Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI42D16SW00027
| Record Name(s) | Empire 2 - 1963, H. England - 1929 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Partial |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Copper, Iron
Secondary Commodities: Titanium, Vanadium
Township or Area: Seeley Lake Area
Latitude: 48° 48' 56.17" Longitude: -86° 18' 49.83"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 550372.09 Northing: 5407184.73 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 42D16SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Approximately 11 km north of the town of Marathon, Ontario, the Bamoos Property is accessible by an all season road.
1929: H. England conducted trenching and test-pitting on showings of titaniferous magnetite. 1962: Anaconda Company (Canada) Ltd. conducted geological mapping and trenching. 1963: Empire Explorations Ltd. conducted airborne and ground EM and MAG surveys and geochemical surveying. 1963: Anaconda conducted an IP survey. 1964-7: Anaconda drilled 171 DDH totalling 36,537m and conducted airborne and ground mag surveys. 1964: Anaconda took a small bulk sample (5200 lb). 1966: Anaconda took a 150-ton sample. 1974-76: various studies were conducted. 1976: claims were converted to leases. 1982: Anaconda relogged 10 historic drill holes and reevaluated the property. 1984: Fleck Resources Ltd. purchased the property from Anaconda. 1985-86: Fleck resampled historic core, re-established the grid, drilled 37 DDH totalling 3852 m, trenched and sampled. 1986: Fleck blasted 40 tons of mineralized representative material (10 tons from 4 pits) and sent it for testing, and conducted geological mapping. 2000: property was staked by M. and S. Stares. 2000-01: Freewest Resources Canada Inc. optioned the property and conducted an airborne magnetometer and TEM survey. 2003: Benton Resources Corp. acquired the property. 2004: Benton drilled 1 DDH. 2005-06: Benton conducted prospecting, sampling, geological mapping, trenching, and drilled 22 DDH totalling 4028.4 m. 2007: Benton conducted geological mapping and drilled 28 DDH totalling 5070.6 m. 2011: Stillwater acquired the leases.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4647 | 42D16SW0030 | 42D16SW0030 |
| 63A.127 | 42D16SW0098 | 42D16SW0098 |
| 63.4851 | 42D16SE0021 | 42D16SE0021 |
| 42D16SW0084 | 20000005919 | 20000005919 |
| 2.13027 | 42F05SE0005 | 42F05SE0005 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 29, 2015 (Therese Pettigrew) - Sulphide mineralization is scattered throughout the banded gabbro unit but becomes significantly concentrated in some widely separated localities. Higher copper values are about 0.5 percent (Milne, 1967). Pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite occur as interstitial fillings, and are associated with the coarser grained, ilmenomagnetite-rich phase of the Two Duck Lake gabbro. Assays indicate a variation in copper from 0.05% to about 2% (Shklanka, 1969). The sulfide mineralized zone lies close to the marginal contact of the Complex and the highly deformed metavolcanics. Sulfide content is variable, generally pyrrhotite-rich and chalcopyrite-poor. Massive sulfides, up to 0.5 m thick, may occur in this unit near the basal contact. Sulfides; chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and voilarite, occur mostly as interstitial composite grains. Biotite and Fe-Ti oxides may be closely associated with sulfides, especially where sulfide patches or clots occur; such as in very coarse and pegmatitic material. Apatite is often present in the coarse to pegmatitic material (with or without sulfides). Platinum Group Elements (PGE) occur as discrete Platinum Group Minerals (PGM) in and attached to the sulfides and/or Fe-Ti oxides. Platinum, palladium, and minor rhodium occur. The Pd/Pt is approximately 6/1 (AFRI 42D16SE0021). Early investigations were directed toward the ilmenomagnetite layers. Analysis of a chip sample taken from a trench contained 40% iron, 7.35% titanium oxide, 0.56% sulphur, and 0.33% phosphorus. Other assays show that iron content was up to 27% (Puskas, 1967).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Magmatic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Intrusive |
MonoMap - Geology of Cirrus Lake-Bamoos Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R043 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of the Port Coldwell area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: OFR5014 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Puskas F.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Bamoos Lake sheet, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2099 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Manitouwadge sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0494 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Milne V.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Map - Precambrian Geology, Port Coldwell Complex, East Half
Publication Number: P3233 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1993
Author: Walker E.C., Sutcliffe R.H., Shaw C.S.J., Shore G.T., Penczak R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Port Coldwell area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0114 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Puskas F.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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