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31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 010 GEOLOGY AND LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY OF A PART OF THE HERMAN GROUP VOLCANICS Lake Township Hastings County Southern Ontario Mining Division Ontario Ed Sawitzky January, 1994

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31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 010

GEOLOGY AND LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY

OF A PART OF THE

HERMAN GROUP VOLCANICS

Lake Township

Hastings County

Southern Ontario Mining Division Ontario

Ed Sawitzky

January, 1994

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPage

1. Introduction2. Property Location and Access . . . . . . . . . .3. Previous Work .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Geology

4.1: Regional Geological Setting ....., 4.2: Lake Township Geology . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Geology5.1: Program Description5.2: Lake Township Geology (revisited)5.3: Thin Section Descriptions

6. Geochemistry6.1: Lithogeochemistry . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .6.2: Assay results: Cu, Pb, Zn and Au

7. Conclusions8. Recommendations9. References

Figure 1:Figure 2:Figure 3:Figure 4:Figure 5:Figure 6:Figure 7:Figure 8:Figure 9:Figure 10:

LIST OF FIGURES

General Location MapRegional Geology MapLocal Geology MapSiO2 vs Log (ZrXTi02) (Winchester S Floyd, 1977)Log (ZrXTi02) vs Log (Nb/Y) (Winchester fe Floyd, 1977)AFM Plot (Jensen, 1976)AFM Plot (Irvine S Baragar, 1971)Alkali vs Si02 (Irvine 8c Baragar, 1971)Ternary Diagram of Zr, Ti and Y (Lesher et al, 1985)K20 vs S1O2/A1203 (Lickley, 1987)

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Assay Sample DescriptionsTable 2: Assay ResultsTable 3: Analytical ResultsTable 4: Whole Rock Sample Descriptions

LIST OF MAP ( back of report l

1. Lake Township Geology Map ( Scale 1:31,680 )2. Sample Location Map ( Scale 1:31,680 )3. Assay Results Map ( Scale 1:31,680 )

APPENDICES

Appendix l: Appendix 2: Appendix 3: Appendix 4:

Thin Section Descriptions Sample Descriptions Assay Results Whole Rock Analyses

31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 010C

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FIGURE l

GENERAL LOCATION MAP

LAKE TOWNSHIP PROJECT

DECEMBER, 1993

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l. Introduction

The objective of this study is to determine if the geological environment of Lake township is conducive to the development of economic concentrations of volcanogenic base metal mineralization.

The numerous massive sulphide deposits of the Noranda camp. Quebec, and Kidd Creek, Timmins, Ontario and the Flin-Flon deposit, Flin-Flon, Manitoba are typical examples of the target deposit sought in this study. This program involves a regional appraisal of a portion of a volcanic greenstone belt in the Grenville Province.

The geology of Lake township has not been re-assessed since it was last mapped in 1958, 1959 by Laakso of the Ontario Department of Mines.

The work program carried out this summer (1993) consisted of regional and, where applicable, detailed geological mapping and prospecting of various segments of the greenstone terrain of Lake Township. Extensive sampling was done, some of which were selected for whole-rock geochemistry, assaying (Au, Cu, Pb and Zn) and thin section study.

2. Property Location and Access

The study area is located in Lake Township, Hastings County, Southern Ontario Mining Division, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Peterborough and 25 kilometers southwest of Bancroft at 44-^ 46' N latitude, 770 45' W longitude (Figure 1). The Lake Township claim map plan number is M.110. The NTS map sheets covering the area are 31C/12 and 13.

The study area is transected by numerous roads as indicated on geology map 2106. Provincial highway 62 between Bancroft and Madoc lies approximately 10 kilometers east of the property.

3. Previous Work

2.13953: c laims 1042048-053, 1990

Whetstone Lake Area- took rock samples and were analyzed for gold with values

from trace to ^.01 oz/ton.

2.13001: c laims 1041114 and 1115, 1990

- took rock samples for gold analysis, one sample returned 100 ppb gold the rest were below 20 ppb.

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87.50: c laims EO-B66388-397, 1987 A.D. HustonHasting County, Lake Township Lot 16, Cone.Ill- power stripping.

88.??: c laim 1041121, 1988 Michael Osiel Lake Township Lot 7-11, Cone. IV,V- Gold and silver sampling along mafic-felsic nose area just west of Mud Turtle Lake. Highest Au value obtained is 100 ppb.

63.4050: Whetstone Lake Mines Limited Lake Township November 20, 1965, Grant Harper Report

- Cu mineralization found east bank of Crowe River, 1955 several zones of Cu sulphide were located, zone included magnetite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and bornite in sheared and altered metasediments and metavolcanics.

- 1957; Alsof Mines - trenching and blasting

- 1959; Merlin Mines - magnetometer and EM surveysdrilled four short holes totalling 568 feet from 2 setups; holes l and 2 from the same set-up tested anomalyC-l and found disseminated Cu sulphides withmagnetite. Analyses returned G.4% Cu across 3 feet.Hole l intersected 16 feet of mineralization with 6feet of 0.1256 Cu.Hole 2 intersected 20 feet of mineralization with 9feet of 0.37?* Cu.Anomaly A-3 was tested in 2 holes 80 feet apart withthe first returning 11.5 feet of Q .12.% Cu in hole 3having no significant Cu mineralization in hole 4.

??.???7: c laim EO-20179, 1962 E.W. Lloyd Alsof Mines Ltd. SE 1/4 Lot 14, Cone III- Diamond drilling report for l hole, 196 feet long. Log is

poor, one sample over 2 feet analyzed 1.04So Cu.

63.1058: c laims unknown, 1960 Whetstone Lake Harpe and Halbrooke Merlin Mines Limited

- 1.15/S Cu across 9.7 feet, North Showing drilled, low Cu values. North Showing consists of 4 chalcopyrite showings in argillaceous rocks with mineralized zone to 10 feet in claim EO-27460. Seven short holes drilled of which 4

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returned copper values ranging from i .39% over 9.0 feet to Z.65% over 10.0 feet.

- South Showing located 1600 feet of North Showing. Showing consists of chalcopyrite in greywacke with l?g estimated Cu. 3 holes drilled with no significant results. Work completed in claim EO-20178.

- River Showing located along east edge of Crowe River.Showing consists of north trending quartz veinlets up to 3 inches in width, cross cutting basic intrusive rocks. Moderate chalcopyrite mineralization observed in veins in trenches. Two x-ray holes drilled by Sopha returned best values of 25S Cu over 20 feet. Showing in claim EO-20178.

- Magnetite Showing located in claims EO-27548 and EO-27549 consists of recrystallized greywacke with streaky magnetite. Zone trace over 1,000 feet with a width of 40 feet. Estimates of 20?o iron with rare chalcopyrite and chalcocite noted.

- 1959; Geological Report by H.G. Harper. 1960; Geological Report by G.K. Holbrooke. I960; Geophysical Report by R.A. Geisler.

Geological Plans with magnetometer and EM survey plans at l inch to 200 feet.

63.1057: c laims E027915-E027923, 1960 T.SkinningSeleo Exploration Co. Ltd. Parts of Lots 4-9, ConcIII.- Geophysical report on magnetometer and EM surveys with plans

at l inch to 200 feet.

??.????: c laims unknown, 1960 T. SkimmingSelco Explorations Co. Ltd. SE 1/4 Lot 7, Cone III SW Lot 5, Cone III- Diamond drilling report on 4 holes from the west side of Mud Turtle Lake. Logs very brief indicating quartz-biotite paragneiss with carbonate, hematite and pyrite. Local shearing and minor diorite noted. Holes l, 2, 3 and 4 were drilled to 311.3, 497, 199 and 245 feet respectively.

??.???7: c laim EO-20178, 1958 Ivan F. Sopha El/2 Lot 14, Cone III- Diamond drill report on 16 holes with poor one line log for

each hole. Significant results are as follows: Htt5 - east bank of Crowe River, 24 feet of 2.08?S Cu in "slate" H#6 - 10 feet of 2 .6^ Cu in slate/quartzite, minor

chalcopyrite from 20-38 feet H#7 - 2.5 feet of 2.45?S Cu, minor chalcopyrite between 20-25

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Mur nnlun Sunt'O'Ol'P .pO

Figure 2a : Major Tectonic Subdivisions of the Grenville Province in Ontario and

Quebec

Figure 2b : Tectonic subdivisions of the Central Metasedimentary Belt ; after Brock AND Moore (1983).

M. P roposed Work Area

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feetH#8 -11.5 feet of 2.28:* Cu HtflO- minor chalcopyriteH#15- chalcopyrite with quartz in volcanics H#16,18,19,21- chalcopyrite +/- bornite in greenstones

63.1103: Whetstone Lake, two claims- ODM Vol. 52 North Hastings Area- J.E. Thomson.

63.2632: Mike Penstone Report- near shores of small lake which adjoins Thanet Lake to the

south, well preserved pillow structures - indicate rock facing (younging) to the northeast and are overturned. Rock contains epidote knots up to 6 inches which produceagglomeratic appearance. Rock is basic intermediate flows

with rhyodacite below. Best exposure in extreme south of claims, lot 27-28 Con VIII pyrite and stringers observed on contact with two new copper showings in claim 40445, Con VII, Lot 31 SWl/4.

**- XX. XXXX: is the government assessment file number for the data provided.

4. Geology

4.1: Regional Geological Setting:

The Lake Township area lies within the Central Metasedimentary Belt, a subdivision of the Grenville Province and extends approximately 400 kilometers in a northeast direction from Madoc, Ontario. The belt is bounded to the west by the Central Gneiss Belt, to the east by the Central Granulite Terrain and Paleozoic rock cover to the south. The Central Metasedimentary Belt was further subdivided by (Brock and Moore, 1983) and (Bartlett et al, 1984) into the Boundary Zone and Bancroft, Elzevir, Sharbot Lake and Frontenac Terrains (figure 2).

The geology of Lake Township lies in the Elzevir Terrain which consists of Middle Proterozoic metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks intruded by ultramafic to mafic plutonic rocks and large granodioritic-tonalitic (Elzevir) and granitic (Addington, Moira Lake and Deloro) plutons. The Elzevir Terrain can further be subdivided into the Flint, Mayo and Herman Groups. Metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks of Lake Township form part of the Herman Group. Metamorphism across the region varies from greenschist to granulite facies but rocks in the Elzevir Terrain are dominantly upper greenschist to amphibolite facies . Rocks of the Central Gneiss Belt consist of granulite facies gneisses and tectonites.

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Complex folding and faulting result in the development of several large basin and dome structures in the region. South and east of the Central Metasedimentary Belt basin structures and Precambrian slopes in the supracrustal rocks are occupied by immature sandstones, conglomerates, limestones and dolstones of Paleozoic age. Fold patterns throughout the Central Metasedimentary Belts have produced considerable shortening of the crust and have developed three large dome structures in and around the Lake Township area. The first, referred to as the Ormsby dome, occurs in central and western Limerick Township and western Wollaston Township. This dome contains several intrusions and anticlinal structures including the Thanet, Jocko Lake and Umfraville stocks plus the Coe Hill, Urbach Lake and Murphy Corners anticlines. The Elzevir-Ashby dome is present in parts of Elzevir, Ashby, Tudor and Barrie Townships and is underlain by the Tudor metavolcanic rock sequence. This feature is spatially associated with the Lingham Lake, Mount Moriah and Grimsthorpe stocks, the Tudor Gabbro and Glanmire, Beaver Creek and Wadsworth intrusions.

Several large faults are interpreted across the area adjacent to Lake Township and throughout the Central Metasedimentary Belt. Wynne-Edwards (1972) has shown the northwest margin of the Central Metasedimentary Belt to correspond to the McArthur's Mill fault which trends northeast through Bancroft, Ontario. Structures throughout the belt show northwest to northeast trends with several zonal boundaries being marked by faulting or strong lineaments. St. Ola, Limerick Lake and Moira River faults are present in townships adjacent to Lake Township. Extensions of these faults or splays from these features can be traced into Lake Township as can extensions of several anticlinal and synclinal axes.

Geological reports of the townships surrounding Lake Township include D.F. Hewitt (1962, Map tt 2020) and S.B. Lumbers (1969, Maps tt 2167 and 2168).

4.2: Lake Township Geology:

The geology of Lake Township is presented on Map tt 2106 and is summarized in figure 3. The oldest rocks in the township lie in the Big Burnt Lake Formation which occurs in the central portion of the township. The formation consists of a Lower Schist Member, Marble Member, Middle Schist Member, Rhyodacite Member and Basic Metavolcanic Member (Laakso, 1968). This sequence correlates with volcanic rocks units in Marmora, Tudor, Belmont and south Wollaston Townships. These metavolcanic rocks are folded around the Lake Syncline which trends azimuth 005-025 degrees and averages 3.5 kilometers in thickness along it's western flank. Folding and metamorphism throughout the area took place during the Grenville Orogeny.

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Figure : 3 Geological Formations and major StructuresLake Township

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Several packages of metasedimentary rocks are present in Lake Township including the Oak Lake Formation and Thompson Lake Beds. These units consist of amphibolites, arkoses, quartzo-feldspathic gneisses and schists, paragneiss and paraschists. The Oak Lake Formation occurs along the western edge of Lake Township trending in a northerly direction to Tangamong Lake. A unit referred to as the Ridge Dome arkoses is present in the northwestern corner of the township and has been correlated to the Oak Lake Formation sediments in Methuen Township. The Thompson Lake units consist of a large metasedimentary package, that is strongly folded, along the southern township boundary.

The extreme southwestern corner of the township is dominated by calcareous paraschists and marbles of the Vanisckle Formation. These units trend in a northeast direction toward the center of the township. Similar lithologies are observed in a small syncline along the northwest township boundary. In this area the units are referred to as the Tangamong Lake Beds. A second, small calcareous metasedimentary package is present in the northeastern portion of the township within a northeast trending anticline. These rocks consist of amphibolites, marbles and paragneisses and form the Murphy Corner Beds. In southwestern Lake township the contact between the Vanisckle and Oak Lake Formations contains a disconformity, elsewhere it appears as a simple lithological change marked by a series of small conglomerate horizons. Rocks of the Big Burnt Lake, Oak Lake and Vanisckle Formation form the Lake Subgroup which has been correlated regionally to the Mayo Group (Hewitt 1962, p.32).

The southeastern corner of the township contains two large mafic intrusive bodies. The largest, the Tudor Gabbro, measures approximately 4.5 kilometers by 3.5 kilometers and consists of a series of amphibolite, gabbro, hornblendite and metagabbros. A marble-rich alteration rim surrounds the Tudor Gabbro intrusion. The second is the Lake Metagabbro which measures 1.5 kilometers by 7.0 kilometers. The intrusion consists of a mixture of gabbroic and metagabbroic rocks. A narrow unit of strongly altered rock occurs along the eastern contact of the Oak Lake Formation and is referred to as the Whetstone Lake Gabbro. The unit varies from a dioritic to amphibolitic composition and mimics the fold pattern observed in the Big Burnt Lake Formation volcanic rocks.

The Copeaway and Freen granite intrusions dominate the north central portion of Lake Township. Together they cover an area of approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. Fold structures controlling the attitude of the Big Burnt Lake Formation metavolcanic rocks are completely obliterated by these intrusions. A north trending granitic body referred to as the Coehill granite occurs in the extreme northwest corner of the township while smaller plugs of granitic composition have been mapped in the southeast corner of the township along Little Jordan Creek. A zone referred to as the Gawley Creek Syenite is present along the

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southeastern township line. The intrusion measures approximately 1.5 kilometers in width and consists of syenites and syenitic gneisses.

The dominant structures in Lake Township are a series of north to northeast trending folds which conform to the Hasting Basin regional fold pattern. Superimposed on these features is a secondary northwest trending fold pattern which forms several basins and domes across the township. A large dome is present in the northwest corner of the township and hosts the Ridge E*ome arkosic rocks. A large syncline is present in the south central portion of the township and is represented by strong folding in the Big Burnt Lake Formation rocks. To the north the syncline is cut off by the Copeaway and Freen granites. Other features include a series of steeply dipping anticlines and synclines in the southeastern portion of the township ie. the Tongomong Lake Syncline and the Murphy Corners anticline . A basin shaped feature consisting of a large area of limestone is interpreted in southeast Lake Township (Laakso, 1968).

Several large lineaments occur in central and southeastern Lake Township. The largest is a north trending lineament which occurs along Beaver Creek fanning into smaller lineaments which crosscut marbles and Lake Metagabbroic rocks of the area. The southwest branch of this lineament occupies the Crowe River valley. A second large lineament emanates from Whetstone Lake, crossing the township in a southeast direction along Dickey Creek.

Mineral deposits of iron, copper, lead, talc and gold have been discovered over the history of Lake Township with iron and lead being the dominant elements of economic importance.

5. Geology

5.1: Program Description:

Areas examined by reconnaissance mapping and prospecting during this summer's field investigation of Lake Township are indicated on the accompanying geology map (backpocket). For the purpose of this report this work is grouped into twelve (12) areas and the geology of each area is briefly discussed. Extensive sampling was carried out, from which selected samples were later chosen for whole-rock analysis and thin-section study.

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5.2: Lake Township Geology (revisited):

AREA 1: RIDGE ROAD

This area lies north of Steen Lake and north of the Lake Township map sheet. The stratigraphy along Ridge road differs from that expected if the geology of Lake Township is extrapolated north along strike. West of the Steen Lake trail\Ridge road junction amphibolite, mafic gneisses, agmatite and assimilated mafic volcanic rocks predominate. These rocks locally contain disseminated and fracture-controlled pyrite (l-2%) and narrow gossan horizons. East of the Steen Lake trail lies a sequence of felsic intrusive rocks with varying proportions of assimilated mafic volcanic rocks. Coarse to fine grained phases of quartz monzonite and granodiorite predominate. Further east (sample R-NNN) intercalated mafic and felsic fragmental volcanic rocks predominate with lesser "skarn' rocks. These rocks which extend in width for approximately two kilometers consist of a particular sequence of rocks ie. mafic flows, felsic fragmental rocks and skarn material that are repeated numerous times across this area. Mafic rocks are massive to pillowed, weakly gneissic, and altered to varying degrees by carbonate and biotite. Felsic rocks occur as both extrusive fragmental (lapilli-tuff and tuff-breccia) and intrusive rocks. Skarn rocks are massive and have a mineral assemblage of epidote-garnet-magnetite+X-pyrite. These rocks vary in width from several feet to hundreds of feet. Copper staining is locally observed. Pyrite is common, occurs in all rock types, and forms gossaneous zones locally. The intensity of carbonate alteration in the volcanic rocks increases eastwards as the contact with the calcareous metasediments underlying the Thanet Lake area is approached.

Samples collected from this area are shown on the Sample Location Map.

AREA 2: Steen Lake area

The west side of Steen Lake is underlain by a heterogeneous sequence of highly altered, sheared, folded and faulted paragneisses and minor intrusive rocks. Pyrite is common and trace chalcopyrite was seen. Stratigraphy across the north end of Steen Lake consists of predominately mafic volcanics, minor paragneiss, and a felsic porphyritic intrusion. Mafic volcanics are fine grained, equigranular, locally amygdaloidal, massive to weakly gneissic, and foliated to sheared. On the east side of Steen Lake mafic rocks are extensively altered to epidote and magnetite. The felsic intrusion is comprised of a massive fine-grained groundmass with variable feldspar phenocryst content (20?6-30?S). Alteration biotite(?) is locally common. Large to small blocks of mafic

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volcanic rocks (5?S to 4C^) have been assimilated by the latter intrusion. Cross-cutting late aplitic dikes transect the intrusion. Alteration of the mafic rocks occur at the contact with the felsic intrusion and consists of epidote+garnet+tourmaline-fpyrite. Chalcopyrite mineralization occurs in mafic volcanic rocks on the east shoreline of Steen Lake.

Geology along the Steen Lake trail consists of a heterogeneous sequence of gneisses of felsic and mafic composition and felsic intrusive rocks.

Samples collected from this area are shown on the Sample Location Map.

AREA 3: West Lake (Thanet Lake area)

The West Lake area is underlain by amphibolite-grade mafic volcanics intruded by numerous felsite dikes\sills. Mafic rocks are fine to medium grained, equigranular, amygdaloidal, weakly gneissic and foliated to locally sheared. Alteration minerals include garnet, carbonate, biotite, epidote, magnetite and minor tourmaline. In places alteration is pervasive with garnet or epidote dominating. Felsic rocks may in part be volcanic? These dikes\sills vary in width from several feet to ^00 feet thick. Sulphide mineralization is sparse. Samples collected from this area are shown on Sample Location Map.

AREA 4: Freen Lake Area

The Freen Lake area is underlain by granitoid and mafic volcanic rocks with the contact between these two units trending north-northeast through the center of the lake. To the east amphibolitized mafic volcanics are fine and medium grained, equigranular, amygdaloidal, gneissic (weakly) and foliated. Alteration consists of bleaching along fractures, secondary magnetite, and the development of a pervasive and randomly oriented feathery amphibole. Coarse grained gabbroic phases occur locally. To the west granitoid rocks are comprised of several felsic phases dominated by a medium grained, equigranular, massive quarts monzonite. The granitoid contact phase is a distinct phase not seen in other parts of the granitoid complex. These rocks area fine grained, equigranular, massive, xenolithic (mafic fragments)- bearing rock with extensive alteration veinlets\stringers (1\8 in. to 3 in.) composed of epidote, silica, biotite and magnetite. Disseminated magnetite occurs in the rock. Along the contact volcanic rocks are extensively altered and assimilated.

On the southwest shoreline of Freen Lake felsic and "skarn'

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rocks occur between the granitoid contact phase and the mafic volcanics. The felsic rocks are fine grained, biotitic (12!^) gneissic, weakly banded and fragmental-appearing. The ^skarn J rocks consist of silica+garnet+magnetite+biotite and are totally recrystallised. These rocks occur (in part) within fractures of the felsic volcanic rocks and as a separate unit between the granitoid and felsic volcanic rocks.

Samples collected from this area are shown on the Sample Location Map.

AREA 5: Old Hastings road (Glanmire to Murphy's Corner)

This area is underlain by mafic volcanic rocks. These rocks are fine to medium grained, equigranular, locally amygdaloidal, and massive to rarely pillowed. The rocks are strongly sheared and pervasively carbonated (calcite\iron-carbonate). Carbonate alteration increases to the north where massive bands of carbonate occur intercalated with mafic volcanics. Quartz veins are generally minor except at the north end of this section were veining increases locally to 3^, to 5?i. Magnetite alteration varies from weak to strong. Sulphide mineralization ranges from trace to 2 X, to 3"X, locally and consists of pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. Visible fracture-controlled chalcopyrite was found in sample 93-31- 3. This section of the Old Hastings road is the northeast extension of the Burnt Lake-Big Burnt Lake deformation zone (not previously identified as such). Samples collected from this area are shown on Sample Location Map.

AREA 6: Little Burnt Lake Area

The trail leading into Little Burnt Lake is underlain to the south by felsic volcanics and to the north by mafic volcanics. The felsic rocks are fine grained, equigranular, massive, strongly foliated and weakly to moderately carbonated. The north half of the felsic section is fragmental dominated by heterolithic lapilli-tuff and minor tuff-breccia. Quartz veining is minor. Sulphides range from trace to minor, with l\2-l?ij pyrite locally.

A narrow unit of fine grained, sheared, porphyroblastic (biotite) paragneiss? separates the felsic rocks from the mafic sequence to the north.

The mafic rocks are fine to locally medium grained, equigranular, massive, well-foliated and weak to moderately carbonated (iron-carb.). Magnetite alteration is variable. Trace to minor pyrite is disseminated through these rocks.

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Immediately (300 feet) south of Little Burnt Lake is a narrow f 100) sewkttm t*f" ftwgttMkiitf-tJttriehed, fine grained, equigranular, felsic volcanics (intrusive?) intercalated with the mafic rocks.

The east shoreline of Little Burnt Lake is underlain by fine grained, equigranular, amygdaloidal, massive and weakly carbonated mafic volcanics. Felsic volcanics underlie the west shore of the lake. The contact zone between these volcanics consists of a series of intercalated mafic and less abundant felsic rocks. Mafic rocks in this area are highly altered (carbonate, magnetite, biotite, epidote), variably foliated and contain trace to minor sulphides. These rocks have been previously mapped as felsic volcanics. The felsic rocks in this section appear to be fine grained to porphyritic dikes or sills intruding the mafic rocks.

The felsic rocks on the west side of the lake consist of a series of medium grained flow-banded feldspar-phyric flows (intrusive?) and heterolithic lapilli-tuff and tuff-breccias. The rocks are foliated to sheared, variably carbonated, and magnetite- enriched locally. Sulphides are minor.

Samples collected from this section are plotted on the Sample Location Map.

AREA 7: Big Burnt Lake

The stratigraphy south of Big Burnt Lake from the Whetstone Lake access road north to the lake is comprised of a complex sequence of rocks. Two difference from that presented by Laasko (1966) on map #2106 is that felsic volcanics occur south of the carbonate unit shown on the map, and that north of the "big bend'in the trail leading to Big Burnt Lake there is a complex sequence of intercalated mafic and felsic volcanic, sedimentary? and intrusive rocks. In this area felsic rocks are massive and fragmental. Mafic rocks are fine grained, equigranular, massive, amphibolitized with feathery amphiboles, sheared and altered by carbonate (iron-carb.) and magnetite. Sulphides are minor.

Big Burnt Lake is underlain by felsic volcanic and intrusive rocks to the south and to the north by mafic volcanics. Felsic rocks occur as fine grained, massive and heterolithic fragmental flows ( lapilli-tuff, tuff-breccia). Layering in these rocks is generally a deformation fabric. Rocks are weak to strongly altered by carbonate (iron), sericite, hematite, and minor epidote, magnetite, chlorite, and garnet. Quartz +X- tourmaline occurs locally. Sulphides are minor. Shear fabric is almost ubiquitous across this zone. This area is part of an extensive deformation zone that trends northeast to Little Burnt Lake and further east to the Old Hastings road (Glanmire - Murphy's Corner).

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AREAS 8 AND 11: Freen and Copeaway Granites

Both the Freen and Copeaway granites are similar in texture and composition throughout the main mass of the intrusion. The predominate rock type is a medium to coarse grained, equigranular quartz monzonite. Quartz ( 203, - 25%) is medium grained and subhedral. Mafic content varies from 7^, to 12?i biotite, and locally minor amphibole. Alteration is minimal; iron staining and disseminated magnetite (in mafic phase) occurs locally. Foliation is weak. Sulphides are rare to minor, with pyrite (1\45S).

The granite intrusion has both a "contact' and "border' phase. The contact phase is present in the three area studied (Areas 8, 11, 4); the border phase is present in the north contact only (Area 11). The contact phase is fine grained, equigranular, altered and moderately to strongly foliated. Sulphides are minor, pyrite i l.%). Alteration consists of grey siliceous +X- micaceous *\- epidote stringers and veinlets. The border phase differs from the main mass of the intrusion mainly by its xenolithic (up to 40?o sedimentary and volcanic rocks) and increased pegmatite and aplite content.

The granite plug extending south from the Copeaway intrusion into the paragneisses in the Whetstone Lake are is distinctive from the rest of the intrusion because of its higher sulphide content (pyrite 1?4 to 3^, locally), magnetite-enrichment and increased quartz veining.Hornblende is the main mafic mineral.

AREA 9: Whetstone Lake Paragneisses

Paragneisses in the Whetstone Lake area constitute a complex sequence of mafic and felsic volcanic rocks, felsic intrusive rocks and possib?.e iron-formation. Sample R-OOO is a feldspar porphyry. In the area where sample R-PPP was collected mafic and felsic gneisses are intercalated with "recognizable' mafic flows and felsic fragmentals and intrusives. Further north mafic gneisses (volcanics) are intercalated with narrow beds of well-banded, siliceous iron-formation. East of the "granite plug' felsic gneisses predominate; these rocks are fine grained, equigranular, weakly gneissic, biotitic (10?O, weakly magnetic, 4-\- tourmaline, foliated to sheared. This area is characterized by an increase in sulphide content; pyrite ( 1?S to 3/O occurs as disseminated or fracture-controlled mineralization.

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AREA 10: Whetstone Lake Area

Two traverses were carried out in the Whetstone Lake area to examine the rocks hosting the copper mineralization. The first traverse (to the south) intersected a sequence of grey weathering, fine grained, equigranular, massive to weakly gneissic, quartz+feldspar+biotite+magnetite assemblage and weak to strongly foliated rocks. These rocks are often sheared and carbonated. Ultramafic rocks with magnetite+epidote occur as minor components of these rocks. A characteristic metamorphic mineral (cordierite?) occurs in these rock. Sulphides are rare.

The second traverse encountered a sequence of coarse to medium grained, totally recrystallized, grey-black weathering rocks with a grade of metamorphism in the upper to middle amphibolite facies. The origin of these rocks is uncertain. A medium to coarse grained massive, gabbro intrudes this sequence. Sulphides are minor.

AREA 12: Whetstone Lake access road.

Several days were spent along this access road mapping and prospecting because of the exposure it allowed to the internal portion of the Lake Township greenstones. Bedrock along this road is fairly well exposed in general. Because of the extent of this road traverse only a brief discussion of significant features will be discussed. Certain sections of the geology of Area 12 have already been described under other "Areas' where appropriate.

Highlights from this area include:

1) Major lithological units described and outlined by Laakso (1968) on map #2106 were verified.

2) East of Beaver Creek approximately l km within the calcareous metasedimentary unit an outcrop of silicified (carbonated?) spherulitic felsic volcanic with disseminated pyrite (1-25S) was found (sample 93-25-1).

3) Significant disseminated tourmaline (1/2-320 and magnetite (1- 10?S) characterize the mafic and felsic volcanics and paragneiss of this area. Intrusive rocks such as the Copeaway and Freen granites have also been altered by these minerals.

4) A significant shear zone transects the calcareous metasediments and paragneiss units (see Geology map 2106) south of Big Burnt Lake and appears to parallel the Big Burnt Lake - Burnt Lake deformation zone. The shear zone is approximately 600 meters wide. The most anomalous Cu, Pb, Zn assay (Cu 4,250 ppm; 93-26-1) was obtained from mafic

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volcanics adjacent to this shear zone.

5) Strongly altered and mineralized rocks occur approximately one and one-half kilometers east of Whetstone Lake adjacent to the access road (sample R-DD 93-28-1). These felsic rocks are extrusive and intrusive in origin. They are gossaneous and rusty weathered over a large surface area and contain disseminated pyrite (1/2-220. These mineralized rocks may correlate (?) with pyritic paragneiss to the north-northeast (see discussion of Area 9).

5.3 Thin-Section Description

Ten (10) thin-sections were cut from selected samples used for whole-rock geochemistry. Thin-section descriptions may be found in the appendix. This data was incorporated into the geology section of the report.

6.0 Geochemistry

6.1: Whole Rock Lithogeochemistry:

During the 1993 field season lithogeochemical sampling was initiated in Lake Township. This data was used in defining lithologic units as wells possible alteration zones indicative of basemetal mineralization.

Samples were analyzed for eleven (11) whole-rock major oxide elements, together with loss of ignition and seven (7) trace elements including B, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb and Ba. Analyses were completed by X-RAY Laboratories of Don Mills, Ontario utilizing x- ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) on fused discs. The analytical precision is *\- 0.01 wt. percent for oxides; detection limits for the trace elements were lowered to the 2 to 3 ppm range using pressed pellets in lieu of glass discs. The lower detection limits yielded results that could be utilized in discriminate plots such as Floyd and Winchester (1977).

Sample locations are provided on the accompanying Sample Location Map (backpocket). Analytical results and sample descriptions are presented in tables in the appendix. Samples collected falls into the following lithological distributions:

Mafic Metavolcanics: 6Felsic Metavolcanics: 5Granites: 4Paragneisses: 5Feldspar Porphyry: 2Unknowns: 10

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These have been plotted in various geochemical discriminate diagrams, presented in Figures 4 to 10.

Figure 4: Winchester+Floyd (1977) Si02 vs log (ZrXTi02)

Mafic samples plot within the andesitic to basaltic fields. Granitic and porphyritic rocks lie in the felsic fields. Most of the felsic volcanic rocks plot in the rhyodacite/dacite and commandite/ pantellerite fields except sample WR-13 which plots in the upper phonolite range. Felsic samples tend to be skewed toward the subalkaline fields.

Figure 5: Winchester+Floyd (1977) log (Zrx"Ti02) vs log (Nb/Y)

This plot and the latter plot show a very good correlation between field rock names and geochemical signatures from these plots. In this diagram, however, samples occur outside the alkali- rich fields. Paragneisses scatter from mafic to felsic compositions. This may indicate that the samples were derived from rocks that originally had different compositions. The pattern could also be created with variable degrees of alteration with in the rocks. Similar patterns are observed in the samples of unknown composition. Samples WR-26, 29, 31 and 32 show very strong associations to the mafic rocks with sample compositions plotting in the andesite to basalt range. Samples WR-23 and 24 show an opposite association plotting in the rhyolite field on both plots. The remaining samples of unknown composition, numbers WR-25, 27 and 28, show correlations to rocks of intermediate composition with a more dominant felsic character. All of these intermediate samples occur within the rhyodacite/dacite field on the plot. A strong correlation for rock type is found between these two plots except for sample WR-30. In Figure 4 the sample appears to have Si02 contents indicative of the mafic volcanic suite of rocks while Figure 5 suggests that the Nb/Y ratios are more characteristic of rocks with intermediate to felsic compositions.

Figure 6: Jensen (1976) cation plot

A good correlation is observed between the actual lithology observed In the field and the classifications obtained from the plot. Volcanic rocks of Lake township lie in the tholeiitic field. Felsic samples plot as rhyolites and mafic rocks as high-iron tholeiitic basalts. Paragneisses and those of "unknown' compositions scatter between the andesitic and rhyolitic boundaries. Some of the samples are slightly more alkaline with sample WR-30 plotting in the calc-alkaline basalt field.

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Figure 7: Irvine 4 Baragar (1971) AFM diagram

In this plot mafic volcanic rocks appear to be tholeiitic in character while many of the remaining samples fall in the calc- alkaline field. Samples identified as granites and felsic volcanic rocks during summer mapping programme show definite calc-alkaline affinity.

Figure 8: Irvine k Baragar (1971) SiOs vs Na20 + K20

This plot suggests that the rocks from this area are subalkaline in character. Samples WR-13, 19, 26 and 31 occur on the alkaline side of the boundary line and may be reflecting sodium and/or potassium enrichment through alkali mobility. The remaining samples plot as expected with mafic samples occurring in the low Si02 field and felsic volcanics, granites and porphyries occurring in the high Si02 area. Paragneisses and "unknown' samples once again characteristically scatter on the plot.

Figure 9: Lesher et al (1985), Ti-Zr-Y Ternary Plot

Lesher et al (1985) developed a ternary plot to discriminate between barren and productive felsic rocks. The plot compares the Titanium, Zirconium and Yttrium contents of the felsic volcanic- rocks and plots them in one of three fields FI, FII or Fill. The data suggests that base metal deposits will show a strong affinity to Fill felsic volcanic rocks, less so with FII felsics and no association with FI rocks. Felsic rock samples from Lake Township plot as FII and Fill types suggesting that the Lake Township felsic volcanic horizon has strong potential for significant base metal mineralization.

Figure 10: Whitehead et al.,(1987) S102/A1203 vs K20

Figure 10 was chosen to determine the character of the felsic rocks of "unknown' origin and paragneisses. The diagram plots the K20 content of a rock against it's Si027A1203 ratio. The diagram assumes that in volcanic rocks both SiO2 and K20 increase from mafic to felsic end members producing B. line of positive slope. In comparison sedimentary rocks would show a gradual breakdown of K20 as the sediment matures with a corresponding increase in Si02. This would give sedimentary samples a negative slope when plotted on the diagram. When the felsic rocks from Lake Township are plotted we see a definite felsic volcanic association for samples WR-11 to 15, 23 and 24. Samples WR-16, 17, 20, 25, 27 and 28 fall

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into a zone of "overlap' between volcanic and sedimentary rocks. In addition the very small sample population used makes the task of differentiating the paragneisses, geochemically, difficult.

The following chart illustrates the characteristics of each sample using data obtained from the above plots and field observat ions.

6.2: Assay Results: Cu, Pb, Zn and Au

A total of 25 samples were collected and assayed for copper, lead, zinc and gold. Sample descriptions and results are presented in tables in the appendix. Sample locations are provide on the Sample Location Map accompanying this report. The base metal analyses were completed by the Geoscience Laboratories of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in Sudbury, Ontario. Cu, Pb and Zn analysis involved acid decomposition using HN03-HCL04-HF and a. flame atomic absorption "finish" with determination limits of Cu ^ 5 ppm and Pb,Zn ^10 ppm. Gold assaying was performed by Swastika Laboratories of Swastika, Ontario using fire assay with an A.A. finish.

Gold assays range from 3 to 45 ppb. Copper values range from 11 to 4250 ppm, zinc values vary from 13 to 225 ppm and lead ranges from ^0 to 29 ppm. The most anomalous sample (93-26-1) was obtained along the Whetstone Lake access road from a carbonated mafic volcanic with visible chalcopyrite.

"7. Conelusions

1. A segment of the paragneisses underlying Steen Lake area have been reinterpreted as felsic volcanic and intrusive rocks. The copper mineralization in the Steen Lake area, therefore, appears to occur in a favourable volcanogenic base metal setting.

2. The volcanic rocks underlying the Steen Lake area were traced north of the map area ie. to the Ridge road (and possibly continue even further north). These rocks consist of intercalated pyritic felsic fragmentals and mafic flows.

3. Extensive, sheared and carbonatized (calcite/iron carbonate) rocks were found to occur in the Big Burnt Lake-Burnt Lake and Glanmire-Murphy Corners road areas. This major deformation zone appears favourable to hosting gold mineralization.

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4. Felsic volcanic rocks from Lake Township lie within the Fill group of productive felsic volcanic rocks (Lesher et al, 1985) shown to host basemetal mineralization in numerous basemetal camps within Archean rocks.

Initial reconnaissance work in the Whetstone Lake area indicates that a segment of the paragneisses in this region are derived from felsic and mafic volcanic rocks and iron formations.

Part of the intrusive mafic rocks in this region may be extrusive mafic flows.

This re-interpretation of the rocks in the area suggests that the copper mineralization may be of volcanogenic origin?

6. Magnetite and tourmaline alteration is extensive throughout the Lake Township area.

8. Recommendations

1. Detailed geological and geochemical studies of the Steen and Whetstone Lakes areas for their potential to host base metal mineralization. Research of assessment work indicates extensive copper mineralization in the Whetstone area.

2. Although initial gold analyses for the area weredisappointing, (sparse sampling?), the Burnt Lake - Big Burnt Lake deformation zone appears favourably conducive to gold mineralization.

3. Further regional studies to re-appraise the geology,especially the paragneisses, of the entire Whetstone Lake area. Paragneisses of this area consist of mafic and felsic volcanic rocks and iron formation.

4. Further evaluation of the felsic volcanic rocks of LakeTownship in light of their favourable geochemical signature (Fill group).

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9 . References

DiPrisco, G., 1989 Geology of the Elzivir Area, Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties, Project Unit 89-14, Ontario Geological Survey, Misc. Paper 140, Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 1989, p. 169-175.

Easton, R.M., 1986 Paleo-environment and Facies of the Abslee Formation, Peterborough County in Ontario Geological Survey Misc. Paper 132, Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 1986, p. 141-151.

Easton, R.M., Carter, T.R. and Springer, J.S., 1986 Mineral deposits of the Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province, Ontario and Quebec. Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Canadian Geophysical; Union, Joint Annual Meeting, Ottawa, 1986, Field Trip 3: Guidebook, 55 p.

Hewitt, D.F., 1962. Geology of Wallaston township; G.R. 11; Ontario Department of Mines.

Irvine, T.N. and Baragar, W.R.A., 1971. A guide to the chemical classification of the common volcanic rocks; Can. Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 8, p. 523-548.

Jensen, L.S., 1976. A new cation plot for classifying subalkalic volcanic rocks; Ont. Division of Mines Misc. Paper 66, 22p.

Laasko, R.K., 1968. Geology of Lake Township; G.R. 54, Ontario Department of Mines.

Lesher, C.M., Goodwin, A.M., Campbell, I.H. and Gorton, M.P., 1985. Trace-element geochemistry of ore-associated and barren, felsic volcanic rocks in the Superior Province, Canada; Can. Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 23, p. 222-237.

Lickley, W.P., Whitehead, R.E. and Davies, J.F., 1987. The use of sorting curves in studying K2O alteration in interbedded graywacke and argillite; Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v.27, p. 299-309.

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f&t&K-; jptyis&e&t^ -fto

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APPENDIX 2

SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS

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671-2766

imp ' nMn, Field Mo,

1 93-73 ]

'^3-25-2

93 26 - 1

4 93-27-1

5 93 27-?

6 93-27-3

7 93- 2 7-4

"~™"

^3-27 5

" '-'3- ?n i

1 r\ r*i -r ,- o o . - oM, 1 -* o .T o

1.1. 93-28- -3

1.7 93- 28- -4

l 3 07:~.?U-. l

M 0 3-31- -7

1 ^ 93-31. -3

Rock J y -p e

fei? le vo'lc .

m a'-? i vecat bona t*-

mafic vole.

M . V . (par agneiss?)

M . V .

M.V.

r . v .

F . V .

c I IP t t

Oos?aneo'i^(c he t t .7 i p at agne i s? )

M . V .(vat -jol i tic)

Pai a g ne i r.^? ( ?5 l i c e on'-.')

M . V .

H V .

11 . V .

Sulphide?

p y

at sonopy .po .b or n.i t e? cpy ( tt . ) po.

py 1/2^

po L/2%cpy. tt.

po. py l*s (cpy?)

py. 1/2^

py 1/2-v

py. l "-; ( r 'o;)

P y . i ^

po. 7\ ( py . )

py. l.A/2%

P y i 3r.

py. U

cpy po , py .

Hptpc;

weal' lv magnetic cai bona ted

per v a '- . i v o c a t b o n a l ' e d ( non -mag ne tic)

car bona ted ( non- magneti c)

s 1 1 o n g l y rn a g n e t i c:

mod. magnetic (perv.) cat bonatpd

tour m. t r \ f"?.'\,, wcakl.y mag . ,car bona ted .oo-"^an*?oi.' i;" , non-magnet i f- , tourrn?

I'^vnk } y rnagnc t i. c , toi.it m? (gai i in l. )1 --.i l i cpon?

I'Mii in? 1/?"* garnet?

(locally) go'-.?aneon?

go3?anei-)ii? in part;, strong mag , , tourrn?

carb. med . (amyg?), wr-^ak] y rnagnf--' r r c:-

•~trony cat bona tecl, r-- 1 tong mag.T /c m. i ri'"1 r ,-i. 1 cat bona t e , -weal-: ly

.?--31-- i-i. v. .(pat ague i 0-"-- : '

mag.

b i *:) l i t .i c , s 11 on gcat b . , s tt ong mod .ma g .

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Sample.j. Field No,

23 93-OC)-l

93-07-1

93-07-2

M . V

Su l p.l i.i des

17

18

19

2O

21

ODr., f..

93-3.1-5

93-O4-1

93-O4-2

93-05-1

93-05-2

93-05-3

Carbona te ve i n

Paragneiss(F. Vole?)

seds ( F .vole? )

skarn

F.V.

F.V.

py - i

py- P

1/235

py 1-ma lacs t a i n

py \\

py l/

o . 1 %

2*g

hi teing

2- M

Felsic v o l c . p y . p o . l tt,

py- i 1

F.V. (sed?) py. l'

Ho t e s

game t ?

weakly mag., biotitic

* t o 'j r rn. m a g . r n o d .

mag. garnet, epidote, tourrn .

partly gossaneous, tou r m? , weak l y rnag.

carb? to'.irm? non magnetic, partly gossaneous

w e a k l y rrt a g . ( b i j t var ) -T b l F; ) gossaneous i n par t, epidote al ter vat iable, tourrn?

ea rb. garne t, tremolite? weakly rnag .

w e a k, l y rn a g . , a p a t .1 t e garne t?

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Field No. Sample No. Location Rock Type Description

R-ZZ WR-1 See Sample Location Map

Granite

R-YY WR-2 See Sample Granite Location Map

R-RRR WR-3 See Sample Location Map

Granite

L-TTTT* WR-4 See Sample Location Map

Granite

Orange cream weathering; orangy brown fresh; coarse grained, weak

foliation, 2536 quartz; mafic lOSo- 12?^, biotite and magnetite, minor fluorite? in outcrop, moderate mag. "fresh" rock. *very clean fresh, no sulphides.

Pinky-orange fresh, medium-grained, sub-porphyritic (feldspar 10?o) mafics = hornblende, medium grained, altered (clotty in part), magnetite fine grained, (moderate-weakly magnetic) 12/S. 20So quartz (medium grained), sulphides trace, alteration ^ weak Fe-stain epidote, weak foliation.

Brownish-orange fresh surface; medium grained, equigranular (subporphyritic) K-feldspar 5-10?^; py < 1/2%; ( quartz veins in outcrop); hornblende 53o, weak foliation, moderate magnetic (S-7% magnetite, fine-medium grained) in clots + hornblende, (tourmaline?), weakly altered rock ~ iron staining, hornblende -t- mag, clots, sulphides.

Pink-orange fresh surface; medium grained equigranular "fresh" rocks, massive, weak foliation; mafics (hornblende) < 5%; abundant tourmaline on fracture surfaces, weakly magnetic.

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Field No. Sample No. Location Rock Type Description

R-0000 WR-5 See Sample Mafic Location Map Volcanics

Grey-green weathering; black-green fresh fine-grained, equigranular, amygdaloidal (quartz) (3?6); strongly foliated; thin mag. seams to foliation, trace sulphides. Minor quartz veins in outcrop, thin quartz staining in sample (I/O, totally recrystallized, alteration (weak- nil), amphibolite grade; plagioclase and quartz and hornblende (black).

R-IIII WE-6 See Sample Mafic Location Map Volcanics

Grey-black weathering; dark grey -black fresh, fine grained, equigranular, amygdaloidal (locally); variolitic (locally); minor epidote clots at flow tops and quartz veins; feathery amphibolite locally, strong foliation; f/c alteration (20-30?S locally), trace sulphides, amphibolite grade (very weakly mag. recrystallized to plag * quartz -i- black hornblende needles; weak pseudobanding (gneissic)?.

R-BB WR-7 See Sample Location Map

Mafic Grey-green-black weathering; dark Volcanics greenish black fresh fine grained,

equigranular, amygdaloidal, massive, trace pyrite, minor epidote alteration on fractures, foliation weak-no quartz veins; non-mag., amphibolite grade (stubby black hornblende), "fresh".

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Field No. Sample No. Location Rock Type Description

R-QQ WR-8 See Sample Mafic Location Map Volcanics

Grey-green weathering; dark grey-black fresh, fine grained, equigranular, massive, weak foliation, f/c alteration -*- semi pervasive locally with carbonate (Fe-t- calcite), f/c cpy -*- po *py with carbonate; amphibolite grade (recrystallized locally); (non-mag), (short stubby hornblende).

R-KK* WR-9 See Sample Location Map

Mafic Volcanics

Grey-green weathering; grey- -green-black fresh; fine grained - medium grained; massive, amygdaleidal-weak, "clean", rare quartz veins, trace sulphide, amphibolite grade, non-mag., (recrystallized amphibolite moderate long-tabular black), foliation moderate, (L/2% QS in sample).

R-KKK* WR-10 See Sample Location Map

Mafic Volcanics

Cream-black weathering; grey- black fresh; medium grained; coarse grained, epidotized balls (lineated), str. mag., ^sheared, amphibolite lineated needle, amphibolite black, (total recrystallized, "clean" quartz + amphibolite -t- plagioclase); trace sulphides, quartz veins locally in outcrop.

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Field No. Sample No. Location Rock Type Description

R-SS WR-11 See Sample Felsic Location Map Volcanics

Grey-buff weathering; dark grey fresh, very fine grained, massive; equigranular; moderate mag. weakly carbonatized; weak foliation; trace sulphides, no quartz veins, tourmaline needle on fractures.

R-YYY* WE-12 See Sample Location Map

Felsic Volcanics

Cream-grey weathering; medium grey- orange-brown fresh, fine grained, subporphyritic (small 7% subhedral feldspar), flow banded (folded highly); carbonatization quartz stringers sulphides; str. throughout (5) crenulated.

weak;rare, trace

mag. disseminated str. foliation,

R-BBBB* WE-13 See Sample Location Map

Felsic Volcanics

Cream-buff weathering; pale moderate grey-orange-brown fresh; fine grained, equigranular, massive flow?, granular weathering surface, tuff?; str. disseminated 3-526 mag., carbonatized, tourmaline 2-42S?; no bedding obvious; foliation str., trace sulphides.

R-Y* WR-14 See Sample Location Map

Felsic Volcanics

Grey-buff weathering; grey- brown-orange fresh, fine grained, equigranular, massive, str. foliation, disseminated + str. mag T-10%; tuff? flow? str. foliated, no veins, trace py. carbonatized, ( . . . . . in part tourmaline?).

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Field Mo. Sample No. Location Rock Tvt?e Descri ption

R-EE WR-15 See Sample Felsic Location Map Volcanics

Grey buff weathering; grey-cream fresh? surface, fine grained, equigranular?, non-fragmental?, strongly altered, foliation str. , biotitic S-4%, (some tourmaline?), outcrop with quartz veins, gossaneous, pyritic (no py in sample).

R-AA* WR-16 See Sample Paragneiss Location Map

Strong foliation; grey buff weathering; dark pinkish grey fresh surface; str. mag., trace sulphides, recrystallized carb? tourmaline? (graded tops E?), thickly bedded; volcanics? sediments? Clastic (elongated parallel to foliation) heterolitic clasts, felsic composition mainly, granules, pebbles in a fine grained siliceous wac ke mat rix.

R-HH WR-17 See Sample Location Map

Paragneiss Multi-colour weathering surface; predominantly grey-buff; fine grained, fresh, equigranular banded - gneissic layers of felsic to intermediate composition, contorted and disrupted banding; locally gossaneous; amphibolite + tourmaline present; moderate mag. disseminated 2%; variable quartz veins in outcrop.

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Field No. Sample No Location Rock Type Description

R-V WR-18 See Sample Paragneiss Location Map

Brownish-grey weathering; medium grey fresh surface; fine grained siliceous (grey coloured) matrix with coarse grained porphyroblasts of bi? chlorite?, tourmaline?, non magnetic, no quartz veins, massive, strong foliation, 1/252 py sulphides in fractures.

R-C WR-19 See Sample Paragneiss Location Map

Pale white-grey weathering; dark grey fresh surface, fine grained, some areas with fine grained grey siliceous matrix and coarse grained feathery amphibolite porphyroblasts, equigranular, rich in mag disseminated (ID-15%) fine grained, subhedral; foliation moderate str., trace f/c py, no veining, alteration weak semipervasive (carb? sil?) five f/c; granular "sugary" textured weathered surface; sed? volcanics?.

R-HHH WE-20

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Field No. Sample No Locat ion Rock Type Descri-Pt ion

R-000 WR-21 See Sample Feldspar Location Map Porphyry

Tan weathering; cream-grey fresh surface, very fine grained granular recrystallized matrix. Mafics (10- 153O ^ black hornblende? magnetite, tourmaline? Strongly mag. disseminated S-10%; medium grained feldspar porphyry (subhedral 2536), medium grained 4-5 mm; minor quartz; massive; minor grey fine grained inclusions (sediments?); strongly foliated, trace sulphides, no quartz veins in sample.

R-III* WR-22 See Sample Feldspar Location Map Porphyry

Cream-tan weathering; pale grey-tan fresh surface; medium grained subhedral feldspar 20%•, very fine grained siliceous matrix; subporphyry quartz 10?6; mafic 3% (all mag? disseminated fine grainedstr.) in foliation; xenolithic, veins; py (siliceous)

f/c; moderate str.massive outcrop;crosscutting quartztrace-1/256, matrix

recrystallized totallytourm? amph?).

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R-UUUU WR-23 See Sample Location Map

Unknown Grey-white weathering; pale- moderate grey iresh surface; fine grained equigranular, massive;sericitiaed; quarts/feldspar/mafics

2-3?S mag -t- tourm -i- too fine grains; str. mag., disseminated, fine grained - medium grained, f/c ; tourmaline in f/c, clotty + disseminated; inhomogeneous hand sample banded with pink alteration, mag tourm quartz: large; str. foliation, trace sulphides, no quarts veins; *altered tourm/mag, pink? Fs? associated with fractures, Sfcficitiaed.

UnknownLocation Map

^ aamplea goaaan, felsic volcanics? /intrusive?, grey-tan weathering; pink-buff fresh; fine grained massive equigranular str. foliation; ^tourmaline f/c common; biotite S-5% (in seams), str. mag. 25S; quartz/feldspar stringers; recrystallized totally (quartz/feldspar).

R-KKKK* WR-25 See Sample Location Map

Unknown Pale grey-buff weathering; grey-black fresh; massive equigranular, fine grained, weak gneissic banding; (biotitic rich layers); non magnetic, bi + quart z-t-f e Idspar assemblage cordierite? (looks like variolites) recrystallized - poorly foliation moderate.

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Field No. Sample No. Location Rock Type Desoriution

R-LLLL WR-26 See Sample Unknown Location Map

Grey weathering; grey-black fresh surface; fine grained biotitic-rich matrix with 70?6-6C^ very coarse grained, foliated, porphyroblasts of (buff-grey) mineral, 25-3026 and (reddish-orange), (15/S poikioblastic) inclusions of tourm?7mag; st r. mag.; tourmaline- rich?; outcrop massive, vuggy (differential weathering); feldspar (phenocrysts? in outcrop; trace sulphides. Assemblage: fine-medium grained quartz+f eldspar+bi+mag+tourm. -*- very coarse grained cordierite? foliation: strong.

R-L WR-27 See Sample Felsic Location Map Volcanics?/

Sediments?

Mottled grey-cream weathering; medium orangy-grey fresh fine grained equigranular massive; str. mag. trace sulphides; altered hematitized (str. locally); patches to f/c cream coloured alteration - siliceous carb? silica?; foliation strong; very fine grained, siliceous-looking, very fine grained mafics 2 -3"K mag+ amph/tourm?; rocks recrystallized.

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Field No. Sample No. Location Rock Type ton

R-TT WR-28 See Sample Felsic Location Map Volcanics?

Grey-buff weathering; dark to pale grey fresh surface, fine grained, equigranular, siliceous, mafics 3- 5/S, fine grained ^biotite? amph?; strongly foliated, semi-pervasive carbonate alteration, some tourmaline?; str. mag. disseminated 3S6 fine grained, in outcrop no quartz veins, trace sulphides; lapilli tuffs in places.

R-FF WR-29 See Sample Location Map

Paragneiss? Volcanics?

Grey-black weathering; grey-black fresh surface, fine grained totally recrystallized equigranular, massive meta mineral - cordierite? 15/S, 5 mm size; magnetite stringers; foliation strong; quartz veins -t- tourmaline -t- magnetite* stringers; amphibolite grade; in outcrop gossaneous zones (py), trace-2% locally; white weathering "bleaching" - f/c; weak gneissic banding; quartz+feldspar (white clear) + mafics SO-35%; bi? amph? (probably)

R-GG* WE-30 See Sample Location Map

Mafic Volcanics?

Grey-green weathering; medium blackish-green fresh (mapped as intrusive); fine grained equigranular, massive; gneissic with moderate banding; plagioclase (clear) + quartz -t- amph(?) + mag.; weakly mag.; foliation moderate; in outcrop trace pyrite, quartz veins minor, epidote alteration minor.

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Field No. Samole No Location Rock Type Description

R-Q WR-31 See Sample Volcanic? Location Map

Pale grey weathering; pale grey fresh; fine grained equigranular grey coloured, siliceous matrix with porphyroblasts? amyg?, bi-infilled of black coloured siliceous biotite; massive outcrop; plagioclase -t- quartz -*- amphibolite? -*- b i -t- mag; strongly magnetic; carbonated (Fe); foliation moderate; sulphides minor- trace; feathery amphibolite texture in rocks; mafics 35/6 bi/amph^/mag.

R-H WR-32 See Sample ^Volcanic? Location Map

Grey-green weathering; grey-black fresh; fine grained equigranular greenish (saussuritized) matrix (plag/quartz?); feathery needles/laths of amphibolite (black) randomly oriented in matrix 40/6-4526; weak moderate magnetic; massive outcrop; trace sulphides, minor veining; foliation weak.

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APPENDIX 3

ASSAY RESULTS

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SENT BY: XEROX Telecopier 7017! 1-25-94 ; 15:23 ; 7056423300- 671 249718 l/ 1

Established 1928

Swastika LaboratoriesA Division of TSL/Awisyers Inc.

Assaying - Consulting . Representation

Analysts Certificate 4W-0058-RG1

Company; E. SAWITZKYProject:Aim:

We hereby certify the following submitted JAN-1 1-94 by .SampleNutter

1234567S910tl121314151617181920212223 *.93-6-l2425 Not Received

D*tc: JAN-25-94

Geochemical Analysis of 25 REJECT samples

Au Au CheckPPB PPB

24NIL

45 27NILNILNILNIL

37

10NIL 3NIL

7NIL

773

NILNIL

3 3NIL

10NILNIL

23 '-93-7-1

'•'Sample #25 was not received but we received two #23 all numbers are shown for these.

Certified by.

P.O. Box 10, Swastika, Ontario POK1TO

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APPROVEDDr. Jean M. Richardson Q. C. Manager Geoscience Laboratories 705 670-5645

DATE 10/4/93

Q.C. NOTES1. Methods for Cu, Zn and Pb are currently being validated. The limited data available is for basalt and gabbro (Cu and Zn) and granite (Pb)2. Precision is better than + I- lO 1!*! for Cu and Zn and undetermined for Pb.3. Accuracy is being assessed.4. Determination limit is uncertain at present.5. Please call H you have questions about this dsta set.

TRACE DATA REPORT FORM, BASE METALS

Dally/Job Client Name Number

D93-OO69 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-OO69 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-OO69 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKY093-0069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-O069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-O069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-O069 SAWITZKY093-0069 SAWITZKYD93-O069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKY093-0069 SAWITZKY093-0069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKYD93-O069 SAWITZKYD93-0069 SAWITZKY093-0069 SAWITZKY

CONTROLS:

CHent Sample ResultsNumber Be l Co l Cr | Cu l Fe l Li Mn l Nl93-26-1 4993-25-2 1993-26-1 425093-27-1 1893-27-2 80093-27-3 6393-27-4 1 193-27-5 1693-28-1 1793-28-2 3193-28-3 6993-28-4 7993-31-1 6393-31-2 1393-31-3 5993-31-4 3393-31-5 3293-04-1 14393-04-2 5093-05-1 28593-05-2 12693-O5-3 17293-06-1 5993-O7-1 2693-07-2 144

BLANK 0BLANK 0MRB-7 79MRB-8 7MRB-9 8

MRB-29 139SY-2 7

Pb ZnOO 15500 4712 225

OO 140OO 63•CIO 145OO 68OO 1O429 13000 22OO 35OO 65OO 59OO 41OO 86OO 44OO 69OO 60OO 101OO 130OO 7325 160

OO 65OO 63OO 13

0 00 0

872231108

87 250

NOTE: LITERATURE VALUES FOR SY-2 ARE Cu, 5; Pb, 85; Zn, 250.

ANALYST:METHOD:COMPLETED:

N. VIGNEAULT EA T1/T2, AA SEPT. 27/93

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APPENDIX 4

WHOLE ROCK ANALYSES

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XRAL

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UR-10

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WR-21UR-22UR-23UR-24UR-25

UR-26UR-27UR-28WR-29UR-30

WR-31UR-32

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C - QUALITY CONTROL STANDARD D - QUALITY CONTROL DUPLICATE

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XRALve

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WR-1

WR-2WR-3

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WR-6WR-7

UR-8

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UR-10

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ROCK ANALYSIS

AL203 CAO

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14.215.214.817.513.0

12.613.313.012.617.5

17.414.914.715.413.8

16.915.712.112.114.0

12.914.8

1.32.31.76.86

7.06

8.129.297.628.24

10.1

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1.503.967.402.751.92

1.043.37

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2.842.421.296.68

12.1

4.947.867.947.921.33

1.041.30

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MGO NA20

.78

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3.703.522.713.763.01

3.232.293.311.893.36

4.254.345.743.803.10

6.056.571.997.225.63

6.415.173.794.634.92

4.605.845.403.874.09

3.883.384.304.323.72

3.825.43

REPORT 25394 REFERENCE FILE 16722

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2.582.934.885.474.21

8.087.618.519.376.17

4.115.003.774.765.45

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LO I SUM

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100.499.6

100.6100.599.6

99.9100.499.7

100.1100.0

99.1100.0100.1100.099.6

99.7100.0

C - QUALITY CONTROL STANDARD D - QUALITY CONTROL DUPLICATE

XRF W.R.A. SUMS INCLUDE ALL ELEMENTS DETERMINED. FOR SUMMATION, ELEMENTS ARE CALCULATED AS OXIDES

X-RAY ASSAY LABORATORIES 1885 Leslie Street Don Mills Ontario MSB 3J4 (4161445-5755 Fax (416)445-4152 Tlx 06-986947Member of the SGS Group ( Societe Generate de Surveillance)

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THE TOWNSHIP

Wollaston Tp. M. 159

LAKECOUNTY OF

HASTINGSSOUTHERN ONTARIOMINING DIVISION

SCALE I-INO^40CHAINS

LEGENDPATENTED LANDCROWN LAND SALELEASESLOCATED LANDLICENSE OF OCCUPATIONMINING RIGHTS ONLYSURFACE RIGHTS ONLYROADSIMPROVED ROADSKING'S HIGHWAYSRAILWAYSPOWER LINESMARSH dft MUSKEGMINES CANCELLED

NOTESThis Mop Is Not To Be Used FOR SURVEY PURPOSES

400* surface rights reservation along the shores of all lakes and rivers

Flooded Lands shown thus:

Lot And Concession Lines shown hereon are projected from the best information available, but their true position is not guaranteed. For official survey purposes, consult the original survey plans and fieldnotes of record in the Dept. of Lands a. Forests.

- "/ l v-^ ^'"_*fi—L-——H—— — ———————— -————

S AM O S GRAVEL

L—^———

n* {— -A

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THE INFORMATION THAT APPEARS ON THIS MAP HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. AND ACCURACY IS NOT GUARANTEED THOSE WISHING TO STAKE MIN- ING CLAIMS SHOULD CON SULT WITH THE MINING RECORDER, MINISTRY OF NORTHERN DEVELOP MENT AND MINES. FOR AD DITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THE LANDS SHOWN HEREON

PLAN NO.-M. IIPONTARIO

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCESSURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH

Tp. M. 122Marmora

i•' f V

31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 200

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R Uhlfcl •WWW

-N--Ml (WR-22)

l R-KKK (WR-IO)

-W •AR-UU ' AR-TT (WR-28)

(WR-9) R-JJ, R'0(WR-3I)

R-O -P

R-N

LEGEND

Sample No._____* R-A

Whole Rock Sample__R-HHH (WR-20)

Assay Sample_____93-o s-i

3 MILES

LAKE TOWNSHIP PROJECT

LAKE TOWNSHIP HASTINGS COUNTY

ONTARIO

SAMPLE LOCATION MAP3 KILOMETRES

SCALE: 1:31,680

DECEMBER, 1993

31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 210

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LAKE TOWNSHIP PROJECT

LAKE TOWNSHIP HASTINGS COUNTY

ONTARIO

l3 MILLS GEOLOGV MX\P

3 Kl .v

SCALE : l : 31.63O

OKCMBER. 1993

31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 220

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-93-O5-I 3.2eS,tlOJ3O93-O5-3 IO.I72.25J60

93-07-1 3.26.tl0.63 93-0\-2 ML.I44.tlO.I3

93-O5-2 fOL.lf6.tlO.73

93-O4-2 ML,5O.*IO,IOI 'X,

93-04-1 NaJia.tlO.60

Lokt of Islands

93-31-5 3.32.tlO,6O

93-31-4 7.33.-HO.44

93-31-3 7.59.^0.96

93-31-2 ML.l3.tlO.4l 3-31-1 7.63.*IO,59

93-O6-,/ NL.59.tlO.55

93-25-2 WW9.tlO.47

'93-25-1 24.49,*IO.IS53 NL.69.tlO.35 93-2B-4.JVL. 79.tlO.55

93-2912 IO.3l.tlO.22

93-28-1 7.I7.29J3O

93-27-1 N(.ie.tlO.I4O

7-4 NH.irtlO. 93-27-jf NIL.63.tlO.I4593-27-5 3.l6.tlOJO4

27-2 ML.eOO.ttO.63

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LEGENDAu ppbX Pb ppm

SAMPLE NUMBER ——93-O5-I 3.285,40,130

Cu ppmZn ppm

LAKE TOWNSHIP PROJECT

LAKE TOWNSHIP HASTINGS COUNTY

ONTARIO

3 MILES ASSAY RESULTS

31C13SE2002 OP93-390 LAKE 230

3 KI-.OMETRES

SCALE : l: 31,680

DECEMBER. 1993