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| Record Name(s) | Kirkland Minerals Claim S90866 - 1977 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1999-Dec-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-14 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | Sheree Hinz |
Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Cunningham
Latitude: 47° 40' 19.51" Longitude: -82° 42' 42.02"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 371511.68 Northing: 5281274.26 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O10NE
Point Location Description: File opened from GR 157
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Site was not visited by the OGS.
1956: Kirkland Minerals Corporation completed geological mapping, EM and magnetometer survey. 1983: R.A. Macgregor carried out geological sampling and assaying and analyses. 1984: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. carried out a ground geophysical surveys (magnetometer, VLFEM, electromagnetic). 1990: B. Otten and W.R. Troup carried out geological mapping, and geochemical studies. 2012: Sino Minerals Corp. carried out line-cutting and a geophysical survey (VLFEM, magnetometer).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2054 / 63.734 | 41O10NE0066 | 41O10NE0066 |
| 2.6628 | 41O10NE0030 | 41O10NE0030 |
| T-6597 / 2.53539 | 20000007926 | 20000007926 |
| 2.8939 | 41O10NE9103 | 41O10NE9103 |
| T-3497 / 63.5864 | 41O09NW0076 | 41O09NW0076 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Hong Kong
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2729 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Tuff | Host |
|---|
Mar 24, 2020 (A Wilson) - The oldest rocks are of volcanic origin and include mafic lavas, andesite, gabbro and diabase, with thin flows of felsic lavas and beds of volcanic tuff. Interbedded with these rocks are those sedimentary in origin consisting of greywacke and conglomerate. Pyrite occurs in a bedded tuff of intermediate composition.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 24, 2020 (A Wilson) - Two pyrite showings were observed in claim S-90866. The pyrite occurred in a bedded tuff and the pyrite content varied from 5 to 40 percent of the host rock, Other than minor magnetite there are no observed minerals in association. No assays accompany the description of the occurrence.
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Sultan, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 3384E Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Map - Cunningham and Garnet townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2503 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1987
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of the Garnet Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R248 Scale: Date: 1987
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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