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Record: MDI42A02NW00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Le Porte - 1923, L. Weekly - 1980
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Prospect
Date Created 1990-Nov-11
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-09
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: McNeil

Latitude: 48° 8' 50.68"    Longitude: -80° 51' 12.7"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 510895.003   Northing: 5332694.996    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A02NW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1988: Kerr Addison Inc.- ground geophysical survey (magnetic and electromagnetic VLF) 1979: King and Weekly- diamond drilling and trenching 1975: Questor Surveys Input- airborne geophysical survey 1923-1924: extensive trenching and shaft sinking


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL4175 42A02NW0014 42A02NW0014
KL1454, 16 42A02NW0075 42A02NW0075
KL1427, 13 42A02NW0085 42A02NW0085
14, KL-1427 42A02NW0081 42A02NW0081
24, KL-1454 42A02NW0060 42A02NW0060
22, KL-1454 42A02NW0065 42A02NW0065

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology Comments

Mar 19, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - The Diamond Drill logs show occurrences of mainly mafic metavolcanics (basalts), felsic metavolcanics (syenites) and quartz veins.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicGangue
2PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Mar 19, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - Diamond Drill Hole data indicate assay results returning Au values as high as 82.0 g/t over a 12 feet core intersection. REF: Map KL4175-9 in Assessment file KL 4175. Another drill hole (about 0.2 km north-west from the previous) gives assay values ranging from trace to up to 0.08 oz/t (Hole A). REF: KL 1454. Visible gold has been reported on the Le Porte property from a felsic dyke cutting basalt. REF: OGS 1979, MDC 18, PART 2, P213.



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Notes on gold in McNeil and other townships

Publication Number: ARV33-03.003 Page: 39  Date: 1998

Author: Hopkins P.E.

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: 213  Date: 1979

Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Geological Compilation of the Matachewan Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3527 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 2003

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D., Nevills M., Valade L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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