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Record: MDI42D14NW00054

General

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Copper

Location

Township or Area: Priske, Killraine

Latitude: 48° 52' 37.84"    Longitude: -87° 16' 47.79"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 479474   Northing: 5413840    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 42D14NW

Point Location Description: Zn showing in IF on map in Assessment file 42D14NW8293

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: The property is located on the western end of the Schreiber Volcanic belt, part of the Abitibi Wawa Greenstone belt of the Superior Structural Province. The Victoria Lake property is located approximately 6 km north of the town of Schreiber. Access is gained off the Winston Lake mine road just south of Sammy's Lake. An old drill road provides access down the claim group to the shores of Victoria Lake, approximately 6 km to the east. The old drill road is driveable by 4x4 for the first 2 km and then by foot or all terrain vehicle for the remainder.

Exploration History

Circa 1930: Trenching was conducted on the iron formations and gossans in the area. 1934: Cook Lake Gold Mines Ltd. explored in the vicinity, including the Nicopor Cu-Ni occurrence. 1937: Nicopor Mines was formed in 1937. 1970: Nicopor Mines Ltd. drilled 9 diamond drill holes on the Nicopor occurrence. 1982: Noranda Exploration conducted reconnaissance investigations and staked 28 claims. 1983: Geological mapping and geophysical surveys including mag, Max Min Horizontal Loop and PEM surveys were conducted. 1984: Noranda Exploration drilled 4 holes totalling 699 m, as well as conducting downhole pulse surveys. 1985: Noranda Exploration conducted 878 m of diamond drilling on the property as well as downhole PEM survey. 1987: Geological mapping and 1558 m of diamond drilling were conducted by Noranda. Downhole pulse survey was conducted. 1990: Minnova Inc. optioned the property from Noranda Exploration and Cumberland Resources Ltd. who are in joint venture. Detailed geological mapping was conducted. 1991-1992: Minnova Inc. conducted diamond drilling (2 DDH totalling 2236 m) and downhole geophysical surveys. 2014: B. Fowler carried out prospecting and sampling.

Assessment Work on File

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Grade: Amphibolite

Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - The general geology of the Victoria Lake VMS deposit is described by Glenn (1991) as follows: Generalized geology of the southern limb of the belt is summarised by a thick sequence of metavolcanic and metasedimentary units possibly synclinal folded about an east plunging east west axis. The metavolcanics dominate forming three mafic to felsic cycles. A typical cycle is characterised by a thick sequence of pillowed to massive basalts grading upward into andesite and finally massive felsic flows. Metasedimentary units consist of greywacke, chert carbonate, argillite, arkose, and graphitic shale with interlayered pyrite and pyrrhotite. Well preserved primary sedimentary textures indicate that the volcanic sedimentary sequence was deposited subaqueously. All units have been metamorphosed to amphibolite grade of regional metamorphism. The metamorphic grade increases to upper amphibolite to the north.

Lithology

Mineralization

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Several gossans and disseminated interpillow sulphides occur within the Corvette Lake mafic flows. Base metal values up to 4200 ppm Zn were encountered (Glenn, 1991).Low to anomalous base metal values (<1100 ppm Zn and 210 ppm Cu) were intersected in oxide facies iron formation in the Victoria Lake Horizon (VL 7). An iron formation 300 m north of Victoria Lake assayed 7615 ppm Zn and 658 ppm Cu (Glenn 1991). A grab sample of felsic tuff (92 BVL-01) collected from the Anglo Lake gossan assayed 1740 ppm Zn, 397 ppm Cu and 0.002 oz/ton Au.

Alteration Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Four strong hydrothermal alteration cells or zones were identified on the Victoria Lake property. The most intense alteration occurs between L7625 and L8875 between the Titanium fault and Hill fault. Andalusite is developed and believed to represent a long lived hydrothermal system (Glenn, 1991). Cordierite porphyroblasts also occur in a siliceous biotitic matrix.

Mineral Record Details

Site Visit Information

Date: Feb 13, 1997

Geologist: B Nelson

Notes: Resident Geologist personnel visited the occurrence June 24, 1992.

References

Map - Nipigon-Schreiber, geological compilation series, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2232 Scale: 1:253,440    Date: 1973

Author: Carter M.W., McIlwaine W.H., Wisbey P.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:

Mono - Mineral Occurrences in the Nipigon-Marathon Area, Volumes 1 and 2.

Publication Number: OFR5951 Date: 1996

Author: Schnieders B.R., Smyk M.C., Speed A.A., McKay D.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:

File - Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files, Thunder Bay office

Publication Number: Min Dep Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Thunder Bay RGP

Map - Schreiber area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario

Publication Number: ARM47J Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1997

Author: Bartley M.W., Harcourt G.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Schreiber area, east part, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: P2391 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1981

Author: Carter M.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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