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| Record Name(s) | Baulieu - Coderre - Thompson - 1939, Main Showing - 1939, Noranda Occurrence - 1961, Kidd Creek Mines Ltd - 1985, Critchie andTaylor - 1919, Taylor - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Feb-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Wilkie
Latitude: 48° 38' 39.6" Longitude: -80° 31' 37.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 534826 Northing: 5388027 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A10NE
Point Location Description: drill hole
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: A point 2.30 km north and 1.70 km east of the southwest corner of Wilkie Township. Access to the occurrence area (along and near the Shallow River where it crosses the common boundary between lots 10 and 11, in concession 2, Wilkie Township) may be made via canoe. Best access to the occurrence via motorized canoe is from the Black River, which may be reached north and east of Val Gagne from the dirt road on the common boundary between Taylor and Walker Townships. From the point where the Black River crosses the Taylor/Walker Township common boundary, proceed north via canoe about 1,200 m and proceed with caution (shallow water and surface logs are common) east up the Shallow River from the point where it flows into the Black River. An outboard motor mounted on the canoe is useable for about 2.4 km up the Shallow River, as far as the first set of rapids. A 225 m long portage around an 8 m waterfall/rapid set starts downstream (south of) the first rapids at an abandoned shack near the west river bank. Bedrock outcrop visited by the present writer is located along this portage and up river for about 1.2 km, with some outcrop reached by traversing east of the river (as indicated by Leahy and Ginn 1962).
1919: Knight et al. (1919) reported that along the Shallow River in southwest Wilkie Township, Mssrs. Critchie and Taylor prospected and are said to have obtained fair gold values. 1939: Claims on which the occurrences located were known as the Baulieu-Coderre- Thompson claims. These were examined by Sylvanite Gold Mines Ltd. 1960: Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. completed an electromagnetic survey of Wilkie Township. 1961- 1962: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - magnetic and electromagnetic surveys; DD-4-850 ft. and diamond drilled 4 holes totalling more than 850 feet. 1965: Continental Copper Mines Ltd. - DD-3-2497 ft.diamond drilled 3 holes totalling 2,497 feet in the area. 1970: Hecla Mining Company of Canada Ltd.- DD-1-507 ft. diamond drilled 1 hole totalling 507 feet in the area. 1972- 1973: Noranda Exploration completed magnetic and VL electromagnetic surveys and diamond drilled 2 holes totalling 779 feet. 1977: Hollinger Mines Ltd. completed a HL electromagnetic survey and diamond drilled 2 holes totalling 1,410 feet. 1978: Hollinger Mines completed an electromagnetic survey of the area. 1980: Surveymin Limited - magnetometer,VLF-EM. 1983-86: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. optioned claims in the area from J.Chevalier ; DD-11-2697 m,down-hole EM, mapping, stripping, trenching, ground geophysics. 1990: Falconbridge Ltd. - DD-2-486.16 m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-573/ | 42A10NE0029 | 42A10NE0029 |
| KL-1113/ 12 | 42A10NE0039 | 42A10NE0039 |
| KL-1406/ 2.8620 | 42A10NE0410 | 42A10NE0410 |
| 2.3575 | 42A10NE0019 | 42A10NE0019 |
| KL-1406/ 24 | 42A10NE0014 | 42A10NE0014 |
| KL-1113/W7008-00084 | 42A09NW5054 | 42A09NW5054 |
| KL-0573/19 | 42A10NE0029 | 42A10NE0029 |
| KL-1179, 2.2460 | 42A10NE0027 | 42A10NE0027 |
| KL-0815/45 | 42A10NE0001 | 42A10NE0001 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Jan 26, 2016 (C Salo) - Geological mapping indicates that the occurrence area is about 1,200 m north of the (locally) east striking Pipestone Fault Zone, which is developed at or near the contact between weakly metamorphosed (greenschist or lower metamorphic grade) turbiditic sediments of the (Archean) Porcupine Group (to the south) and (weakly metamorphosed) volcanic rocks of the (Archean) Stoughton- Roquemaure Group (to the north). The volcanic rocks which host the anomalous sulfide mineralization which constitutes this occurrence are east striking, steeply north dipping, and north facing. They occupy part of the south limb of a regional scale, arcuate syncline which is north of the Pipestone Fault Zone. Intrusive rocks known to occur in the area include narrow (tens of metres in width) north striking diabase dikes of the (Proterozoic) Matachewan swarm. A recent geophysical survey of Wilkie Township detected a regional scale stratigraphy parallel anomalously conductive bedrock horizon which is spatially associated with known sulfide mineralization. Numerous detailed geophysical surveys which have been completed since the early 1960's have detected additional anomalous bedrock conductors in the area.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Near |
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| Felsic Tuff | 2 | Rhyolite | Tuff | Near |
| Claystone | 3 | Argillite | Tuffaceous | Near |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Pillowed, Amygdaloidal | Near | |
| Vein | 5 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - Samples: AB-86-260: Outcrop chip. Grey nonmagnetic white feldspar phyric felsic breccia or welded lapilli tuff. Angular white feldspar phyric fragments as large as 1 cm are supported by a weakly banded white feldspar phyric aphanitic felsic matrix. The sample has been pervasively Fe-dolomitized, contains no sulfide minerals, and may contain flattened felsic lapilli. It is probably dacitic. AB-86-261: Outcrop chip. Grey nonmagnetic incipiently sericitized argillitic arenite. Angular quartz grains are supported by a fine grained sericitic matrix which contains fine grained prisms of detrital zircon. AB-86-262: Outcrop chip obtained from submerged outcrop. Grey nonmagnetic argillitic arenite. AB-86-263: Outcrop chip. Light grey nonmagnetic pillowed amygdaloidal white feldspar phyric andesite or dacite. The sample has been incipiently Fe-dolomitized and sericitized and contains calcite-filled amygdules. AB-86-265: Outcrop chip. Weakly schistose light grey nonmagnetic quartz-sericite-carbonate. What appear to be flattened calcite filled amygdules occur andsuggest that this is an altered amygdaloidal felsic volcanic rock. AB-86-266: Outcrop chip. Grey/green nonmagnetic pillowed basalt or andesite. Black argillitic and/or carbonaceous interpillow hyaloclastite is pervasively Fe-dolomitized and may contain 1-2% of very fine grained disseminated pyrite in the carbonaceous matrix marginal to chloritic glass fragments. Note the presence of very fine grained black acicular phenocrysts (amphibole?).AB-86-268: Outcrop chip. Grey nonmagnetic weakly bedded fine grained arenaceous argillite stratigraphically overlying volcanic epiclastic breccia which overlies pillowed basalt.AB-86-271: Outcrop chip obtained 10 m along strike west of sample AB-86-270. Rusty weathering light grey felsic volcanic rock. Brecciated and recemented by Fe-dolomite.
| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Asbestos | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Malachite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Epidote | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Sericite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Fluorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 10 | Talc | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Dolomite | Alteration | Dolomitization | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 2 | Unknown | Stockwork |
Jan 26, 2016 (C Salo) - Diamond drilling by various companies is reported to have intersected quartz-sulfide zones containing chalcopyrite and both massive and very fine grained disseminated cherty pyrite; pyrrhotite stringers; sphalerite stringers; sphalerite in siliceous flow tops; arsenopyrite; and galena. Assay data for the area is rarely reported, and includes diamond drill core lengths of 5, 5, and 5.5 feet which averaged 1.39% of copper and 0.02 ounce of gold per ton, 0.55% of copper and 0.01 ounce of gold per ton, and 2.31% of copper and 0.005 ounce of gold per ton (Noranda Exploration Co. hole no. 3, drilled in 1962); a 1.3 m core length of sulfidic quartz-calcite stringers which averaged 1% of zinc, 0.22 ounce of silver per ton, and 0.02% of copper (Noranda Exploration Co. hole no. W-73-6, drilled in 1972-1973); and a 1.1 m core length which averaged 0.21% of zinc (Kidd Creek Mines hole no. WI-22- 1, drilled in 1983). Asbestos veinlets as wide as 1/8 inch were intersected by the Noranda Exploration Co. diamond drilling in 1961-1962.
Core - Resident Geologist drillcore holdings DCL-KL-726, DCL-KL-727
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2110
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Geological series, preliminary results of bedrock samples from the sonic drilling, 1985, Lake Abitibi-Matheson area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2986 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1986
Author: Jensen L.S., Steele K.G., McClenaghan M.B., Baker C.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geological series, bedrock samples from the sonic drilling program 1987, Matheson area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P3114 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1989
Author: Johnstone R.M., Sutcliffe R.H., Steele K.G., Baker C.L., McClenaghan M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Wilkie Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0156 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J., Ginn R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Folio - Wilkie Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF401 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Matheson-Black River area, Wilkie Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: M80574 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1984
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geological series, Quaternary geology, Porquis Junction area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2949 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Richard J.A., McClenaghan M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 1240-1248 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Quaternary geology of Matheson area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2735 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Vagners U.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Precambrian Geology, Monteith Area
Publication Number: P3367 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1997
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Abitibi-Night Hawk gold area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: ARV28-02.001 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W., Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E., Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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Article - Reconnaissance till sampling program, Matheson-Lake Abitibi area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP141.081 Page: 472-477 Date: 1997
Author: Steele K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP136.294 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - A gravity survey in the Iroquois Falls-Lake Abitibi area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP137.074 Date: 1997
Author: Gupta V.K., Johnstone R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP140.294 Page: 112-123 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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