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Record: MDI52B09SW00007

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Avenue Prospect - 1958, Chibougamau Jaculet Property - 1960
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1979-Jul-16
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-20
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite



Location

Township or Area: Bégin, Haines

Latitude: 48° 35' 6.02"    Longitude: -90° 18' 38.62"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 698320   Northing: 5384816    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South

NTS Grid: 52B09SW

Point Location Description: approximate location of drill collar for Avenue Syndicate DDH 2

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1958-60: Avenue Syndicate – mapping, sampling, DD-1-392 ft. 1960: Avenue Syndicate and Cibougamau Jaculet Mines Limited – mapping, ground geophysics, DD-3-993 ft. 1994: Inco Exploration – ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
12 52B09SW0043 52B09SW0043
63.1030 52B09SW0016 52B09SW0016
2.15333 52B09SW9200 52B09SW9200

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Shebandowan

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Schist-Unsubdivided 1 Graphitic Host
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Sheared Near
Gabbro 3 Gabbro Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Jan 20, 2014 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of serpentinite, sheared basalt, graphitic slate, gabbro and porphyry. The graphitic horizon is 36 feet in thickness.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GraphiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicGangue
3ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Geology of the Kashabowie area, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: R053 Page: 24  Date: 1968

Author: Hodgkinson J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Lower Shebandowan Lake area, District of Thunder Bay

Publication Number: R110 Page: 20  Date: 1973

Author: Morin J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Greenwater Lake sheet, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2127 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1967

Author: Hodgkinson J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Lower Shebandowan Lake, Thunder Bay District

Publication Number: M2267 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1973

Author: Morin J.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Begin, Lamport and Parts of Haines and Hagey Townships, West Half

Publication Number: M2625 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 1997

Author: Osmani I.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology and Mineral Potential, Greenwater Lake Area, West-Central Shebandowan Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: R296 Date: 1997

Author: Osmani I.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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