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| Record Name(s) | Tundra Cu-Au Occurrence - 1983 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2000-Dec-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold
Township or Area: Abbie Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 10' 11.11" Longitude: -85° 28' 1.04"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 613981.05 Northing: 5336304.12 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C03NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar for K-20
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via the Eagle River Mine/Paint Lake road. Drive west along the road for approximately 30 km to the Farwell Creak area.
1983-84: Tundra Gold Mines Ltd. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, mapping, soil survey, 2 ddh (726 ft). 1996-97: A. Everleigh - stripping, trenching, prospecting, ground geophysics. 2009: Precambrian Ventures carried out prospecting and sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Abbie Lake 14A1 | 42C03NW0002 | 42C03NW0002 |
| WP-Abbie Lake.18 | 42C03NW2001 | 42C03NW2001 |
| WP-Abbie Lake.17 | 42C03NW2001 | 42C03NW2001 |
| Abbie Lake 19 | 42C03NW2002 | 42C03NW2002 |
| 2.44953 | 20000006047 | 20000006047 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sulphide Ironstone | 1 | Sulphide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Intermediate To Mafic | Sheared | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A sulphide rich zone (conductor) was interpreted to be a sulphide-facies iron froamtion at depth. It is interbedded with sheared, sericitized and chloritized mafic metavolcanic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 2 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best gold values were 0.08 oz/t Au from a sludge sample over 1 foot. The best copper analysis was 0.1% Cu over 2 feet.
Oct 26, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - Samples collected in 2009 by Precambrian Ventures returned 0.2430-4.84% Cu, 63-715 ppb Au, and 5-18.9 ppm Ag from pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite rich rusty schist (Assessment report 20000006047).
Map - Operation Pukaskwa, University River sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma
Publication Number: P0507 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Pukaskwa River-University River area, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R153 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Abbie Lake area, Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, NTS No. 42C/03NW
Publication Number: GDIF588 Date: 1997
Author: Wawa RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Operation Pukaskwa, districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0541 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Thurston P.C., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sioux Lookout data series, Kabik Lake-Pickerel Township area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)
Publication Number: P2333 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Speed A.A., Maxwell G.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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