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| Record Name(s) | Cree Lake Occurrence - 1968 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1994-Aug-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Swayze
Latitude: 47° 45' 53.43" Longitude: -82° 39' 49.44"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 375331.711 Northing: 5291504.277 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O15SE
Point Location Description: Trenches in the iron formation on the old Kenty Mine road.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Relatively easy access is possible via the Dore Road which connects with the old wagon road from Sultan to the Kenty mine. The old trenches are some three kilometres south along the wagon road which is now an ATV / walking trail. The old bridge across Cree Creek has been washed out requiring the creek to be waded or the ATVs floated across.
No exploration for iron ore at this prospect is on file. All known work has been directed towards gold exploration. 1939 Olive GML purchased a number of claims covering the old Allen shaft and started a prospecting program in the area. During this work they reportedly found some gold mineralization in the area of the prospect. 1976 Union Miniere Exploration flew a regional magnetic survey and subsequently staked some ground which covered the prospect. No follow up ground work is on file. 1980 Falconbridge Nickel carried out a ground magnetic survey and geological reconnaissance over an area which covered the prospect. A number of old trenches were located in this program. In the following year the ground was covered with a ground VLF electromagnetic survey. 1984 Quinterra Resources staked an area on the Cree Lake iron formation and commenced a gold exploration program. The initial work consisted of an airborne VLF electromagnetic and magnetic survey followed by a reconnaissance geological mapping and prospecting program which relocated trenches dating back to the thirties. 1985 Golden Rim Resources joint ventured the property and carried out ground VLF electromagnetic, magnetic, self potential geophysical surveys in conjunction with a geological mapping program. Fourteen diamond drill holes (2,136m) were put down to test the geophysical anomalies for possible gold mineralization in 1985. During 1986 an IP geophysical survey was carried out over the prospect and a number of areas were stripped. In 1987 an additional drill program was carried out during which 902m was cored in six holes. During this program a number of graphitic and iron formation conductors were intersected but no anomalous gold values were returned. 1990 Mr. W.E. Brereton staked the ground on behalf of Cree Lake Resources who then started a data compilation of the area followed by HL electromagnetic and magnetic ground surveys combined with prospecting.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1732 / 2.2145 | 41O15NE0012 | 41O15NE0012 |
| T-2329, 2.3618 | 41O15SE0089 | 41O15SE0089 |
| T-2649, 2.7807 | 41O15SE0077 | 41O15SE0077 |
| T-3527, 63.6111 | 41O15SE0033 | 41O15SE0033 |
| 2.4386, T-2329 | 41O15SE0088 | 41O15SE0088 |
| 2.9201, T-2649 | 41O15SE0062 | 41O15SE0062 |
| 21, T-2649 | 41O15SE0065 | 41O15SE0065 |
| 2.9050, T-2649 | 41O15SE0061 | 41O15SE0061 |
| 22, T-2649 | 41O15SE0052 | 41O15SE0052 |
| 2.14787, T-3527 | 41O15SE9091 | 41O15SE9091 |
| 2.14947, T-3527 | 41O15SE9092 | 41O15SE9092 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Halcrow-Swayze
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2700 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (S Fumerton) - Mapping indicates that the iron formations are discontinuous which may be due to attenuation or restricted deposition.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Carbonate Ironstone | 1 | Carbonate Facies? | Banded Iron Formation | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Sericite | N/A | |
| Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Green-Carbonate, Serpentinized | Talc | N/A |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Andesite | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (S Fumerton) - Two closely spaced sulphide - carbonate banded iron formations occur in sericite schists which have presumably been derived from felsic metavolcanics. The iron formation consists of alternating horizons of sulphide and chert with some remobilised carbonate horizons - stringers. Jasper locally occurs within the banded iron formation. Locally associated with the iron formation is a green carbonate unit.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Jasper | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Siderite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 6 | 270 | 90 | N/A | N/A |
Map - Swayze and Dore townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2070 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Donovan J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Swayze gold area
Publication Number: ARV43-03.001 Page: 12 Date: 1998
Author: Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Swayze and Dore townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R033 Page: 10-11 Date: 1997
Author: Donovan J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 362 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files 1980, air photos
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
MonoMap - Mineral Prospects of the Swayze Greenstone Belt (Volume 1, Parts of NTS 41 O and Volume 2, Parts of NTS 41 P, 42 A and 42 B)
Publication Number: OFR5912 Page: 222-223 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Swayze Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1988
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Rollo Lake, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 3384b Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210450
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