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| Record Name(s) | Sheppard #5 & #6 - 1932, West McWatters - 1984, Siragusa #62 - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2002-Jun-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Chester
Latitude: 47° 33' 2.03" Longitude: -81° 54' .08"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 432281.58 Northing: 5266741.69 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41P12SW
Point Location Description: Stripped outcrop north of the main trench on the #6 vein
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Take the Mesomikenda Lake/Young Shannon access roads off of Highway 144 to the upper Three Ducks Lake and travel by canoe south into the middle Three Ducks Lake. The showings are south of the rapids connecting the two lakes.
1931: R. S. Sheppard - discovery of veins. 1932: West McWatters Syndicate - property optioned; prospecting, trenching. 1935: Buffalo-Ontario Gold Mining - property optioned, no work on file. 1938: Buffalo Shepmac Gold - sampling, 5 ddh. 1973: Park Precious Metals.- Prospectus. 1979: Canadian Crest Gold MInes Ltd. - small scale mining operation, ore milled at Young Shannon mill. 1981: Stralak Resources - geological appraisal of property. 1982: Jarvis Resources - ground geophysics, sampling, 295 tonne bulk sample. 1987-88: Canorth Resources - prospecting, mapping, stripping, trenching, ground geophysics, 9 ddh (629 m).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2030 / 63.3063 | 41P12SW0105 | 41P12SW0105 |
| T-3278 / 63.5176 / OM87-5L-104 | 41P12SW0036 | 41P12SW0036 |
| T-6382 / 2.50730 | 20000007118 | 20000007118 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2740 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GSC OF 3384A
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralized quartz veins are associated with zones of foliation and shearing that transect the generally massive granitic rocks. Primary orientation of quartz veins is approximately 330 deg, dipping steeply to the west. Quartz filled extension fractures have an almost perpendicular orientation at approximately 220 degrees.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonalite | 2 | Host | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host | |
| Vein | 4 | Quartz | Vein | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is hosted in a leucocratic tonalite with roughly equal amounts of quartz and plagioclase. Biotite is the main mafic mineral with minor amounts of clinopyroxene. Magnetite and chlorite occur in minor amounts as an in situ alteration product of biotite. Chlorite also occurs as fracture and vein fillings. Sericite alteration of the plagioclase is much more widespread. Near the mineralized zone, the rock is marked by a grain size reduction, abundant sericite and carbonate in the rock matrix. Trace amounts of hematite occur in these sheared tonalites. The host rock consists of quartz diorite to granodiorite which are typical phases in the Chester Granitoid complex. The more felsic phases occur as small intrusive bodies cutting the mafic phase. A well mineralized quartz vein occurs between a porphyritic granodiorite in the hanging wall and a diorite in the foot wall. Along the hanging wall contact, a strong schistosity and fracturing is developed.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Hematite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Weak | Veins | ||
| Malachite | Alteration | Supergene | 2 | Weak | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The 325 ton bulk sample taken in 1979 had a grade of 6.03 g/t Au. A 295 tonne bulk sample collected in 1982 returned an assay of 5.8 g/t Au. The best assay returned from the 1987 diamond drill program was 1.1 g/t Au over 0.7 m. A grab sample collected by the OGS in 1993 returned a value of 0.03 g/t Au and 0.1 g/t Ag.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mesothermal |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
| 2 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 60 | 1 | 70 | 90 |
Date: Jun 06, 2002
Geologist: A Wilson
Notes: A number of striped outcrops lie in the viciniyt of the #6 vein. It was one of these outcrops that was examined at the time of the visit. This outcrop is located near the north end of the stripped area and is readily accessible by boat off the small river joining the Upper and Middle Three Duck Lakes. Outcrop consists of medium to coarse-grained gabbroic rock intruded by a medium to coarse-grained dioritic intrusive. Quartz veins, 2-4 cm, are associated with diorte intrusive generally concordant. Quartz filled tension fractures are commonly seen associated with the quartz veining as well as are small mm scale tourmaline crystals within the quartz. Scattered pyrite was observed along margins of quartz veins and within dioritic wall rock. Quartz veins are commonly seen as being rusty at various locations along surface, but taking a good sample was difficult. The primary orientation of the quartz veins are in the NW direction (330) dipping steeply to the west. Quartz filled tension gashes have an almost perpendicular orientation at approximately 220 degrees.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| SHEPPARD | 1980 | Assay | 290 | OFR 5912 VOL 2. P. 423 | Gold 6.03 Grams per Tonne |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1980 | 290 |
Gold 1779 Grams |
OFR 5912 VOL 2 P. 423 |
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 41P-72 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Three Duck Lakes area, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM41D Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1997
Author: Laird H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Chester and Yeo townships, and parts of Neville and Potier townships, Jerome area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2449 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralization of the Southern Margin of the Swayze Belt
Publication Number: OFR5844 Page: 91-82 Date: 1993
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Chester, Neville, Potier and Yeo Townships
Publication Number: OFM0214 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 421-423 Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geology, Swayze greenstone belt, Gogama, Ontario
Publication Number: OF3384G Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1999
Author: Heather, K B; Shore, G T
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/210455
Part - Geology of the Three Duck lakes area
Publication Number: ARV41-03.001 Date: 1998
Author: Laird H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Makwa-Churchill area
Publication Number: ARV43-03.002 Page: 78 Date: 1998
Author: Laird H.C.
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: 94 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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