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| Record Name(s) | Nikka Cu-Zn Deposit Zone 3 - 2020, McFaulds Lake #3 Deposit - 2003, Spider DDH MCF-03-18 - 2003 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2003-Oct-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-10 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: BMA 527 861
Latitude: 52° 50' 2.16" Longitude: -86° 1' 47.72"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 565351 Northing: 5854237.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 43D16SE
Point Location Description: Collar of DDH McF-03-18
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: By air from Nakina.
2003-08: Spider Resources Ltd. and UC Resources Inc. - MAG, EM, DD-39-12,114m, AEM, AMAG. 2010: Cliffs Chromite Far North Inc. and KWG Resources - DD-3. 2017-18: Noront conducted EM and ground gravity surveys, high resolution airborne magnetic surveys, and drilled 13 DDH totaling 6120 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.36240 | 20000002823 | 20000002823 |
| 2.38108 | 20000002923 | 20000002923 |
| 2.50059 | 20000007685 | 20000007685 |
| 2.31021 | 20000001306 | 20000001306 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Sachigo
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Oxford-Stull
Geological Age: Archean
Oct 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The stratigraphic section consists of Archean-aged, steeply dipping, mafic to felsic volcanic rocks with minor amounts of interflow sediments intruded by sills and small stocks of gabbro and granite. The volcanic units have been isoclinally folded to produce a weak to very strong foliation.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Fossiliferous | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Sheared | Host | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Rhyolite | Footwall |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Chloritic | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 3 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Mar 07, 2007 (G Seim) - McF 03-18 27.5 m at 0.506%Cu, 4.83%Zn, 0.070ppmAu, 2.73ppm Ag Including 18.0 m at 0.61%Cu, 5.88%Zn, 0.069ppm Au, 2.77ppm Ag followed by 7.95 m at 1.502%Cu, 0.12%Zn, 0.321ppm Au, 8.47ppm Ag.
Aug 01, 2014 (A Wilson) - Significant intersections include 0.72% Cu and 3.13% Zn over 41.05 m including 0.25% Cu and 9.52% Zn over 1.5 m in MCG-03-18 and 5.5% Cu and 0.34% Zn over 13.81 m including 10.40% Cu and 0.86% Zn over 4.63 m in MCF-04-21. Elevated gold values return up to 0.22 g/t gold over 3.13 m. Drill hole MCF-04-45 averaged 4.9% Cu, 6.6% Zn, 0.45 g/t Au and 16.43 g/t Ag over 3.7 m. The mineralization of the deposit is variable with parts of massive pyrite with low-grade copper, massive magnetitie, massive chalcopyrite (18.8 m >8% Cu). The deposit is characterized by an envelope of magnesium-rich chlorite within which massive, semi-massive to disseminated magnetite has precipitate and/or replaced the chlorite. Co-existing with the Mg-chlorite rich horizon are lenses/bands of massive, semi-massive, stringers and disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite. There is a crude zoning in the deposit with the near surface mineralization rich in pyrite and pyrrhotite with a gradual increase in chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite with depth. Sphalerite is more common near surface and is usually concentrated above the chalcopyrite. Gold and silver concentrations are closely related to copper concentration. Assays from the 4 drill holes completed in 2010 returned Cu values range from 1.32 to 3.34% while Zn values range from 3.12 to 7.59%.
Jun 06, 2017 (Therese Pettigrew) - MCF-03-21: from 220.55-234.36 m (13.81 m) at 5.50% Cu, 0.34% Zn, 0.52 ppm Au and 15.40 ppm Ag (Spider Resources press release March 1, 2004); MCF-04-23: 15.0 m at 4.06% Cu, 0.03% Zn, 0.55 ppm Au, and 13.81 ppm Ag
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | VMS Base Metal |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 200 | 300 | 40 | 65 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikka No. 3 | 2020 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 500000 | Noront press release May 11, 2020 | Copper 2.5 Percent, Gold 0.3 Grams per Tonne, Silver 7.3 Grams per Tonne, Zinc 2.1 Percent | |
| Nikka No. 3 | 2020 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 850000 | Noront press release May 11, 2020 | Copper 2.95 Percent, Gold 0.31 Grams per Tonne, Silver 8.33 Grams per Tonne, Zinc 1.67 Percent | |
| McFaulds 3 | 2008 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 802000 | Spider Resources Inc. press release 15/07/2008 | Copper 3.75 Percent, Zinc 1.1 Percent |
Publication - Massive sulphide zone located while drill testing new geophysical anomaly
Publication Number: Date: 2003
Author: Spider Resources Inc
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Publication - Assay results from new massive sulphide discovery at McFauld's Lake
Publication Number: Date: 2003
Author: Spider Resources Inc.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Publication - Technical Report for the McFaulds Lake Property, Porcupine Mining Division, Ontario; prepared for Spider Resources Inc.
Publication Number: Date: 2003
Author: Burns, J. G.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RRGO 43-101 library
Publication - Preliminary review of a VMS occurrence, McFauld's Lake area, NW Ontario for Spider Resources Inc.
Publication Number: Date: 2003
Author: Franklin, J. M.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO files
Publication - Updated technical report on the McFaulds Lake Project, Porcupine Mining Division prepared for UC Resources Limited and Spider Resources Inc.
Publication Number: Date: 2008
Author: H. Lahti
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO files
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands Region Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data-East Sheet
Publication Number: P3598-REV Scale: 1:500,000 Date: 2008
Author: Stott G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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