Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Noranda DDH DF93-9 - 1993 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Mar-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | P Bousquet |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Kenogaming
Latitude: 48° 11' 29.98" Longitude: -81° 57' 14.6"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 429096.07 Northing: 5338042.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A04NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar at 125mN/4700m E on Noranda Deerfoot Grid
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Follow highway 101 west from Timmins for about 50 km to the Kenogaming Access road. Follow this road south until you reach a bush road about 100m south of the boat launch for Deerfoot Lake. This road is on the east side of the main road and will tak you within about 200m of the drill collar. Stay right at the fork in the road.
1991-93: Noranda Exploration - ground geophysics, 3 ddh (851 m). 1994-1996: Hemlo Gold Mines Ltd. - 9 ddh, Mag.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3501 / | 42A04NW8600 | 42A04NW8600 |
| T-2552 / 2.14387 | 42A04NW0001 | 42A04NW0001 |
| T-3501 / 2.16735 | 42A04NW0066 | 42A04NW0066 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Swayze
Tectonic Assemblage: Muskego-Reeves
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Quartz-Feldspar | Near |
Aug 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - The main lithological unit hosting the anomaly is described as a dark green, fine-grained, massive to locally foliated mafic volcanic rocks. The unit shows wispy, brick-red hematite alteration, locally associated with the porphyry. The metavolcanic rocks are in contact with ultramafic rocks that have been intruded by numerous porphyritic bodies proximal to the mafic volcanic contact.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - A 0.5 m section of drill core returned an assay of 2.45 g/t Au (T-3501).
Map - Precambrian Geology, Northern Swayze Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: M2627 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1995
Author: Ayer J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 Scale: Date: 1995
Author: Fumerton S.L., Houle K.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Penhorwood and Kenogaming townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2231 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1972
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Kenogaming Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0465 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Timmins sheet, districts of Sudbury, Timiskaming, and Cochrane
Publication Number: P0141 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Ginn R.M., Fenwick K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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