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Record: MDI42A10SW00065

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Echo Bay DDH 96-303 - 1996
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Aug-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By G Seim
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Macklem

Latitude: 48° 31' 18.6"    Longitude: -80° 53' 15.94"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 508287.72   Northing: 5374308.51    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A10SW

Point Location Description: collar of Echo Bay DDH 96-303

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Drill trails leads S from the Asarco Aquarius Mine to the drill hole collar. These trails require an ATV for access.



Exploration History

1996: Echo Bay Mines Ltd. - DD-1-201 m


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3807/2.17264 42A10SW0070 42A10SW0070

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic Schist 1 Talc-Chlorite Schist Host
Carbonate-Unsubdivided 2 Fuchsitic-Carbonate Rock Host

Lithology Comments

Jun 26, 2013 (G Seim) - Echo Bay DDh 96-303 was drilled on an azimuth of 344 degreeswith an inclination of -60 degrees. The hole collared through 27.7 m of overburden in a talc-chlorite schist. From 77 m to 80 m the rock graded from talc-chlorite schist to a stongly fuchsitic carbonate rock. This unit contained many quartz-carbonated veins and less than 1% disseminated pyrite. It yeilded anomalous to occurrence-grade gold values upon assay. The carbonate rock continued to a depth of 121 m after which the rock graded back to talc-chlorite schist. The interval from 122 m to 147 m was talc-clhorite schist, however, portions were carbonate/albite altered. This unit also returned anomalous to occurrence-grade gold values upon assay. The interval from 147 m to 156.2 m is described as mixed carbonate rock with chlorite and talc. This interval yielded the highest gold value in the hole, 4938 ppb au over 1.0 m. From 156.2 m to the end of the hole at 201.00 m, the hole cut talc-chlorite schist exhibiting some remnant spinifex texture.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
CarbonateAlterationCarbonatization1ExtremeReplacement
AlbiteAlterationAlbitization2StrongReplacement

Mineralization Comments

Jun 26, 2013 (G Seim) - A 1 m section of fuchsitic carbonate rock between 81 and 82 m assayed 990 ppb Au. A 1 m section of mixed mafic metavolcanics assayed 4938 ppb Au between 147 and 148 m.



Alteration Comments

Jun 26, 2013 (G Seim) - The carbonate rock is described as iron carbonate with minor grey brown carbonate, fine- to medium-grained, bright to pale green patchy carbonate alt., massive anastomosing carbonate veins and quartz carbonate veins, good sound rock, non magnetic.




Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Night Hawk Lake area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: R096 Scale:     Date: 1971

Author: Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs


Map - Night Hawk Lake area, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2222 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1971

Author: Leahy E.J.

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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