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Record: MDI43B13NW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) MacFadyen #2S - 2004, Spider DDH SPQ-04-03 - 2004
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Jun-14
Date Last Modified 2022-Oct-06
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Kimberlite, Diamond



Location

Township or Area: BMA 527 834

Latitude: 52° 52' 20.17"    Longitude: -83° 56' 53.82"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 301580   Northing: 5862133.58    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 43B13NW

Point Location Description: Drill collar for Spider Resources DDH SPQ-04-03

Location Method: Other Literature

Access Description: Via helicopter from Attawapiskat.



Exploration History

1988: B.P. Resources Canada/Selco - airborne geophysical survey. 1992-93: K.W. G. Resources Inc/Spider Resources Inc./Blue Falcon Mines Lte. - airborne survey, diamond drilling, ground geophysical surveys. 1994: Ashton Mining/KWG Resources Inc./Spider Resources - 5 ddh (598.63m), diamond analysis. 2001-04: Spider Resources Inc/KWG Resources Inc. - geophysical interpretation, ground geophysics, 2 ddh.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3659 / 43G04NE0001 20000005133 20000005133
T-4938/ 2.26130 43B13NW2012 43B13NW2012
T-4729/ 2.24050 43B13NW2006 43B13NW2006

Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Subprovince: Hudson Bay Basin

Geological Age: Mesozoic   Geochronological Age: 177.1 Ma   



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Kimberlite-Unsubdivided 1 Host
Limestone 2 Footwall

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The kimberlite was intersected in a drill hole that tested a magnetic anomaly south of the MacFadyen #2 kimberlite. The kimberlite was interesected at a depth of 65 m. The angled hole remained in kimberlite for 32 m before exiting into very rubbly Paleozoic carbonates.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1DiamondEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Fifteen mico diamonds were recovered from 70.91 kg of kimberlite. The kimberlite intersection was from 62.7 to 96.7 m down-hole. Drill hole SPQ-04-12 yielded 1 micro and 1 macro diamond from 4.94 kg. The macro weighed 0.0765 carats.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Kimberlite

References

Map - Known Kimberlites of Eastern Ontario

Publication Number: P3321 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1995

Author: Zalnieriunas R.V., Sage R.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Kimberlites of the Attawapiskat Area, James Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR6019 Date: 2000

Author: Sage R.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Book - Spider Resources Inc. press release April 22, 2004

Publication Number: clippings Date: 2001

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGO


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