Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | A. Shahin Property - 1949, Argyle-Input Property - 1976, MacGREGOR CLAIMS - 1987, G. Mullan - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Argyle
Latitude: 48° 1' 46.3" Longitude: -80° 48' 45.58"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 513966.609 Northing: 5319599.024 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A02SW
Point Location Description: Approximate Location
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The property is located about 13 miles north-west of Matachewan, Ontario. Highway 566 which is maintained year round passes about 2 miles south of the property, providing access. Access can also be obtained by float/ski plane from Kirkland Lake to Ashley Lake on the southern part of the property.
1991: G. Mullan: line-cutting, ground magnetometer and Max Min II HEM surveys, geological mapping, whole rock and petrographic studies 1987: R.A. MacGregor: airborne magnetometer and EM surveys, bedrock sampling 1978: New Kelore Mines: geological mapping and a Ronka Mark IV HEM survey 1976: New Kelore Mines: line-cutting, VLF-EM survey 1975: ODM: Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic surveys over Argyle Township 1949: M. Shahin: prospecting and discovery of gold on the claim 1932: H.C. Rickaby (ODM): reconnaissance mapping of the area
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| KL3076 | 42A02SW0051 | 42A02SW0051 |
| KL-1857 | 42A02SW0092 | 42A02SW0092 |
| KL-2517 / 2.9910 | 42A02SW0069 | 42A02SW0069 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite, Pyroxenite | Strongly Magnetic Peridotite | Contains |
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| Syenite | 2 | Syenitic Dykes, Tonalite | ||
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase Dyke | ||
| Gabbronorite | 4 | Gabbro, Norite | Mineralized Norite | Contains |
| Mafic massive flow | 5 | Calc-Alkaline Basalt | Massive, Very Fine-Grained, Almost Glassy Flows | |
| Intermediate massive flow | 6 | Calc-Alkaline Andesite | Flow, Massive, Porphyritic |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Malachite | Economic | Ore |
May 21, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - In 1949, Shanin located a gold showing on the claim; assays as high as $3.50/5.0' were reported (gold at $32.00/oz). REF: KL 3076, page 3; KL 2474. A sample of pyroxenite (sample WR-210733) collected from the site by Glenn Mullan in 1991 returned 0.08 % Ni. Two sites, located at about 200 metres south-west and about 400 metres west-north-west of the current MDI point share similar rock types and mineralization. A grab sample of norite (sample WR-210729) which was collected from the 200 metre south-west location returned 0.11 % Ni. REF: MAP KL3076-2
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2474
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