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| Record Name(s) | McGale Property - 1954, Colleen Copper DH #4 - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Silver, Nickel, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Auden
Latitude: 49° 57' 54.41" Longitude: -84° 27' 21.34"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 682447.91 Northing: 5537854.15 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42F16NW
Point Location Description: collar of Colleen Copper dril lhole #4 on island in river
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: This property is reached by travelling 40.5 miles west from Hearst on Hwy 11 to the Nagagami River crossing. On the west side of the river the lumber road allows access by motor vehicle for 7.5 miles. From this point [along] Nagagami River by canoe for 7 miles. Access to the property is best afforded by helicopter from Hearst.
1954: J. McGale - Discovery, staking, trenching, dip-needle survey; property visit by S.A. Ferguson, ODM. 1965: Colleen Copper Mines option - Mag and EM surveys; drilling. 1967: Algoma Ore Division: - Property examination, sampling, assays.1970-71: North D'Arcy Explorations Ltd.: Mag and EM surveys; drilling . 1984: Noranda Exploration Canada Ltd.-Mag and HLEM surveys. 1988-93: McKinnon Prospecting Ltd.: Airborne mag and VLFEM survey, ground magnetics, HLEM, IP
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3179 / 2.13304 | 42F16NW8227 | 42F16NW8227 |
| T-3179,/ 2.14246 | 42K01SE0001 | 42K01SE0001 |
| T-3179 / 2.15793 | 20000005111 | 20000005111 |
| T-3179 / 2.15794 | 42K01SE0004 | 42K01SE0004 |
| T-3179/2.11207 | 42K01SE0001 | 42K01SE0001 |
| T-2653/2.7779 | 42F16NW0006 | 42F16NW0006 |
| T-0354 / 63.1884 | 42F16NW0005 | 42F16NW0005 |
| T-0385/2.299 | 42F16NW0007 | 42F16NW0007 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Paragneiss | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Host | ||
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
Mar 25, 2014 (D Draper) - The predominant rocks near the occurrence are metasediments consisting of quartz-chlorite-biotite schists and gneisses, quartzites and conglomerates. Paragneiss in the southern portion of the property strikes 080ºand dips 80º, with conglomerate exposed for 350ft north of the paragneiss. Outcropping occurs only within vicinity of river. There are 2 main zones of sulphide mineralization: an exposure 25-30 foot wide on west bank of river at the rapids (20% to massive pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor quartz as lenses and disseminations; very little copper mineralization in evidence; strongly magnetic) and an 8-foot zone on the east shore of the river north of the rocky island and 50ft south of the conglomerate consisting of fine-grained massive pyrite. Algoma personnel noted a few small quartz-chalcopyrite veins a few inches wide in conglomerate to the north of the east bank exposure. Drilling to the west of the river intersected paragneiss, quartzite and conglomerates and zones of varying degrees of sulphide mineralization.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 25, 2014 (D Draper) - Sulphide mineralization--predominantly pyrite and pyrrhotite--occurs within the paragneisses, quartzites and schists; chalcopyrite appears confined to the conglomerates. 1) 1964: Sample (#2254A) processed by Algoma assayed 10.28% Cu and 1 oz/t Ag. A letter by J. McGale (Feb. 8/65) states this sample originated on his Auden property but no other indication of its source is on file. 2) 1965: Company prospectus (Colleen Copper) reported grab samples of up to 4% Cu and one sample of 0.71% Ni 3) Grab samples from conglomerate zone reportedly ran: 2.36% Cu, 3.03 oz/t Ag, 0.89 oz/t Au. (Northern Miner article, June 24, 1965) 4) 1965: Colleen Copper drillhole #4 assayed 0.41% Cu over 5 ft at 79 - 84ft; sample taken from section of conglomerate mineralized with occasional blebs of chalcopyrite. 5) 1966: Algoma sample #12624 assayed 0.5% Zn. Certificate had note indicating McGale property, but exact location not on file. Compiler's note:Unfortunately, only one of the above assay reports can be matched to a verifiable sample location or drill hole from data currently on file (#4). Exact provenance of 1 and 5 above is unknown; assays in 2 and 3 are from company promotional reports and no supporting documentation was found. A Zn float was noted by Ferguson 400m north of the west bank sulphide showing, consisting of sphalerite in 2 fist-sized pieces of Paleozoic limestone.
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42F-5 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist files T-0351
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Pagwa River-Calstock sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0552 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Innes D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Caramat-Pagwa River sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Thunder Bay districts
Publication Number: M2202 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1971
Author: Innes D.G., Ayres L.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 116 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Summary report of the operations of the Geological Survey for the calendar year 1902; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 15, (1902-1903), pt. A
Publication Number: GSC AR 15-A Date: 1903
Author: Wilson, W.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297451
Book - Colleen Copper Mines Ltd. – press clippings
Publication Number: NM 3/6 Date: 1965
Author: The Northern Miner
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Mono - Ontario occurrences of float, placer gold and other heavy minerals
Publication Number: MDC017 Page: 43 Date: 1978
Author: Ferguson S.A., Freeman E.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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