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Record: MDI42E03SE00005

General

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Zinc

Secondary Commodities: Silver

Location

Township or Area: Upper Aguasabon Lake Area

Latitude: 49° 1' 46.55"    Longitude: -87° 14' 38.99"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 482151.77   Northing: 5430774.71    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 42E03SE

Point Location Description: Trench

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: The prospect is located approximately 305 m east of the south end of Heron Lake and about 2.5 km north-northeast of Big Duck Lake (claim map G-619, Upper Aguasabon Lake area). Access may be gained by aircraft from Thunder Bay or Pays Plat to Heron Lake or over land from Big Duck Lake. The area is accessible approximately 20 km up the Nesting Lake Road, maintained by Kimberly-Clark.

Exploration History

1956: Airborne geophysical survey (EM); Canamine Explorers Limited. 1957: Geological mapping, ground geophysical survey (EM), trenching and geochemical sampling; Canabel Syndicate. Independent ground geophysical survey (EM); C. Bischoff. 1958: Diamond drilling (5 holes totalling 305.1 m); Valmont Mining Exploration Limited. Diamond drilling (6 holes totalling 611.1 m); Canabel Syndicate. 1960: Diamond drilling (at least 2 holes totalling 206.3 m, location unknown); Canabel Syndicate (?). 1983: Airborne geophysical survey (EM, MAG); Flint Rock Mines Limited. 2013: Clear Gold Resources Inc. carried out prospecting and sampling.

Assessment Work on File

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Schreiber-Hemlo

Geological Age: Archean  

Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - Pye (1964, p.24) described the Canabel occurrence as follows: The Canabel deposit is located 100 feet east of the south end of Heron Lake, in the northeast corner of the map-area, and occurs in metasediments, close to the contact with metavolcanics to the north. Other than a reference to the deposit in an unpublished report by L. Germain (1957) for Canabel Syndicate, little information is available. It is described as a discovery of argentiferous galena, but the dimensions and grade of the deposit are not recorded. The Canabel deposit was tested by trenching by Canabel Syndicate in 1957. This work, however, must have been unsuccessful in outlining anything of value, for the company's claims have been cancelled. Diamond drilling by Valmont Mining Exploration Limited, indicated that the mineralized zone (of the main showing) occurred in a 'fine to medium-grained mica garnet schist' and 'black tuff with considerable graphite'.

Lithology

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - Diamond drilling by Valmont Mining Exploration Limited, indicated that the mineralized zone (of the main showing) occurred in a 'fine to medium-grained mica garnet schist' and 'black tuff with considerable graphite' (Schreiber-Hemlo Resident Geologist's Mineral Deposit Files).

Mineralization

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D McKay) - Schnieders et al. (1996): Mineralization consisted of very fine disseminated pyrite and pyrrhotite, with occasional stringers of pyrite parallel to bedding planes. A few small crystals of sphalerite and chalcopyrite were also noted, sometimes in association with quartz and carbonate. Diamond drilling in 1958 by Valmont Mining Exploration Limited yielded core that assayed up to 0.06 opt Ag, trace Au , trace Cu and 0.25% Zn over 1.98 m (hole 3). The highest zinc assay was 0.67% over 0.54 m (hole 5b).

Mineral Record Details

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 Page: 787-790  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

Publication Number: Min Dep Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Thunder Bay RGP

Map - Big Duck Lake area, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: M2023 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Pye E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

MonoMap - Mineral deposits of the Big Duck Lake area, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: R027 Page: 24  Date: 1997

Author: Pye E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Map - Schreiber sheet, District of Thunder Bay, geological compilation series

Publication Number: P0360 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Pye E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 348  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:

Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Terrace Bay area, northeast sheet, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: P2557 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Carter M.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:

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