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| Record Name(s) | Mattagami Lake DDH K-E-79-14 - 1979 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Nov-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Manganese
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Nickel, Zinc
Township or Area: Casselman
Latitude: 49° 8' 36.54" Longitude: -82° 22' 15.63"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 400010.841 Northing: 5444311.343 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42G01NW
Point Location Description: Drill collar at 9+00S/6+50E on Mattagami Lake grid on former claim P.458756
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by driving south from Kapuskasing along the Swanson Road for approximately 30 km. The drill hole was completed in the swampy area located on the east side of the road.
1977-1979: Mattagami Lake Exploration Ltd. - ground geophysics, 1 ddh (342 ft). 1988: McKinnon Prospecting Ltd. - airborne geophysics. 1888: J. B. Hinzer - ground geophysics, mapping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3180, 2.11179 | 42G01NW0009 | 42G01NW0009 |
| T-1826, 14 | 42G01NW0012 | 42G01NW0012 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Oxide Ironstone | 1 | Oxide-Facies | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Garnet-Chlorite-Biotite | Hanging Wall | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Garnet-Chlorite-Biotite | Footwall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected mostly garnet-chlorite-biotite schist with some interbeds of oxide facies iron formation and a approximately 6 feet of massive to semi massive sulphides.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Gold values range from 0.002 to 0.016 oz/t Au; copper values ranged from 31 to 250 ppm; zinc values range from 15 to 78 ppm; Ni values range from nil to 921ppm.
Map - Kapuskasing sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0398 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Saganash Lake-Wakusimi River area
Publication Number: ARV69-03 Page: 15-17 Date: 1997
Author: McMurchy R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Saganash Lake area, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1960A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: McMurchy R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Operation Kapuskasing
Publication Number: MP010 Date: 1967
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J., Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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