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Record: MDI42A08SE00026

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) P. Culhane Property - 1979, Culhane and Christie Property - 1979
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-03
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Benoit

Latitude: 48° 17' 34.31"    Longitude: -80° 12' 50.5"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 558297.26   Northing: 5349150.14    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A08SE

Point Location Description: Trench

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: Proceed from highway 11 at Bourkes Corner, East on Bourkes Road for 3km to power line going due south from road opposite clear cut area. Trench is 5m north of road at powerline and looks like part of ditch except for broken rock and small blasted outcrop.



Exploration History

1979: P. Culhane – bulk sample for study at Temiskaming Testing Lab.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-0620/2.2978 42A08SE0104 42A08SE0104

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate pillowed flow 1 Andesite Pillowed, Massive Adjacent
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Basaltic Pillowed, Massive Adjacent
Vein 3 Quartz Stockworks, Brecciated Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1QuartzEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

May 27, 2016 (A Wilson) - A test sample with a dry weight of 2212 pounds yielded an average assay of 0.790 oz./t Au.



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Bourkes area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R092 Scale:     Date: 1971

Author: Lovell H.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs


Map - Benoit and Maisonville townships, Timiskaming District

Publication Number: M2215 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1971

Author: Lovell H.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs


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

Publication Number: P3398 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1999

Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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