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| Record Name(s) | Albanel Copper-Gold Property - 1988, Fort Norman Anomaly A - 1974, Fort Norman DDH 74-1 - 1974, A. Roy Property - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Cobalt, Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Albanel
Latitude: 46° 34' 38.16" Longitude: -82° 58' 41.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 348416 Northing: 5160090 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J10SW
Point Location Description: drill collars
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Turn north at Iron Bridge - Take hwy 546 and travel 42.9 km from to Endikai Lake turnoff (signposted). Drive 1.75 km along gravel cottage road - turn left and drive to road end. Walk 274 metres along old road path (hiking trail along base of hill) to site at edge of lake.
1974-69: Fort Norman Explorations Incorporated / Hanna Mining Company – airborne geophysics, stripping, trenching, DD-4, ground geophysics. 1986: A. Roy – ground geophysics, sampling, mapping. 1988-89: United Reef Petroleum Limited – mapping, soil geochemistry, prospecting, ground geophysics. 1993-94: A. Roy – mapping, trenching, sampling, prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Albanel – 0015 | 41J10SW0090 | 41J10SW0090 |
| 2.11906 | 41J10SW0082 | 41J10SW0082 |
| 2.11778 | 41J10SW0083 | 41J10SW0083 |
| ALBANEL 0034/ 63.2461 | 41J10SW0101 | 41J10SW0101 |
| ALBANEL 0021 / 2.1575 | 41J10SW0013 | 41J10SW0013 |
| Albanel 0049A1 /2.9204 | 41J10SW0084 | 41J10SW0084 |
| 2.15708 | 41J10SW0019 | 41J10SW0019 |
| SSMP Albanel-01 / 2.11778 | 41J10SW0183 | 41J10SW0183 |
| SSMP Albanel-02 / 2.11906 | 41J10SW0082 | 41J10SW0082 |
| SSMP Albanel-03 / 2.12426 | 41J10SW0183 | 41J10SW0183 |
| SSMP Albanel-04 / 2.15708 | 41J10SW0019 | 41J10SW0019 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Apr 25, 2013 (A Wilson) - The property is comprised of an approximately east-west trending folded anticlinal sequence of conformable Huronian Supergroup sediments over the northern and western part of the claims and intrusive Nipissing Diabase at the south and southeast, It is bound to the north by the east-west trending Flack Lake Fault, which crosses the northwest corner of the claims, and to the south by the Le Scarbo Lake Fault, major components of the areal Flack Lake Fault System.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Limestone | Brecciated | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 2 | Arkose | Host | |
| Sandstone | 3 | Greywacke | Host | |
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase | Adjacent |
Apr 25, 2013 (A Wilson) - The drill holes intersected a sequence of silicified Espanola limestone rich in chlorite with minor brecciation. Beds of limestone rich in magnetite and chlorite approximately 3 m in width were observed both north and south of the mineralized zone. The mineralized shear zone strikes N65E and dips 65ºS in the Espanola Formation. A series of narrow quartz-carbonate stringers and veinlets are found within the shear zone. Grab samples collected by Chataway in 1986 returned copper values ranging from 0.46% to 7.84%; Ag values ranging from 0.01 oz/t to 0.25 oz/t; Au values ranging from nil to 0.025 oz/t and zinc values ranging from 0.005% to 0.01% Zn. All lead assays returned null. Chip sampling of the main showing by United Reef returned 5.233% Cu over 23 feet and contains a 13 ft section that returned 8.761% Cu, 0.019 oz/t Au
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcocite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 25, 2013 (A Wilson) - Chalcopyrite, chalcocite, malachite, azurite and pyrrhotite mineralization is contained by a series of narrow white to grey quartz ± carbonate veins trending 070 all hosted by a chloritic shear zone. Specularite, magnetite and hematite are also identified in vein material. Copper mineralization extends into the host schist proximal to the veining. A 2.5 ft section of core (57.5-60 ft) from Fort Norman DDH 74-1 assayed 1.74% Cu in chert and laminated siltstone. A 5 ft section of core from between 63 and 68 ft in the same drill hole assayed 1.35% Cu. Chalcopyrite occurs as a replacement along fractures and as massive blebs associated with quartz carbonate and chlorite. Mineralization is hosted within a shear approximately 300 m north of the Nipissing diabase. Grab samples collected by the OGS assayed trace Au and Ag, 0.68% Cu, 1.29% Cu and 5.35% Cu. One sample contained 0.09% Co. Chip sampling of the main zone by United Reefs Petroleum returned an assay of 5.2% Cu over 23 feet, including a 13 foot section that assayed 8.76% Cu and 0.019 oz/t Au. Grab samples collected along strike of the main zone have returned anomalous values for a distance of approximately 1500 m. Grab samples collected by A. Roy in 1986 returned Cu values ranging from 3.97% to 7.84% over 4 feet and Ag values ranging from 0.15 oz/t to 0.25 oz/t over 4 feet. Gold and zinc values were low. A 1.8 m long channel sample assayed 0.025 oz/t Au, 11.7% Cu, 0.002% Pb and 0.009% Zn.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
MonoMap - Geology of the Endikai Lake area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R178 Page: 67-68 Date: 1978
Author: Siemiatkowska K.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Northern Miner 74-01-03, Copper Find, P23; Northern Miner 74-01-31, Early Drill, P21; Northern Miner 74-03-21, Drill. Copper, P2
Publication Number: Northern Miner Date: 1974
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGO
Map - Endikai Lake, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2399 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Siemiatkowska K.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Endikai Lake area (eastern half), District of Algoma
Publication Number: P1002 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1975
Author: Siemiatkowska K.M., Grunsky E.C., Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Sault Ste. Marie-Blind River Map Sheet
Publication Number: M2670 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2003
Author: Johns G.W., McIlraith S.J., Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Compend - Report of Activities 1992, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP161 Page: 215 Date: 1993
Author: Fenwick K.G., Pitts A.E., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Lithological and Structural Mapping of Albanel Township, Southern and Superior Provinces
Publication Number: OFR6280.016 Page: 16-1 to 16-11 Date: 2012
Author: Lewis D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of Albanel Township, Southern and Superior Province
Publication Number: P3773 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2013
Author: Lewis D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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