Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Hanson Lake Occurrence - 1984, Hollinger - 1936, Talisman - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Jul-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Coppell
Latitude: 47° 52' 49.44" Longitude: -82° 35' 10.31"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 381405 Northing: 5304225 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O15SE
Point Location Description: Outcrop located on north shore of Hanson Lake at point where lake narrows.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: This showing can be accessed by taking the Dore Main Haul Road, approximately 100 km west of Timmins, and then secondary logging roads into Coppell Township. A road goes down from the main haul road to Hanson Lake and the showing is easily accessible by canoe along the north shore.
1937: The ODM Annual Report 46 pt. first mentions that Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. and the N.A. Timmins Corporation had prospecting parties working in the four townships that made up the Algoma Eastern Railway Company land grant; Dale, Newton, Coppell and Whigham Townships. This report, the subject of this file, mentions simply that gold discoveries were made in the vicinity of Hanson Lake. 1948: A small report by Sylvanite Gold Mines outlines prospecting in Coppell Township. 1950: Radiant Exploration Ltd. held a lease on the northern part of Coppell Township under agreement with Northern Ontario Lands Corporation Ltd. During this period Radiant Exploration conducted a program of exploration combining detailed geological mapping and prospecting. Radiant reported a pit on the east shore of Coppell Lake in a small bay that was said to contain visible gold. 1966: The Hanna Mining Company, as part of an agreement with the Algoma-Davis Timber Company, conducted an airborne electromagnetic survey and ground geological reconnaissance program over 6 patented townships of which Coppell Township was one. 1970-71: The U.S. Smelting and Refining Co. drilled a total of 3 holes into EM conductors in the northwest and southwest corners of Coppell Township. 2010: Red Pine Exploration Inc. completed an aerial electromagnetic and magnetic survey (T-6230 / 2.46831).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-6230 / 2.46831 | 20000006503 | 20000006503 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2700 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (K Houle) - Pillow symbols on the map appear to indicate that tops are in a southerly direction.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz-Rich Granitoid | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic pillowed flow | 2 | Pillowed | Near | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (K Houle) - No description of the occurrence can be found except for a rough location to be found on Hanna Mining's map prepared by Nelson Hogg. The outcrop in the area appear to be pillowed to massive dacitic volcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Grab samples taken by the OGS in 1993 returned a value of 0.11 g/t Au from a mafic to intermediate metavolcanic containing pyrrhotite and pyrite.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown | .11 | g/t |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | N/A | N/A |
Date: Jul 16, 1993
Geologist: K Houle
Notes: Very little first hand information exists on this showing and is commonly simply referred to as the Hollinger gold showing with reference to the general area to the north central portion of Hanson Lake. Investigating this area uncovered an old trench in an area of pillowed mafic to intermediate volcanics close to the remnants of an old cabin. The trench was located on the north side of a small hill within about 50m of the waters edge. The approximate dimensions of this trench are 4x15'. This trench was mostly filled with sand and it was not possible to determine what lay beneath. There are however several small exposures along points at the side of the trench which indicates siliceous volcanics. One exposure in the west end of the trench shows minor carbonate filled fracturing with associated minor pyrite and pyrrhotite. Also noted were very fine sulphide filled fractures. Some of the massive and pillowed ( avg 0.6m) volcanics contain trace < 1mm disseminates of pyrite.
File - Resident Geologist file T-2041
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Location: Timmins RGP office
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
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Part - Geology of the Horwood Lake area
Publication Number: ARV46-02 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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: 96 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Coppell Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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: 202-203 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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