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| Record Name(s) | Mammoth Metals Occurrence - 1928, Christie Showing - 1927, Christie-O'Keefe Vein #3 - 1927, Wawa Lead - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Lead, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Chabanel
Latitude: 48° 1' 41.4" Longitude: -84° 42' 31.22"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 670825 Northing: 5321971 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The property is accessible by boat from Wawa. The occurrence is located approximately 5 km from Wawa on Wawa Lake. The occurrence is a short (500 m) traverse from the shoreline. Poor going along a bush trail on the north shore of Wawa Lake past Wood Lake. There the trail ends and a traverse must be made to Mammoth Lake.
1927: G. Christie and W. Soulier - discovery. 1927: Dome Mines Ltd. - trenching, sampling 3 ddh (500 ft). 1928-29: Mammoth Metals Ltd. - 2 shafts sunk, inclined shaft to 65 feet and 165 feet of drifting completed. 1967: Algoma Ore Properties - mapping, magnetometer and EM surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Chabanel 0035 / 63.3736 | 42C02SE8808 | 42C02SE8808 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750Ma Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies close to the contact between a quartz diorite (mafic intrusive) and an intermediate to felsic metavolcanic (rhyolite). The quartz diorite is a subvolcanic intrusive.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Diorite | 2 | Quartz Diorite | Massive | Adjacent |
| Intermediate Tuff | 3 | Rhyolite | Tuff | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The vein lies within a shear zone within a quartz diorite. The quartz vein is heavily mineralized with galena, sphalerite and arsenopyrite. The occurrence consists of at least three, roughly parallel veins.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 09, 2016 (A Wilson) - Grab samples have returned varied assays. Grab samples from the quartz vein have retuned values ranging from 5.2 oz./t Ag and 6.38% Pb to 23.8 oz./t Ag and 51.95% Pb.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 182 | .3 | 75 | 40 | 2750 MA | OFR5888 |
Map - Michipicoten area, compilation sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0184 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, formerly Township 29, Range 23, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Chabanel Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1987
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: SSM RGO
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Chabanel Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2439 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Rebic Z., Abercrombie S., Neale K., MacMillan D.W., England D., Calvert T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1928
Publication Number: ARV38-01.001 Page: 55 Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R., Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Goudreau and Michipicoten gold areas, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV40-04.001 Page: 41-42 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 107 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 151-154 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 139 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Gold Occurrences of the Wawa-Missanabie Area, unpublished report
Publication Number: Robinson Page: 110-112 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGP
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 389-390 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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