 41I10NE2005 | 41I10NE2005 |
| Scadding-0011-A1 | 41I10NE0190 | 41I10NE0190 |
| 2.49396 / Scadding-SP079 | 20000015009 | 20000015009 |
| Scadding-0016 | 41I10NE0185 | 41I10NE0185 |
| 2.49225 | 20000007628 | 20000007628 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Contains | ||
| Breccia-unsubdivided | 3 | Breccia (Non-Volcanic) | Adjacent | |
| Conglomerate | 4 | Near |
Feb 28, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Early Precambrian mafic metavolcanics, metasediments, biotite-plagioclase gneisses, granitic rocks, and diabases underlie part of western Scadding Township. These are unconformably overlain by Middle Precambrian sedimentary rocks of the Huronian Supergroup. Zone A consists of a highly altered chlorite-, quartz-, base and precious metal-rich rock that is intercalated with siliceous siltstone or siliceous subgreywacke. Zone B is typically well-bedded, white, grey or even pink, chloritic siliceous metasubgreywacke and rarely chloritic metasiltstone of the Serpent Formation. Zone C consists of a pink, brecciated, siliceous meta-arkose and more commonly feldspathic metaorthoquartzite of the Serpent Formation. Angular breccia fragments are of cobble size.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Feb 28, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Mineralization on the Scadding mine site seems for the most part, to be confined to the chloritic matrix in the unit logged as chlorite breccia where the breccias likely acted as both mechanical and chemical traps for the hydrothermal fluids. Gold with pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, magnetite, galena, minor silver, and very low palladium are most abundant in Zone A of the Serpent Formation and decrease towards Zone C. Low gold values were also reported in the Espanola-Serpent transition in McLean's northwest but not east-west trending zone. In 1979 drilling determined the average grade of the 42,000 tons was found to be 0.37 oz/ton Au. The 2011 drill program done by True Claim Exploration Inc. found mineralized intersections of: 94.5 g/t over 1.5 m; 5.4 g/t over 15.8 m; 1.9 g/t over 13 m.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24000 | 3525 oz Au, 24000 tons at 0.199 oz/ton |
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: 82 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Wanapitei Lake area, southern part, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P2228 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - 1979 report of Sudbury Resident Geologist
Publication Number: MP091.008 Page: 107, 111-116 Date: 1997
Author: Martins J.M., Horst R.E., Giblin P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Scadding Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2444 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Wanapitei Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R213 Page: 113-114 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Scadding Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF317 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Stratigraphy, paleoenvironment and economic potential of the Huronian Supergroup in the southern Cobalt Embayment
Publication Number: OFR5665 Page: 84 Date: 1987
Author: Debicki R.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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