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Record: MDI42A02SE00022

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Steve Lake Group 1 - 1972, Bernatchez - 1995
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1995-May-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc, Lead, Copper

Secondary Commodities: Silver



Location

Township or Area: Alma

Latitude: 48° 1' 33.33"    Longitude: -80° 37' 57.2"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 527396   Northing: 5319247    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A02SE

Point Location Description: Sample symbol 310m north and 2120 m east of the southwest corner of township.

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1972: Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd: line-cutting, chaining, prospecting, geological mapping, rock sampling, basal till geochemical, biogeochemical and electromagnetic surveys. 1990: G. Bernatchez - prospecting, stripping.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-3090/ 63.5677/OP90-03-1 42A02SE8426 42A02SE8426
KL-0346/2.1118 42A02SE0135 42A02SE0135

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Andesite
Diorite 2 Diorite
Syenite 3 Porphyritic
Diabase 4 Diabase Dyke

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SphaleriteEconomicGangue
2ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue
3GalenaEconomicGangue
4HematiteEconomicGangue
5PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jan 22, 2016 (A Wilson) - The best assays from 4 grab samples collected on the west side of Steve Lake returned assays of 4300 ppm Zn, 2800 ppm Pb, 1150 ppm Cu and 4.6 g/t Ag (sample A-4).


Jul 02, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - Biochemical sampling on the property has returned 20,500 ppm Zn and 345 ppm Cu (sample U681); and 25,000 ppm Zn and 290 ppm Cu (sample OU690). REF: Plan showing biochemical sample location and Cu-Zn analyses, in KL 0346.



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Matachewan area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R051 Date: 1967

Author: Lovell H.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - The Matachewan gold area

Publication Number: ARV27-01.008 Page: 231-232  Date: 1998

Author: Burrows A.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


Map - Baden and Alma townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2109 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1997

Author: Lovell H.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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