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Record Name(s) | Qued QT-09 Zinc Occurrence - 1993, Von Klein Option - 1962, Pulfa Claim Group - 1964, Dead Otter Lake Claims - 9999, Musher Lake Project Claim Group - 9999, Theresa Lake Property (Project 490) - 1976 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Occurrence |
Date Created | 1996-Dec-04 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Wabikoba Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 50' 3.2" Longitude: -85° 46' 34.11"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 589811.82 Northing: 5409749.53 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42C13SW
Point Location Description: Trench
Location Method: Field Visit
Access Description: The Qued QT-09 zinc occurrence is located approximately 31.5 km south-southeast of Manitouwadge, 2.25 km south of the south end of Dead Otter Lake and 1.35 km north-northeast of the north end of Musher Lake. The Hemlo gold deposit is located approximately 18 km to the southwest.The occurrence is accessible via motor vehicle followed by travel on foot. From Manitouwadge, proceed south along Highway 614 for approximately 40 km to the Twist Lake road. Proceed northeast along the Twist Lake road for approximately 7.7 km to where a north-trending line (L 3+00W) of a grid cut by Placer Dome Inc. in 1992 crosses the road. Proceed north along this line for approximately 100 m to the vicinity of a trench (QT-09) dug by Qued Resources Limited in 1984. Zinc- and copper-bearing sulphides are exposed in several locations within the southern section of this trench.
1957: Geological mapping; CPR (M. Bartley, T. Page). 1962: Line cutting, geological mapping, ground geophysical surveys (MAG HLEM) and diamond drilling (28 holes); McIntyre Porcupine Mines Ltd. 1964: Geological mapping, lithogeochemical sampling, airborne geophysical survey (MAG, EM); Caravelle Mines Ltd. 1964-1965: Geological mapping; ODM (V.G. Milne). 1966: Ground geophysical survey (MAG); Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. 1967-1969: Diamond drilling (19 holes); Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. Hole (31-1-67), collared in the vicinity of the occurrence, intersected numerous zones up to 10 feet wide containing up to 10% py, po and cpy. 1976: Airborne geophysical survey (Questor), Line cutting, reconnaissance geological mapping and ground geophysical surveys (MAG, EM); Noranda Mines Ltd. Several weak conductors, most without significant magnetic association, were outlined in the vicinity of the occurrence. 1978-1979: Lake sediment and water geochemical sampling; GSC and MNR. Samples collected from the vicinity of the occurrence contained slightly anomalous amounts of Cu, Zn, Au and Mo. 1982-1984: Line cutting, ground geophysical surveys (EM,VLF, and IP), soil and lithogeochemical sampling, geological mapping, trenching (15 trenches totalling 634 m) and diamond drilling (14 holes totalling 2018 m); Qued Resources Ltd. The occurrence was exposed in trench QT-09. 1983: Airborne geophysical survey (HLEM, VLF-EM, MAG); Aerodat Ltd. 1984: Geological mapping; OGS (G.M. Siragusa). 1991: Reconnaissance till sampling; GSC (I.M. Kettles). Samples collected in the general vicinity of the occurrence were found to contain slightly anomalous amounts of Cu and Zn. 1992: Line cutting, ground geophysical surveys (MAG, VLF-EM); Placer Dome Inc. Several conductive horizons attributed to sulphide mineralization were outlined. 1993: Geological mapping and Lithogeochemical sampling; OGS (D.B. McKay). 1997: Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. drilled 5 DDH totalling 1604 m. 2007: B. Fowler conducted a magnetometric and VLF-EM survey. 2011: Entourage Metals Ltd. carried out soil sampling. 2016: J. Florek carried out prospecting and sampling.
Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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63.1210 | 42C13SW0087 | 42C13SW0087 |
63E.6 | 42C13SW0086 | 42C13SW0086 |
63.1698 | 42C13NE0010 | 42C13NE0010 |
63.2003 | 42C13SW0080 | 42C13SW0080 |
63.4318 | 42C13SW0016 | 42C13SW0016 |
2.6817 | 42C13SW0027 | 42C13SW0027 |
2.7252 | 42C13SW0017 | 42C13SW0017 |
63.4434 | 42C13SW0124 | 42C13SW0124 |
2.14867 | 42C13SW8711 | 42C13SW8711 |
2.57359 | 20000013756 | 20000013756 |
2.17606 | 42C13SW0177 | 42C13SW0177 |
63.2149 | 42C13SW0081 | 42C13SW0081 |
2.2386 | 42C13SW0076 | 42C13SW0076 |
2.51517 | 20000006756 | 20000006756 |
2.35532 | 20000002292 | 20000002292 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - The Qued QT-09 zinc occurrence is located in the Wawa Subprovince approximately 18 km northeast of the Hemlo mines. The area surrounding the occurrence is underlain primarily by an east-southeasterly-trending sequence of mafic to felsic metavolcanic and lesser metasedimentary rocks which comprise a portion of the the north limb of the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt (Milne 1968, Map 2147; Siragusa 1985, Map P.2738). In the vicinity of the occurrence, emplacement of the Dotted Lake Batholith has folded the belt into a large easterly-plunging anticline (Milne 1968, Map 2147). The occurrence is located along the south limb of this structure. The supracrustal rocks in this area are locally strongly foliated (100 degrees to 115 /85 degrees SW) and mineral assemblages indicate they have experienced lower amphibolite facies-grade regional metamorphism (Milne 1968). In the vicinity of the occurrence, the supracrustal sequence is approximately 3.5 km wide and is bounded to the north and south by granodioritic rocks of the Dotted Lake Batholith and the Musher Lake Pluton, respectively (Milne 1968, Map 2147). The northern portion of the belt is dominated by massive to pillowed basalts which are overlain to the south by intermediate to felsic pyroclastic rocks containing minor metasedimentary interbeds (Milne 1968; Cavey and Dumouchel 1985). The supracrustal sequence dips steeply to the southwest and has been interpreted to young in the same direction (Milne 1968; Cavey and Dumouchel 1985). The occurrence is located near the southern boundary of the belt approximately 900 m north of the contact with the Musher Lake Pluton. In the vicinity of the occurrence, 3 parallel, east-southeast-trending, interflow metasedimentary units (iron formations) have been recognized (Cavey and Dumouchel 1985). The occurrence is located in the southernmost of these iron formations.
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic pillowed flow | 1 | Amphibole-Rich | Pillowed | Near |
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Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Bif | Host | |
Sandstone | 3 | Arkosic | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - The mafic metavolcanic rocks are locally pillowed flow units which are typically rusty-weathering, dark gray-green, fine- to medium-grained, weakly to moderately foliated (100 degrees /82 degrees SW), non-calcareous and locally moderately to strongly magnetic. Pyrrhotite and pyrite generally constitute 1% of these amphibole-rich rocks and occur as fine- to medium-grained, disseminated grains. The iron formation is 2.5 m thick, banded and locally sericitic. This unit contains up to 10% fine- to coarse-grained, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite as disseminated grains, irregularly shaped patches and narrow (1 to 2 mm wide), foliation-parallel laminae and discontinuous veinlets.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - Pyrrhotite and pyrite generally constitute 1% of the mafic metavolcanic rocks and occur as fine- to medium-grained, disseminated grains. The iron formation contains up to 10% fine- to coarse-grained, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite as disseminated grains, irregularly shaped patches and narrow (1 to 2 mm wide), foliation-parallel laminae and discontinuous veinlets. Grab samples collected from the occurrence in 1993 by D.B. McKay for the OGS returned assay values which varied from 134 to 2707 ppm Cu and 223 to 11680 ppm Zn.
Rank | Classification |
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1 | Exhalative |
Rank | Characteristic |
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1 | Disseminated |
File - Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
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Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Map - Black River area, southeast part, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0335 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Mineral Occurrences in the Manitouwadge Area, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
Publication Number: OFR5906 Page: 162-170 Date: 1994
Author: McKay D.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files, Report on Property of Qued Resources Corp.
Publication Number: Min Dep Date: 1983
Author: Cavey, G.
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Map - White Lake sheet, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2147 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1968
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the Black River area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R072 Date: 1968
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Lumby Lake area, western part, Kenora District
Publication Number: P2828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1985
Author: Jackson M.C., Chevalier P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Publication - Reconnaissance Geochemical Data for Till Samples from the Manitouwadge Area, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 2616 Date: 1993
Author: Kettles, I.M.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/183942
Map - Geological Compilation of the Eastern Half of the Schreiber-Hemlo Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: M2614 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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