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52B10SE0005 2.15687 BURCHELL 010 158 8 RESULTS OF THE PROSPECTING - MAPPING COMPLETED ON THE "CAMP 517 ROAD11 PROPERTY SUMMER OF 1994 BY E. BELISLE (OPAP 94) RECEIVED MAR C 3 1995 MINING LANDS RRAur^ Thunder Bay, January 25th, 1995 By: Claude Larouche Ovalbay Geological Services Inc. 1070 Lithium Drive, Unit # l Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6G3 S2B10SEOOO5 2 15887 BURCHELL 01OC TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................3 Location and Access .........................4 Figure l: Location Map .................5 Previous Work ............................... 6 Claims ......................................9 Figure 2: Sketch of Claims .............10 Regional Geology ............................11 Figure 3: Regional Geology .............12 Recent Work .................................13 Conclusions .................................15 List of Map ( in pocket ) Map 1: Geological compilation map. INTRODUCTION The following report presents the results of the prospecting and mapping carried during the summer of 1994 following the approval of an OPAP grant to E. Belisle. This property has a known gold showing with base metal values and is located just south of the former copper producer North Coldstream Mines. Recently a gold zone of more than 5.0 millions tons has been drilled by Noranda Exploration on the Conwest Property ( Former Coldstrean Mines) to the south and east of the underground developments. This indicates that the area has a very good potential for major discoveries and that systematic exploration is justified. LOCATION AND ACCESS The area under study is located in the central part of Burchell Lake claim map numbered G-706. This area is situated within the Thunder Bay mining district, Northwestern Ontario. Access to the mapped area is via Highway # 11 west from Thunder Bay to the village of Kashabowie. This village is located off highway # 11 along the CNR railroad, some 112 kilometers west of Thunder Bay. From Kashabowie, 1.6 kilometers west, highway 802 south branches from highway f 11 and leads to a major logging road (Camp 517 Road) which crosses the property. On the group of claims itself, numerous secondary logging roads give access to different part of the claims under study. MANITOBA x*X m ONTARIO l Red Lake Kenora t L t QUEBEC •-A iPROPERTY USA OREQUES7 IOO 2OO 3OO 4OO 5OO ELE ENERGY INC. kilometres Figure l BURCHELL LAKE PROPERTY LOCATION MAP Ontario NTS: 52 B/10 March 1988 Draltlno: BJM PREVIOUS WORK The following information is derived largely from the assessment work files at the Resident Geologist©s office in Thunder Bay. The claims under study have never been explored systematically but were part of more regional surveys ( geological and geophysical ). One past - producing copper gold - silver mine, the North Coldstream Mines Limited, is present to the north west of the present claims. Recently, Noranda Exploration Limited defined a new gold zone to the south east of the former producer, following an option agreement. Reserves of 5.1 millions tons grading 1.43 g/t were recently published on this Conwest property. The Burchell Lake area underwent 2 main periods of exploration during the late 1950,s to early 1960©s and from the early 1980©s to the present day. Between 1950 to 1970, much of the exploration was focussed on base metal sulphide deposits. It was not until the 1980©s that gold became the major target for most of the exploration activities. The western part of the Shebandowan area was mapped by Giblin (1969) and the eastern half by Hodgkinson (1968) at a scale of l = 15,840. A structural study of the central Shebandowan greenstone belt detailing the overall pattern of tectonic strain was carried out by Stott (1985). Recently, an airborne electromagnetic and total intensity magnetic survey was flown over the entire length of the Shebandowan belt. For the last three years the OGS ( I. Osmani ) is systematically re mapping most of the western part of the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt. Nevertheless, on the claims under study, three exploration programs were concentrated on the claims or portions of the claims. In 1963 and 1964, a limited test Em ( Vertical Loop) survey was conducted by Coldstream Copper Mine Limited over a grid of lines in the southwest portion of the claims under study. Two Em conductors have been located and their trace has been plotted approximately on the accompanying geological map ( Map 1). Diamond drilling totalling roughly 2,000 linear feet was completed in 1963 and 1964 to investigate the Em anomalies. The drilling intersected interbedded basic to felsic volcanics with zones of mineralization (locally massive pyrite). The anomalies were explained by these zones of massive pyrite and abundant graphite is locally associated. Very narrow zone of massive pyrrhotite are described associated with graphite in places. Values of copper, gold and silver are reported as follows: Hole l from to width Cu t Au opt Agcpt S-90 56.0 60.0 4.0 0.10 0.02 nil 70.0 73.6 3.6 0.10 0.02 0.04 116.9 120.0 3.1 0.60 0.02 0.04 120.0 123.0 3.0 0.20 0.02 0.20 S-91 245.0 250.0 5.0 0.10 nil nil 250.0 255.0 5.0 0.10 nil 0.04 275.0 278.5 3.5 0.10 nil nil 285.1 289.1 4.0 0.10 nil nil S-92 Abandoned S-93a Abandoned S-93b Abandoned S-93C 265.0 267.5 2.5 0.10 nil nil 268.5 272.0 3.5 0.20 nil nil 273.0 276.2 3.2 0.10 nil 0.04 283.0 288.0 5.0 0.10 nil 0.06 288.0 293.0 5.0 0.10 nil nil 298.0 303.0 5.0 0.20 nil 0.06 357.7 361.1 3.4 0.10 nil nil 412.0 416.0 4.0 0.20 nil nil S-94 116.6 117.6 1.0 0.10 nil 0.02 117.6 120.1 2.5 0.10 nil nil 120.1 121.5 1.4 0.30 nil nil 121.5 122.5 1.0 0.40 nil nil Section in hole S-90 from 116.9 to 123.0 feet is described as massive fine grained pyrite within basic to intermediate aphanitic rock with numerous zones of "aplitic" material. Mineralization in holes S-91 and S-93c is associated with chert (rhyolite) and pyrite - graphite zones. 8 Section in hole S-94 from 113.8 to 122.5 feet in described as very fine grained near solid pyrite with visible chalcopyrite and zones with stringers of pyrite in flow (fracture filling). The study area was fully covered with an airborne geophysical surveys, Jet Mining Exploration Inc in 1988. In 1992 the north east corner was prospected and a ground magnetic and electromagnetic test survey was completed. The ministry also covered the whole Shebandowan greenstone belt with an Airborne survey. Numerous Em anomalies are located within the central part of the claims under study. 9 CLAIMS The property under study and known as the "Camp 517 Road" group, is located within the central part of the Burchell Lake claim map. The group comprises the following contiguous claims: 961803 961804 961805 961806 961807 964494 964495 964496 964497 964498 964499 964500 965554 965555 965556 965563 965564 965565 965566 965567 965568 965573 965574 1196231 (12 units) The claims are recorded under the name of: Omer Belisle Jet Mining Exploration Inc 132 Robinson Drive Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 6G5 10 Figure 2: Sketch of claims 11 REGIONAL GEOLOGY From Osmani (1992) it is stated that except for diabase dikes which are Proterozoic in Age, all the other rock formations are Archean in Age. They are part of the Western Shebandowan Greenstone Belt of the Wawa Subprovince. The Shebandowan Greenstone Belt is bounded to the north by the metasedimentary rocks and associated granitic intrusions of the Quetico Subprovince. To the south, it is in contact with granitoid batholithic complex. To the north, the contact with the Quetico Subprovince metasedimentary rocks is both conformable or fault bounded. The Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, within the study area ( figure 3 ) is chiefly composed of mafic to felsic metavolcanic units, which have been intruded by numerous syn- to post-tectonic mafic to felsic intrusive rocks. The Supracrutal rocks in the mapped area have been subdivided into 2 assemblages: 1-) the Burchell assemblage characterized by 3 northward - younging volcanic cycles and 2-) the Greewater assemblage, consisting of 3 southward - younging volcanic cycles. The contact between the Burchell and Greenwater assemblages is placed immediately south of the south shore of Shebandowan Lake. 4B©36©46" .... ...••HS*" . * ••l— * * * ^ ^.7^ ——' fc K * ' J. .** *^^^,.* * * j© 48©30© ************ J 48*30' Legend PROTEROZOIC SYMBOLS Diabase dike Silicified (chert) zone ARCHEAN A North Coldstream Mine(past Cu-Au-Ag producer) Late granitoid rocks A Pillow, top indicated by arrow Early intermediate to felsic S Folation intrusive rocks Lineation Intermediate to felsic hypabyssal S and Z symmetry folds intrusive rocks Gneissosity Mafic and ultramafic intrusive rocks Fault, arrow indicate sense of movement, Chemical metasedimentary rocks where known Felsic metavolcanic rocks Shear zone, arrow indicate sense of movement, Intermediate metavolcanic rocks where known Mafic metavolcanic rocks Road 13 RECENT WORK The purpose of the project was to evaluate the potential of the area for gold mineralization of economic interest. A few showings carrying sub - economic gold values have been located recently. The present program was aimed at locating structures which could host mineralized zone of economic interest. In order to begin the prospecting mapping program, a carefull study of the recent mapping completed by I. A. Osmani et All. on the regional geology was completed and important mineralized structures on the adjacent properties were studied.