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MDI41P09NW00046
| Record Name(s) | Jackpot - 1987, Silver Jackpot - 1987, Sauve L - 1987, N. Silver Fox. - 1987, Sylvanite - 1945, Lynch; - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1987-Jan-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-02 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Silver, Copper, Cobalt, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Tudhope
Latitude: 47° 44' 30.37" Longitude: -80° 15' 36.01"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 555475.319 Northing: 5287864.849 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P09NW
Point Location Description: Northernmost shaft 150m E of property symbol 36 (Map 2501), 1.8km S40E of NW corner of township
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1909: United States Silver Mines Ltd. sank a shaft along a northeast trending silver vein, on a property northwest of the Silver Deposit, known as the Silver Jackpot Deposit. 1951: Silver Jackpot Mines Ltd. dewatered the Silver Jackpot shaft.1962: Big Jackpot Mines drilled two holes in the vicinity of the Silver Jackpot Mine area. 1971: Corridor Mines Ltd. airborne geophysics (AEM, AMAG). 1976-1980: Northern Silver Fox Resources Inc. -diamond drilling (12 DDH, 570 m), rock sampling and assaying trenching, stripping, ground geophysics (EM, MAG, RAD), drove an adit. 2004-2008: Temex Resources Corp. ground geophysics (GRAV, MAG, IP), diamond drilling (1DDH, 242 m), sampling, assaying and data compilation. 2018-2020: Battery Mineral Resources Ltd.- airborne geophysics (AEM, ARAD), rock sampling, assaying and analysis, LiDAR, diamond drilling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-2129 | 41P09NE8481 | 41P09NE8481 |
| 2.536 | 41P16SW0001 | 41P16SW0001 |
| 2.30793, CO-3091 | 20000000856 | 20000000856 |
| 2.32628, CO-3093 | 20000001443 | 20000001443 |
| 2.36563, CO-3254 | 20000002556 | 20000002556 |
| 2.38161, CO-3324 | 20000002973 | 20000002973 |
| 2.39362, CO-3373 | 20000003502 | 20000003502 |
| 20000017222 | 20000017222 | |
| 20000018396 | 20000018396 | |
| 20000019384 | 20000019384 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-calcite-sulphides | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Medium to coarse grained, pegmatitic | Contains | |
| Conglomerate | 3 | Gowganda Formation | Contains | |
| Arkosic Arenite | 4 | Gowganda Formation | Contains | |
| Siltstone | 5 | Gowganda Formation | Contains | |
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 6 | Tonalite, granodiorite, trondjemite | Near | |
| Sandstone | 7 | Gowganda Formation | Laminated, interbedded | Contains |
Jul 02, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Shallow-dipping Gowganda Formation conglomerates, siltstones and sandstones contained minor quartz-calcite veinlets with trace pyrite and chalcopyrite, but did not return anomalous results.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Specularite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Erythrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Hematite | Alteration |
Jul 02, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - In hole TME-07-08, values of 7.71% copper, 121.30 ppm silver and 0.07 g/t gold were intersected over 1.0 m in a calcite vein, mineralized with bornite, specular hematite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite hosted in a coarse grained pegmatitic diabase. Drill hole TME-08-21, intersected 3.88% copper, 5.60 ppm silver and 8.71 g/t gold over 0.79 m (File 20000003502). Grab samples R1161 to R1166 assayed up to 2320 ppm cobalt, up to 155 ppm silver, up to 64700 ppm copper, up to 378 nickel and up to 3220 ppm arsenic (File 20000019558).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Hydrothermal |
| 2 | Vein (Cobalt-Type) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 2 | Fault |
| 1 | Vein |
Map - Hill Lake, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2501 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1986
Author: Johns G.W., Hoyle W., Good D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Northern Miner 73-06-07, Big Jackpot, p. 21
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1973
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 358 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Hill Lake area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R250 Page: 78-80 Date: 1986
Author: Johns G.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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