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MDI42A10SW00065
| 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 |
Primary Commodities: Gold
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.
1996: Echo Bay Mines Ltd. - DD-1-201 m
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3807/2.17264 | 42A10SW0070 | 42A10SW0070 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic Schist | 1 | Talc-Chlorite | Schist | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonate-Unsubdivided | 2 | Fuchsitic-Carbonate Rock | Host |
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.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Extreme | Replacement | ||
| Albite | Alteration | Albitization | 2 | Strong | Replacement |
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.
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.
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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