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| Record Name(s) | Battle Mountain DDH Mc96-9 - 1996 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-14 |
| Created By | G Seim |
| Revised By | P Bousquet |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Carscallen
Latitude: 48° 21' 51.31" Longitude: -81° 37' 44.09"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 453417.22 Northing: 5356977.67 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05SE
Point Location Description: Collar of MC96-09 as per T-3246
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The drill hole was collared about 350 m N of Hwy 101 about 5 km W of the intersection with Hwy 144.
1994-96: Battle Mountain Gold - ground geophysics,1 ddh (326 m). 2000: Falconbridge Ltd. - airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3246 / 2.16015 | 42A05NE0083 | 42A05NE0083 |
| T-3246 / 2.17460 | 42A05SE0035 | 42A05SE0035 |
| T-4587 / 2.21079 | 42A06NW2026 | 42A06NW2026 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Jul 13, 2020 (G Seim) - MC96-9 cut a succession of mafic metavolcanic flows containing interflow horizons of graphitic/pyritic sediments. One such graphitic/pyritic horizon was silicified and contained anomalous gold including 1.10 g/t Au over 0.8 m.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Flow | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Graphitic/Pyritic | Host | |
| Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
Jul 13, 2020 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of mafic metavolcanics interbedded with graphitic iron formation. The volcanic rocks are intruded by narrow dikes of porphyry.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Strong | Replacement |
Jul 13, 2020 (G Seim) - The interval from 196.50 to 197.30 (0.80 m) returned an assay of 1.10 g/t Au. The entire graphitic/pyritic horizon averaged 0.370 g/t Au over 3.5 m.
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name:
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Denton and Carscallen Townships
Publication Number: OFR6093 Scale: Date: 2002
Author: Hall L.A.F., Smith M.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology, Denton and Carscallen Townships
Publication Number: P3517 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2002
Author: Hall L.A.F., Smith M.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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