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| Record Name(s) | Blood Vein Occurrences - 9999, Ferguson - 9999, Jons Showing - 1981, Beaver Creek #2 and #3 Veins - 9999, Forerunner Resources - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Feb-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead
Township or Area: Syine
Latitude: 48° 51' 2.64" Longitude: -86° 56' .44"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 504881.78 Northing: 5410864.86 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42D15SW
Point Location Description: Stripped area
Location Method: Field Visit
Access Description: The Blood Veins are located in Syine Township about 16 km east of Terrace Bay and 1 km east-northeast of Highway 17 (Claim Map G-634, Syine Township). Access may be gained via an old foot trail/bush road which extends northeast from Highway 17 at Fishnet Creek, 1.5 km to the showings.
Pre-1882: Mineralization discovered in area. High gold and silver values reported. 1882: Bulk sampling and assaying; Elgin Silver Mining Co. 1884-1885: Unspecified development work, a tunnel or adit 45.74 m long was driven in the area sometime prior to 1890; Elgin Silver Mining Co. c.1928: Surface work and road construction; W. Longworth. 1929 (?): Unspecified surface work; Northern Light Gold Mines. 1933-1936: Trenching, stripping and pitting; Siville-Ferrier Syndicate. 1956-1980: The occurrence was restaked several times by various parties but no work was recorded. 1981-1983: Stripping and surface work; J.R. Hamel. 1984: Geophysical (EM, MAG) and geological surveys; Goldhurst Resources Inc. 1985: Property examination and lithogeochemical sampling; OGS Resident Geologist staff. 1987: The property was optioned as part of a larger block which also hosted the Beaver Creek, Elgin, Elgin North, and the Siville showings by Forerunner Resources. Stripping, trenching, soil and lithogeochemical sampling and geological mapping; Forerunner Resources (which later became Beardmore resources Ltd.). Property examination and lithogeochemical sampling; OGS Resident Geologist staff. 1991: Prospecting, sampling and trenching (on the Beaver Creek showing); J.R. Hamel. 1992-1994: Diamond drilling (on the Beaver Creek showing); J.R. Hamel. 2009: Galahad Metals Inc. conducted stripping and sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| W9540.00003 | 42D15SW0001 | 42D15SW0001 |
| 11 | 42D15SW0118 | 42D15SW0118 |
| 2.7157 | 42D15SW0121 | 42D15SW0121 |
| 2.46954 | 20000005783 | 20000005783 |
| 14 | 42D15SW0600 | 42D15SW0600 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - According to Map No. 2107 (Walker 1967) the area is underlain by granite to quartz diorite rocks which have intruded massive to pillowed to amphibolitic mafic volcanic rocks.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Calcite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Granite | 3 | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - The Blood Vein is hosted by both mafic metavolcanic rocks which have been metamorphosed to the amphibolite grade, as well a granitic rocks of the Terrace Bay Batholith. The vein is a composite vein consisting of quartz, calcite, minor chalcopyrite, galena and a green mineral possibly fluorite or green mica. The vein is up to 6 m in width and strikes 214 degrees and dips 70 degrees NW. Late quartz veins striking 73 degrees and dipping 40 to 65 degrees splay off the main vein system.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Fluorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Hydrothermal | 1 | Unknown | Veins | ||
| Calcite | Alteration | Hydrothermal | 2 | Unknown | Veins |
Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - The vein is a composite vein consisting of quartz, calcite, minor chalcopyrite, galena and a green mineral possibly fluorite or green mica. Grab samples collected from the occurrence in 1985 and 1987 by OGS Resident Geologist staff returned assay values of up to 0.02 opt Au, 7.84 opt Ag, 0.40% Cu and 1.69% Pb. Grab samples collected from the occurrence by Noranda Mines Limited personnel during a property visit returned assay values of up to 0.005 opt Au, 8.94 opt Ag, 0.04% Cu, 0.01% Zn and 0.71% Pb. Grab samples collected from the occurrence in 1987 by Forerunner Resources returned assay values of up to 50 ppb Au and 106 ppm Ag.
May 04, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - Several veins were observed approximately 100-300 m ESE of the Beaver Creek Occurrence. The veins in this area are barren-looking bull quartz and calcite veins. The No. 3 vein or Blood Vein strikes 218 degrees and is up to 2-3 m in width. Coarse euhedral pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena are present in the vein. The veins are hosted by granitic rocks near the contact with the mafic metavolcanic rocks. To the south of the No. 3 vein a calcite vein was observed in a small ravine. Here the calcite vein has been eroded to form a small cave-like feature. To the north, Forerunner Resources Ltd. stripped off the northern extension of the Blood Vein, The vein is hosted by both mafic metavolcanic rocks which have been metamorphosed to the amphibolite grade, as well as granitic rocks of the Terrace Bay Batholith. The vein is a composite vein consisting of quartz, calcite, minor chalcopyrite, galena, and a green mineral possibly fluorite or green mica. The vein is up to 6 m in width and strikes 214 degrees and dips 70 degree NW (Schnieders et al., 1996). Samples collected by Galahad Metals were up to 1.21 gpt Au, 454 gpt Ag, 3970 ppm Cu, and 220,000 ppb Pb (AFRI 20000005783).
File - Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
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Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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 Page: 725-29 Date: 1996
Author: Schnieders B.R., Smyk M.C., Speed A.A., McKay D.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Jackfish-Middleton area, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2107 Date: 1967
Author: Walker J.W.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Jackfish-Middleton area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R050 Date: 1997
Author: Walker J.W.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Compend - Report of Activities 1992, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP161 Page: 121-165 Date: 1993
Author: Fenwick K.G., Pitts A.E., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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