PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY
OMINECA M I N I N G D I V I S I O N
NTS 94C/4W
PAUL GROUP OF C L A I M S - 1 2 5 ° 4 7 ' W / 5 6 0 0 5 ' N
Name o f C l a i m R e c o r d N u m b e r
BARRY EDNA PAUL HELEN
# 2197 # 2198 # 2199 # 2200
REPORT NO. 1
AUTHOR: J .N. HELSEN
OWNER: NORANDA MINES L I M I T E D
OPERATOR: MATTAGAMI LAKE EXPLORATION L I M I T E D
DATE : DECEMBER 1980
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ABSTRACT
La te i n t h e 1979 f i e l d season t h e s t a k i n g o f f o u r c la ims o f 20
u n i t s was c a r r i e d out , f o l l owed by a reconnaissance sediment sampling
program.
Some p r e l i m i n a r y geology and prospec t ing was done as w e l l w i t h some
encouraging r e s u l t s .
Th is program was cont inued d u r i n g t h e 1980 f i e l d season.
The area o f i n t e r e s t i s s i t u a t e d a t about 70km n o r t h o f Takla
Access i s o n l y Landing (% hour f l y i n g t ime) i n very rugged t e r r a i n .
by he1 i c o p t e r .
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
LOCATION AND ACCESS
PROPERTY D E F I N I T I O N
PURPOSE OF THE WORK
GEOLOGY OF THE REGION
WORK DONE
A. GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY
B. GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTING
REFERENCES
CERTIF ICATE
APPENDIX I - COST OF THE GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
APPENDIX I 1 - STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR THE O S I L I N K A CLAIMS -
PAUL GROUP
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FIGURES
Figure 1 Property Location Map
Figure 2 Sample Locations
Figure 3 W , Mo Values
Figure 4 C u , Zn Values
Figure 5 Pb, Ag Values
Figure 6
Figure 7
Sketch of A-B Traverse
Geology of the PAUL Group
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TABLES
Table 1 The Osilinka Claims 3
Table 2 Threshold Values fo r the Osilinka Claims 6
Table 3 13 Rock Samples from and around the Osilinka Claims
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LOCATION AND ACCESS
The f o u r c la ims, h e r e a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o as the O s i l i n k a claims,
a re s i t u a t e d i n t h e no r the rn p a r t o f t h e Hogem B a t h o l i t h . The area i s
access ib le o n l y by h e l i c o p t e r , and t h e cent re o f t he c la ims l i e s about
70km almost s t r a i g h t n o r t h o f Takla Landing.
A Nor thern Mountain H e l i c o p t e r Inc. base was loca ted a t Love1
Cove (5 minutes f l y i n g t ime from Takla Landing). For t h i s purpose a
lodge was ren ted on t h e premises o f M r . & Mrs. McCormick who own and
operate t h e Takla Trading Post.
The area o f i n v e s t i g a t i o n i s very rugged. It i s made up by
r i dges o f jagged peaks w i t h g l a c i e r s and c i rques .
(no name) o f t h e area occurs on t h e p roper t y and measures 2,410111 above
sea l e v e l . The weather p a t t e r n i s very u n r e l i a b l e . The two nor thern
c la ims, HELEN and BARRY, con ta in the headwaters o f t he O s i l i n k a R iver
(F igure 1).
The h ighes t peak
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PROPERTY DE F I N I T I O N
The f o u r c la ims (Table l ) , genera l l y r e f e r r e d t o as the O s i l i n k a
c la ims, were staked i n September 1979 and recorded i n October 1979.
TABLE 1: The O s i l i n k a Claims
Name Record Number (month o f record) Un i t s
BARRY EDNA PAUL HELEN
#2197( 10) #2 198 ( 10) #2199( 10) #2200( 10)
20 20 20 20
These f o u r c la ims are owned by Noranda Mines L im i ted and operated
by Mattagami Lake Exp lo ra t i on L imi ted .
The f o u r c la ims have been grouped r e c e n t l y i n t o t h e PAUL group.
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PURPOSE OF THE WORK
During the 1979 field season sediments were collected from the
Hogem Batholith. One anomalous molybdenum value prompted the staking
o f the Osilinka claims in September. The staking of these claims was
immediately followed by an additional sediment sampling programe.
In the summer o f 1980 more work was carried out in and around
the claims.
prospecting in order to locate a potential source for the anomalous
molybdenum value in sediment #266.
This work consisted of a geochemical survey, geology and
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GEOLOGY OF THE REGION
The geology o f t he reg ion, i .e . t h e Nor thern Hogem Batho l i th , i s
summarized i n t h e d e s c r i p t i v e notes which accompany the GSC Maps 962A
and 1030A.
i s made up by Upper Jurass ic and/or Lower Cretaceous in t rus ions which
c o n s i s t predominant ly o f g ranod io r i t es , qua r t z d i o r i t e s and a l l i e d rocks
known as the Omineca I n t r u s i o n s .
severa l copper occurrences (Lo r ra ine depos i t ) .
I n essence i t can be s a i d t h a t t h e Northern Hogem B a t h o l i t h
The Hogem B a t h o l i t h i s a l so known f o r
More recent work on t he Hogem B a t h o l i t h (Garnet t , 1978) d i v ides
i t up i n t o severa l phases which range f rom Upper T r i a s s i c t o Lower
Cretaceous.
The Hogem B a t h o l i t h i s s i t u a t e d w i t h i n a b e l t o f Lower Mesozoic,
predominant ly vo l can ic rocks, w i t h t h e P inch i f a u l t zone t o the west as
a main s t r u c t u r a l fea ture .
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WORK DONE
A high molybdenum value i n a sediment (#266) taken i n the Hogem
Batholith during a grassroots exploration program i n 1979 generated an
extension of the f ie ld season i n t h i s area. During this extended period
the Osilinka claims were staked and subsequently sampled i n order t o
confirm the h i g h value. Much s i l t sampling was done outside the boundaries
o f the claims due t o the rugged nature of the topography w i t h i n the claims.
Another reason for sampling outside the claim boundaries is the deter-
mination of background and threshold values.
In 1980 the work on and near the property was continued. This
work consisted of sediment and soi l sampling, geological surveying and
prospecting . The thresholds (mean value + two s t anda rd deviations) used for the
Osilinka claim are give below. These thresholds are a combination of
d a t a obtained from the regional exploration program and the property work.
TABLE 2: Threshold values for the Osilinka claims
Element Threshold (ppm)
W Mo c u Pb Zn Ag
15 10
200 30
150 2
The same values are used for b o t h so i l s and sediments.
A total of 14 days i . e . 70 mandays were spent on the Osilinka claims.
These include t rave l , set-up camp, work performed as well as bad weather days.
EDMONTON, AL 0€RTA
B.C. TUNGSTEN PROJECT. OSI INKA CLAIMS
k I G RE 2 SAMPLE LOCATIONS: &9 Sediments, 1980 Sediments & Soils.
SCALE OF ,.$ILOMETRES ORAWN BY: 0.RBULL.
DATE: NOVEMBER t980 1.5 2-0 m.
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GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY
A total of 68 sediment samples were collected d u r i n g the 1979
(sample numbers smaller than 100) and 1980 (sample numbers greater
than 1000) f i e ld seasons (Figure 2 ) .
f o r W , Mo, C u , Pb, Zn and Ag. Some o f the 1979 samples were also
analyzed for Sn b u t these resul ts are n o t reported here.
samples have been analyzed f o r Au a s well (Figures 3 , 4 & 5 ) .
These sediments were analyzed
The 1980
Among these sediments a few samples show anomalous W and/or Mo
values, b u t are otherwise normal.
values for C u , Pb o r Zn.
All the values are in ppm except Au which is expressed i n ppb.
Only four samples show borderline
None of the Ag o r Au values were anomalous.
Some nine so i l s were collected as well, and analyzed for W, Mo,
C u , P b , Z n , Ag and A u . These so i l s obviously were taken from mountainous
slopes with l i t t l e vegetation. The so i l s i n general are very immature
and originatefrom the C-horizon because the B-horizon i s non-existent.
None of the so i l s ( i n ppm except A u ) shows any anomalous values.
The gold values i n b o t h so i l s and sediments were done by atomic
absorption method with a detection l imit of 10 ppb.
obtained were 10 ppb.
gold values.
All values thus
Consequently, no importance i s attached t o these
The have n o t been plotted on any of the maps.
In summary, only the W and Mo values i n the sediments seem t o be
significant for further work.
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I volues ore in ppm
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B.C. TUNGSTEN PROJECT. OSlLlNKA CLAIMS
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3' pref ix indicates soil sample.
All values are in ppm.
6.C. TUNGSTEN PROJECT. OSlLlNKA CLAIMS
FIGURE 4 1979 SEDIMENT, 1980 SEDIMENTS 8 SOILS cu., Zn
SCALE OF ,.%lLOMETRES DRAWN BY: 0.R BULL. 1.5 2.0Kn.
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GEOLOGY
While carrying o u t a geology survey some prospecting was also
done.
The geology of the area consists mainly of intrusive rocks r a n g i n g
from d ior i tes t o granites.
the PAUL claim.
8 t o 11) on th i s claim occur mainly i n a succession of outcrops i n
grani t ic gneiss t o gneiss, which can contain u p t o 50% mafic minerals. A
vertical f au l t ( s t r ike 28') runs through this claim, and can be traced a t
the other s ide of the ridges (Figure 7 ) .
i n colour, most likely due t o pyrite mineralization.
however occurs a s well i n the fau l t .
the granites and/or grani t ic gneisses.
u p t o 2cm wide, a l s o cut t h r o u g h the medium grained grani t ic intrusive.
A t h i r d s e t of dykes which appear t o be more f e l s i c because of i t s whitish
colour, however, contains very f ine ac t ino l i te crystals.
Granitic gneisses t o gneisses are abundan t on
The two traverses A-B (s ta t ions 1 t o 7) and C-D (stations
The f au l t plane is very rusty
Massive quartz
Swarms of mafic dykes c u t th rough
Small epidote veins ( S t a t i o n 8) ,
The prof i le of Figure 6 shows a lask i t ic dykes cutting granitic
intrusives w i t h i ron staining. They appeared, from the helicopter, t o be
similar t o a boulder w i t h molybdenite mineralization picked u p a t the toe
of the glacier in the valley.
The presence of gneissosity i n the granites suggests an Upper
Triassic age for much of the rock i n the area.
Prospecting i n the area led t o the location of a few molybdenite
occurrences, e i ther i n f l o a t boulders, i n quartz veins o r related t o f a u l t s
(Figure 7 ) . In some cases pyrite o r chalcopyrite accompanied the molybdeni te .
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TABLE 3: Rock Specimens from and around the Osilinka Claims
Sample No. Description
#lo42 Diorite, unmineralized #lo44 Diorite, unmineralized #lo46 Diorite, unmineral ized #lo50 Diorite, unmineralized #lo52 Diorite, some molybdenite in pegmatite veins
#lo54 Diorite, some molybdenite in pegmatite veins # 1060 Molybdenite in syenite #lo69 Diorite with disseminated pyrite #lo71 Diorite with quartz vein with pyrite #lo73 Massive quartz with minor pyrite
#lo75 Iron stained diorite with minor pyrite #lo77 Fine grained diorite with minor pyrite #lo79 Quartz vein with Fe-staining
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FIGURE 6 : Sketch of the relationship between dykes and faults
( N o t to Scale ) of the vertical cliff on the Paul claim ( A - 6 traverse).
Scolr of mrtr r r 0 390 640 9p
CONCLUSIONS
In sumary, the Osilinka claims have a complex history o f intrusions
and metamorphism compounded by at least three phases of dykes cutting
through the intrusive rocks followed by faulting. Some Mo mineralization
has been recognized either in veins, in moraine rubble o r boulders. More
detailed geology and prospecting is recommended.
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REFERENCES
GARNETT, J.A., 1978, Geology and Mineral Occurrences o f the Southern Hogem
Ba tho l i th , Bulletin 70, B .C . Minis t ry o f Mines and Petroleum Resources,
Vic tor ia
GSC Map 962A, 1949, McConnell Creek, Cass i a r d i s t r i c t w i t h desc r ip t ive notes,
Geology by C.S. Lord
GSC Map 1030A, 1954, A i k e n Lake, Cass i a r d i s t r i c t , Geology by J.E. Armstrong,
and E.F . Roots
17 CERTIFICATE
I , Jan Helsen, o f the Ci ty o f Edmonton, Province o f Alberta,
do hereby c e r t i f y t h a t :
1. I am a geologis t res id ing a t 11515 - 75 Avenue,
Edmonton.
I am a graduate o f the University o f Leuven, Belgium
w i t h a "Lkenc iaa t I i n Geologie".
I am a graduate o f McMaster University, Ontario,
w i t h a M.Sc. (1970) and a Ph.D. (1976) i n geology.
I have been prac t ic ing my profession since 1976 and
am a t present Explorat ion.Geologis t w i t h Mattagami
Lake Exploration Limited;
I am a fellow of t he Geological Association of Canada.
I supervised the work t h a t i s described i n th i s
repor t .
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APPENDIX I
COST OF THE GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
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APPENDIX I - Cost of the Geochemical Analyses
A total of 68 sediments were collected and sent for analysis to the
Noranda Exploration Company Limited laboratories in Vancouver. All samples
were analyzed for W, Mo, Cu, Pb, Zn and Ag at the following rates.
1979 sediments - 32 in total
$ 2.50/sediment for W, $ l.OO/sediment for Mo, $ O.GO/sediment for each additional element i .e. Cu+Pb+Zn+Ag = $ 2.40/sediment
6 elements in 32 sediments @ $ 5.90/sediment
1980 sediments - 38 in total
$ 2,50/sediment for W, $ 1.25/sediment for Mo, $ 0.60/sediment for each additional element i .e. Cu+Pb+Zn+Ag = $ 2.40/sediment
6 elements in 38 sediments (3 $ 6,15/sediment
28 sediments were analyzed for Au @ $ 2.50/sediment
1980 soils - 9 in total (Same rates as for 1980 Sediments)
$ 188.80
7 elements in 9 soi ls @ $ 8.65/soil 77.85
TOTAL COST FOR ANALYSES $ 570.35
233.70
70.00
An outline o f the geochemical procedures as applied by Noranda
Labs is given below.
ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
Methodology o f the Geochemtcal Laboratory
I Phys ica l methods o f sample treatment. ! Rock and core samples Invo lve crushing and p u l v e r i z t n g w i t h a r o t a r y p l a t e o r
mesh sample i s r o l l e d t o i nsu re u n i f o r m i t y .
For sediment and s o i l
The samples are then sieved t o -80 mesh w i t h ny lon screen; the +80 mesh ( r e j e c t ) ma te r ia l i s discarded.
a r i n g and puck pu lve r i ze r , whichever i s appropr ta te. Subsequently, the -200
samples, these are dryed a t ca.80"C f o r 24 t o 48 hours.
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The panned - heavy mineral samples are analyzed as received wi thout f u r t h e r sample preparat ion, except where the ma te r ia l ts too coarse; t h t s ma te r la l i s parsed through a -40 mesh screen.
P e r c h l o r i c - n i t r i c a c i d decompositton (HClOd-HNOd
The ana lys i s o f s o t l , sedtrnent and rock geochemistry t o determine the l i g h t e r t r a n s i t i o n elements, i s c a r r t e d ou t by decompostt4on w i t h a pe rch lo r t c p lus n i t r i c a c i d mix ture. ana lys i s by atomic absorpt ion i s as fo l lows:
The procedure f o r prepar ing geologica l samples fo r t race
Weigh 0.409 o f sample and d i g e s t w t t h 4ml p e r c h l o r t c ac id (70%) p lus n i t r i c ac id (4+1) f o r 4 hours a t r e f l u x temperature. A f t e r d iges t i on , each sample i s d i l u t e d t o l O m l w i t h water. s o l u t i o n i s used f o r the determinat ion o f Cd, C r , Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ho, N i l Ag, V and Zn w i t h a Varian..U-475 complete w i t h background co r rec t i on . . , . _ , . ' Complete d i s s o l u t t o n o f such elements..as.Cr, Fe, Mn and V 1s no t always achieved, and may be o f l i t t l e s i g n i f i c a n c e f o r geochemtcal exp lo ra t i on purposes.
This
A b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n o f elements r e q u i r i n g s p e c i f i c techniques
Oetermlnation o f mercury and the elements t h a t form v o l a t i l e hydrides 1.e. A s , 81, Sb, Se and Te are c a r r l e d ou t w i t h a hydr ide vapour generation accessory (Var ian H-65). w i t h an a c i d i f i e d s o l u t i o n o f the sample. q u a n t i t i e s by atomic absorption. F luor ine:
on a s p e c i f i c i o n e lect rode meter. (U.S. G.S. Paper 700-C).
Gold: lrom the aqucous HC1 so lu t l on . rnd r t c n s l t i v i t y o f lOppb 1s at ta ined.
The hydr ide i s formed by sodium borohydrtde reac t i on This enables measurement o f t race
0.259 sample i s s in te red w i t h sodium carbonate-potassium n t t r a t e d isso lved i n water. The f l u o r i d e content i s compared t o standards
10.09 sample I t ' . d iges ted w t th iqua reg ia . Gold i s ext racted I n t o M l B K Atomic absorpt ion i s used t o determine gold,
(At . Absorpt. Newsl. 6 9 126, 1979).
- Tin: 0.59 converted 1M H C l . A comparison
sample i s heated w i t h ammonium iod ide: t i n present as c a s s i t e r i t e i s n t o s tannic iodtde, which subl imates. The subl imate i s d i sso l ved i n p ink t i n complex I s formed w t t h g a l l e i n . Th is a l lows c o l o n n e t r i c wi th standards t o determine t i n t o as low as 2 ppm. (R.E. Stanton, 1962).
Tun sten:
which i s ex t rac ted i n t o t r i - n - b u t y l phosphate. w i t h a standard se r ies t o ca. 4 ppm (F.N. Ward, 1963).
Urantum: Sample d i g e s t i o n w i l l depend on the e x t r a c t i o n requested, h m v e r , if no t spec i f l ed , an a l i q u o t i s taken from the p e r c h l o r i c - n i t r i c decomposition. The a l i q u o t I s taken d t l u t e d w i t h water and buf fer , and the luminescence of the urany l I o n is q u a n t i t a t i v e l y measured on the UA-3 (Sc ln t rex ) . S e n s i t i v i t y of 0.1 ppm i n geolog ica l samples 1s e a s i l y obtained.
1.09 sample Is s in te red w i t h carbonate f l u x and i s leached w i t h water. .+ e eachate i s t rea ted w i t h KSCN. Th is forms a ye l l ow tungsten th io-cyanate
This p e F i t s c o l o n n e t r i c comparison
Hydro f l uo r i c -pe rch lo r t c-nt t r i c decomposi t t on ( HF/HC~~-HNOI)
The analys is o f s i l c a t e rock f o r major elements, t.e. a l k a l i n e and e a r t h a l k a l i n e metals, i s performed by decomposition w i t h hydrofluortc-perchloric-nitric ac id , w i t h subsequent removal o f the f l u o r i d e ion. To ta l d i s s o l u t i o n o f the major const t tuents i s accomplished and t h i s method i s s u i t a b l e f o r determinat ion of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Rb, S r , and Ba. S i l i c o n i s no t determined s ince i t v o l a t - i l i z e s du r ing d i sso lu t ton .
This method Is no t intended t o rep lace the e laborate fusion techniques (eg. LiBO2 fus ion ) f o r major oxtde analys is , and should be used as a supplementary method f o r geochemical exp lo ra t ton where quick r e s u l t s are necessary. (Anal. Chim. Acta 32, 1, 1965).
Whole rock analysts employing l i t h iumbora te fus ion
An atomic absorpt ion procedure i s used f o r the ana lys i s of rock t o detennine 51, A l l Fe, Mg, Ca, K, Na, Mn, C r , Sr, and T i . The method employs a l i t h i u m met i - borate (LiBOq) fus ion and d i s s o l u t i o n i n d l l u t e d n l t r l c acid. This I s recormended f o r whole rock analys is o f rocks and core o f w lde l y ranglng major element composl- t l o n . (Atomic Absorpt. Newsl. 2, 25, 1969).
The l a b tntends t o implement the Bernas Type t e f l o n - l i n e d bomb f o r decomposition of ores and minera ls a t a l a t e r date.
The l a b w i l l cont lnue the p o l i c y t h a t a f t e r ope ra t i ng costs o f the l a b have been covered, any surp lus w i l l be rebated on a pro-rated basis.
There I s considerable d i f f e r e n c e o f op in ion regard ing what geochemical methods t o use i n exp lo ra t i on . Since there i s no u n i v e r s a l l y su i tab le method f o r any geochemtcal analysts which i s main ly due t o va ry ing sample ma te r ia l . i n order t o mainta in q u a l i t y c o n t r o l and cons is ten t data, I t i s important t o request the same decomposition and a n a l y t i c a l methods, when var ious labs are contracted.
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For f u r t h e r i n fo rma t ion please contact the Noranda Vancouver Laboratory a t the fo l l ow ing number: (604) 684-9246.
APPENDIX r r STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR THE O S I L I N K A CLAIMS - PAUL GROUP
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APPENDIX I1 - Statement of Costs for the Osilinka Claims - PAUL Group
Wages
Total salary/month for five man crew including payroll burden and bush bonus.
Total $ 8,180.55 or $ 54.54/manday
Travel, set-up camp, days lost to bad weather, 20 mandays $ 1,090.80 Geochemical Survey 25 mandays 1,363.50 Geology survey and prospecting 25 mandays 1,363.50
Accomodation
$ 30.00/rnanday x 70 mandays
Equipment Rental
SBX radiophone for 14 days (3 $ 5.00
Vehicle Rental
14 days, 1 pick-up truck (Bow Mac) (3 $ 500.00 14 days, 1 panel van (Bow Mac) (3 $ 575.00
Geochemical Analyses
Itemized in Appendix I
Helicopter 206B, Northern Mountain Helicopter Inc.
15.6 hours @ $ 305.00/hour 358.8 gallons o f fuel (3 $ 2.00/gallon
Report Writing Drafting
TOTAL COSTS
2,100.00
70.00
233.33 268.33
570.35
4,758.00 717.60
200.00 200.00
$ 12,934.81