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| Record Name(s) | Paddon Lake W - 1979, Wig Lake West Zone - 1963, Harrison Minerals Ltd - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Aug-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Nickel
Township or Area: Puddy Lake Area
Latitude: 49° 56' 48.2" Longitude: -89° 36' 52.2"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 312430.559 Northing: 5535983.88 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52H13NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Access is via a float plane from MacKenzie lake located 4 miles from Armstrong. Paddon Lake (Wig) is located 32 miles southwest of Armstrong.
1963: Prospecting, trenching and drilling by Harrison Minerals in the first 3 months of 1963. Surface trenching and 7 ddh for 2012 ft. 1966: One drill hole for 182 feet by Cantri Mines Ltd.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Obonga Lake
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (B Schnieders) - Nickeliferous pyrrhotite, pyrite and chalcopyrite as disseminated grains and splashes and blebs in a gabbro (MRC 12, Shklanka, 1969). The gabbro at the west end of Paddon Lake has been trenched and drilled by Harrison Minerals Ltd. to test sulphide occurrences associated with narrow shear zones. Copper and nickel values of 0.19 % and 0.27 % respectively have been reported in assessment work records (Map P416, Kustra, 1966). Prospecting, trenching and drilling by Harrison Minerals during January, february and Marcxh 1963 has indicated that broad zones of nickeliferous pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite exist in the areas tested. Values are consistent but weak in these zones; on the order of 0.20 to 0.80 % combined Ni-Cu, Widths are up to 200 feet, and 50 foot widths are common. Mineralization is found to be generally disseminated but occasional splashes and blebs of replacement sulphides are found, especially in the west zone. The west zone is the most interesting and seems to be improving in a westerly direction (Harrison Minerals, 1963; Assessment Files, Resident Geologist's Office, Thunder Bay).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Map - Obonga Lake area, west part, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0416 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Obonga Lake area, west part, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0416 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Kustra C.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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