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| Record Name(s) | McCullough Lake - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Olsen
Latitude: 47° 6' 27.71" Longitude: -84° 18' 29.51"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 704228.837 Northing: 5220648.262 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N01SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 1.5 kilometres south of McCollough Lake, 3.45 kilometres east of the west boundary of Olsen Township.
In 1962-63, 2950.5 feet of diamond drilling in 11 holes was completed by Joubin F.R., MacIntosh, J.A., Lien, H.O. Three of the eleven diamond drill holes were drilled in the vicinity of McCollough Lake area. These include holes 6,7,8. (Assessment file location Olsen-0013). Between the periods of 1991 to 1993 work including linecutting, scintillometer, mag, VLF, prospecting, assaying by Goodmurphy, E., Murphy, I. (Assessment file location SSMP-Olsen-13, SSMPP-Olsen-29, SSMP-Olsen-27, SSMP-Olsen-29, SSMP-Olsen-32, SSMP-Olsen-34, SSMP-Olsen-18, SSMP-Olsen-22). In 1988 a geological soil, VLF and Mag report was put together by Ontex Resources ltd., (Assessment file location SSMP-Olsen-07) In 1986 a multi-report including geology, Geochem and sampling was condcuted in the McCollough/Mckinnon Lakes Area. (Assessment File location-SSMP-Olsen-04).
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Batchawana
Geological Age: Archean
Jun 25, 2010 (A Pace) - The area consists of sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Archean Age situated within the Batchawana Greenstone Belt. The metasediments are mainly clastics consisting of siltstones, greywackes some quartzites, with few interbedded volcnacics and volcaniclastics. Oxide facies of iron formation have been reported.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Jun 25, 2010 (A Pace) - Three diamond drill holes drilled in the vicinity of McCollough Lake area by Joubin F.R., MacIntosh, J.A., Lien, H.O. Drill holes 6 and 7 had intersected greywackes and intermediate volcanics and what has been described as a lamprophyre dyke. Schistosity has been documented in sections of logged core. Pyrite, pyrrhotite, minor chalcopyrite and graphite have been the dominant sulphides identified. Drill hole 8 had intersected a graphitic schist that was pyrrhotite rich. A 2.6 foot sample was assayed at 0.09% copper. Located further down the hole a schistosity unit described as being pyrrhotite rich, siliceous and with minor chalcopyrite. A 1 foot sample was assayed at 0.10% copper and a 5.5 foot sample assayed at 0.10% copper.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
File - Resident Geologist files Olsen-0013
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Geological compilation series, Batchawana sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division
Publication Number: P0302 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Batchawana synoptic project, Batchawana-Searchmont sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P3063 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1987
Author: Grunsky E.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 77 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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