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EXPLORATION SERIES
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SCALE l IO,OOO
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FILE No. O-25
SCALE l 10,000 DATE July 1983
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FILE No. 0-25
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SCALE l IO,OOO
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MELCHETT PROJECT TENNANT ^LAKE GROUP SOIL TYPE - GLACIAL
DRAWING No. EIHEXPLORATION SERIES
FILE No. 0-25
SCALE l : 10,000 DATE July 1983 DRAWN BY S. E. W. APPROVED BY G. Oavtion
42L14SE8824 2.6443 TENNANT LAKE 010
KERR ADDISON MINES LIMITED
REPORT ON
RECONNAISSANCE EXPLORATION
TENNANT LAKE AREA
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
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March l, 1984G. Davison, B.Se. J. L. Wahl, Ph.D.
TABLE OF 42Li4SEea24 2.5443 TENNANT LAKE 010C
INTRODUCTION
LOCATION
ACCESS
TOPOGRAPHY, PHYSIOGRAPHY, VEGETATION
GENERAL GEOLOGY
GEOLOGIC MAPPING
GEOCHEMISTRY
GLACIAL STUDIES
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
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APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III
APPENDICES
Crew Members
Claim Numbers
Geochemical Results
MAPS
El Location
E1A Claims
E1B Topography, Physiography, Vegetation
E1C Geology
E1D Soil Sample Locations
E1E Soil - Gold
E1F Soil - Copper
E1G Soil - Zinc
E1H Soil Type and Glacial
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INTRODUCTION
Following the discovery of "stratabound" gold deposits in the Hemlo area, abrupt changes in exploration philosophy were necessary. Extensive staking was carried out within geologically similar areas specifically those containing rapid facies variability from volcanogenic sediments and volcanic deposits to discrete sedimentary facies.
During the winter season of 1982-1983, Kerr Addison Mines staked 42 claims in the Tennant Lake area on the basis of: (1) inter calated metavolcanic and metasedimentary deposits peripheral to a volcanic centre and (2) several Au, Ag and Zn prospects within the nearby metavolcanic deposits. Although outcrop is sparse, regional airborne geophysics (magnetometer survey) suggested a favourable continuation of the volcanic deposits towards Tennant Lake.
LOCATION
Tennant Lake group (Map El) is located approximately 60 km. northwest of Nakina and 110 km. north of Geraldton in northwestern Ontario. The property is situated between 87 0 10" and 87 C 14' west longitude and 50 0 43' and 50 0 46' north latitude on the Kapikotongwa Lake and Ogoki Lake 1:50,000 map sheets. The 42 claim property spans the junction of claim maps Ogoki Lake (G-357) and Tennant Lake (G-428) The property claim map is given on Map E1A.
ACCESS
The Tennant Lake property is accessible by fixed wing aircraft from Jellicoe, Ontario (120 km. southwest) and from Nakina, Ontario (60 km. south). An unpaved secondary road extends from Nakina to the southeast corner of Melchett Lake. The last few kilometres are located on property owned by Anaconda Inc. The property has been accessed by canoe via Melchett Lake, Kapikotongwa Lake and two sections of the Kapikotongwa River, west of Melchett Lake.
TOPOGRAPHY, PHYSIOGRAPHY, VEGETATION
Topography in the Tennant Lake property (Map E1B) is rather subdued with a maximum relief in the order of 5-10 m. generally in the form of rolling hummocks. The physiographic morphology is strongly influenced by glacial features although a bedrock ridge is located at the northern margin of the property in claim number 676550. Outcrop geology is very sparse. The northern ridge is characterized by a
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broken bedrock zone at the northeastern extension with an increasing till cover towards the southwest. Small outcrops are found at the apex of several of these elongate surficial features. Boulder fields are also common within many of the drumlinoid ridges. Drainage patterns generally parallel the trend of the last major glaciation. Lineaments along the stream-lake valley transecting the property are visible by air photo interpretation.
The vegetation in the Tennant Lake property shows a strong positive relationship with soil cover thickness and local topographic variations. Hummocky areas are covered by a variation of tree types dependent upon boulder cover, presence of outcrop, soil type and local relief. These areas can be subdivided into low or marginal hummock areas containing black spruce, minor birch and fine green sphagnum, moderate hummocks containing black spruce, poplar, aspen, birch and low bush, and extensive hummocky regions containing jackpine, balsam fir, poplar, birch with the latter two tree types increasing in both abundance and average diameter in these regional hummocks. Examples of the latter are dominant in the southwest part of the claim property. A large portion of the Tennant Lake property, especially in the eastern half, is dominated by black spruce, tamarach (larch) and deep sphagnum moss swamps. The swamps are contiguous with the area surrounding Porteus Lake. Drainage from the swamps has been modified by several generations of beaver dams. Patchy areas of low tag alders and cedars are common. A large east-northeast trending cedar-alder swamp cuts across the northcentral to northwestern corner of the property.
GENERAL GEOLOGY
The Tennant Lake property is located wholly within the English River belt of the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield. More specifically, the area is contained within the northwestern limb of the Melchett Lake metavolcanic-metasedimentary belt. Since the area is of similar geology to the Marshall Lake belt to the southwest, which is the site of considerable base metal mineralization, the Melchett Lake belt had sufficient potential for a number of exploration efforts.
The area consists of intermediate, mafic and felsic meta- volcanics, metasediments and iron formation and has been intruded by large intermediate to felsic batholiths (partial derivation by local migmatization in the metasediments south of Tennant Lake), associated quartz and pegmatite veins, and crosscut by late Precambrian diabase dykes. Except for the diabase dykes, all lithologies are Archean (Early Precambrian) in age.
The metavolcanic belt nears 5,000 m in width and narrows substantially towards the Tennant Lake property. The supracrustal- granitoid contact is interpreted to wrap around the Tennant Lake property with a pronounced southeast-south trend (becomes more southerly towards the west). The pinching out of the metavolcanic belt to the
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west parallels the increase in the metavolcanic to metasedimentary unit ratio (i.e. proposed facies changes to sediment dominated in the west). Conflicting reports of the facies transition due to large scale mapping and poor outcrop exposures have hindered interpretation of the extent of the metavolcanic deposits.
In a structural sense, the belt is dominated by east-west trending foliations along steep isoclinal fold axes. Mineral lineations are characteristically northeast trending at moderate plunges. Facing directions are interpreted from locally preserved graded sediment beds and mafic pillowed flows. Deformation varys from oblate to slightly prolate and can be recognized by clasts in the fragmental metavolcanics.
Metamorphism within the Melchett Lake belt ranges from middle to upper amphibolite (almandine amphibolite) with some small areas of partial anatexis (commonly confined to sedimentary facies).
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING
Regional mapping at a scale of 1:10,000 was undertaken by Kerr Addison geologists during May and June of 1983 (Map 1C). The mapping was conducted to provide blanket coverage at 100-200 metre line spacings. Outcrops were extremely sparse and were restricted to the north face and/or apex of several northeast-southwest trending drumlinoid ridges. The majority of the rocks observed were large angular boulders designated as possible subcrop. Outcrops are usually highly broken and fluted as the strike of the regional geology parallels the major ice flow trends.
The observed lithologies consisted of intermediate to felsic metavolcanic tuffaceous deposits which were intercalated with mafic metavolcanics. The intercalations may be depositional and/or structural in origin.
The intermediate metavolcanics consisted of fine grained to aphanitic whitish grey tuffs or tuffaceous sediments. Bed thicknesses range from few mm to tens of cm with massive aphanitic beds of quartzo- feldspathic fels interbedded with pelitic horizons. The pelites consist of fine to coarse grained muscovite with subordinate biotite. Most of the fine grained tuffs are quartz-feldspar-muscovite-biotite schists.. Occasionally garnet porphyroblasts occur in the pelitic schists.
The metatuffs (quartzofeldspathic fells) are locally highly silicic, glassy and very brittle. Subonchoidal fracturing is common. Rusty staining from disseminated pyrite is also abundant.
The mafic metavolcanics consist of aphanitic to medium grained chloritic schist to amphibolite. Mafic beds containing quartz, feldspar, biotite, amphibole, actinolite and chlorite are dominant. The mafic metavolcanics occur as thin beds ranging from several mm to several cm
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and also as discrete thick units of greater than 1-2 m judging from the size of subcrop and boulders exposed in several ridges across the property. The mafics are usually light brown to greenish brown on weathered surface and dark green to .black with feldspathic patches in broken fresh surfaces.
The mafic beds are often more consistent in thickness and more continuous than the felsic bands which often occur as lenticular boudins of several cm to tens of cm in length. A predominance of mafic over felsic and vice versa is common on a local scale. Mafic amphibolites appear to be dominant within float and large subcrop areas. Many of the thin beds appear to be distorted or folded as small isoclinal rootlets produced by layer parallel slip during fold transposition..
Foliations or schistosity are weakly to strongly defined and directly related to the micaceous and prismatic mineral assemblage (i.e. chlorite, muscovite, biotite, hornblende). Locally moderate to strong crenulation cleavages were observed within pelitic horizons. Unfortunately, the majority of the best crenulations occurred as subcrop boulders rather than outcrops such that orientations are not available. Bedding and schistosity are coincident along strike and dip shallow to steeply to the south and follow a distinct northeast trending strike.
Quartz veining occurs parallel tp the schistosity within mafic and intermediate metavolcanics. In the mafic units, the quartz veins may have chloritic alteration veins. A few quartz veins up to 5 cm. widths were observed to crosscut the foliation.
GEOCHEMISTRY
Geochemical sampling, in the form.of B horizon soil samples, were completed at 100 m intervals along traverse lines run at approxi mately 200 m spacings. In some areas, due to a predominance of swampy terrain, samples were collected wherever hummocky ground was transected. Thick humus deposits, frozen ground, permafrost and bogs limited sampling of the black spruce sphagnum swamps. Overgrown lakes in the east and southwest corners of the property also hindered sampling.
Generally all soils developed podzolic profiles although locally luvisols may be present. The latter may, however, be a function of darkening by humic component input from the Aoo, Ao (Ah) layer o"f the soil profile. The samples collected exhibited a wide range of colours, textures and component variability. Clays and silts, common in swampy ground and interhummock depressions are generally grey to dark brown. Sands and silts from hummocky regions contain brown, light brown, reddish brown, grey brown, dark red brown, and mixed brown and grey varieties. In several locations the soils are rusty red to orange and may have undergone partial cementation. These localities are characterized by thin soil (till) cover with felsic metavolcanic C and D horizons.
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The leached zone, zone of eluviation Ae, is variably developed and ranges in thickness from nil to 50 cm. These zones of highly leached grey white somewhat indurated soils, are characteristic of the podzolic soil profile (see figure on soil pit profile for horizon terminology). Occasionally the leached zones are patchy with intermittent leached and partially leached areas extending to greater than 50 cm depths. Many of these local level zones, are related to soil fractures and root proximity i.e. fluid conduits (higher water/soil ratio). The upper boundary of the Ae zone is generally sharp as is the lower boundary. Exceptions to this rule are the patchy leach zones and also gradational contacts, the latter over intervals of 1-2 cm.
The upper humus layer varies from less than 5 cm to greater than l m. The maximum depth for sample sites was in the 60-100 cm range. The hummocky areas were usually covered by a humus layer not greater than 30 cm.
Sampling depths and intervals ranged from 10-55 cm and 5-25 cm, respectively. Soil samples were collected from the upper part of the B horizon directly below the Ae leached zone i.e. zone of maximum illuviation (or accumulation). Where grey clays were sampled, no distinction could be made between the Ae and B horizons due to similar colouration. It could be pointed out that the thickest leached horizons were generally located in areas of well drained sandy till with jackpine the dominant vegetation.
All soil samples (Map E1D) were sieved for analysis. Each sample was analysed for copper, zinc and gold. One hundred and eleven soil samples were submitted for the Tennant Lake property.
The results of the geochemical surveys provided no clear-cut anomalous results other than a couple of isolated values slightly above background in the case of the gold survey (Map E1E). All but three analyses were below the 2 ppb detection limit. No further interpretation of the gold survey was attempted. The copper survey (Map E1F) , although a few reasonably anomalous samples were located in the area of the northern outcrop ridge, provided no clear-cut pattern other than the higher copper values generally trending towards the apex of several large drumlinoid fractures. The zinc survey (Map E1G) also produced relatively low values, less than 100 ppm, for most of the soil samples. No anomalous values were reported. Contouring was not attempted due to the low values and small range between most of the results.
GLACIAL STUDIES
The study of the glacial deposits (Map E1H) can be subdivided into surficial mapping i.e. glacial morphology, and till fabric investi gations. The surficial deposits were mapped during the geological mapping traverses. Local changes in topography, vegetation and soil type (till type) were noted and compared with aerial photo interpretation of the topographic features. Glacial fluting in the form of drumlinoid
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ridges are common in the Tennant Lake property. The ridges have a subdued relief of less than 5 metres generally but can be readily distinguished by a decrease in humus thickness, increase in till grain size (i.e. generally silt or sand), and vegetation of pine, birch, poplar, aspen and balsam firs. Many of the drumlinoids have a short oblate horizontal section with a few strongly elongated ridges located adjacent to the west end of the Tennant Lake property. A complex of branching drumlinoids occur at the southwest part of the property. This area is unique from the single drumlins by the predominance of balsam fir and the local appearance of jackpine. A small steep east- southeast trending ridge at the southwest corner of the property may be a relict of an esker complex. The steep banks and the southeast orientation are not consistent with the general drumlinoid slope or trend.
The drumlinoids generally consist of silt and/or sand with a varying lithic component. The larger drumlinoids have a higher sand/ silt ratio than small drumlinoids and decreases to marginal facies of silty clay. The lowlands and swampy areas, where samples could be obtained, are dominated by grey clay to silty clay, probably a result of lacustrine deposition. Where the hummocky drumlinoids are in grouped complexes, small areas of clayey till (lacustrine) onlap the margins of the sandy to silty hummocks. This can be observed from till pit 3A which consists of grey clay underlain by clayey sand of the drumlinoid complex. A similar onlap feature was observed at the margin of several single drumlinoid features. The grey clays showed no obvious bedding features.
Possible lag or winnow deposits of boulders armor the apex of many drumlinoids. The boulders are variable in degree of rounding and this formation appears lithology dependent.
Till fabric studies provide inconclusive to sketchy till orientations (see rose diagrams on soil type-glacial map). Fabric analysis of 100 pebbles per till pit provide a poor trend in two of the pits while the third pit (number 2) provides a northeast-southwest trend with a strong transverse pebble orientation. Sections through the till pits show that grading of pebbles, boulders and cobbles varies from poor to nonexistent. Fining downward and coarsening downward trends based on clast size were observed but the trends are not pro nounced. The distribution of.clasts provides a better (increasing downward) trend with a relatively consistent pebble to cobble ratio w- In glacial pit number 2, lenses of coarse gravels and pebbles within a unit of very fine sand and silt probably reflects glaciofluvial deposition. Further evidence bf fluvial action is observed by ripples or possible current bedding within a slightly calcauous sand unit at the bottom of glacial pit number 2. Another interpretation of the sedimentary structures could be current reworking marginal to Lake Barlow-Ojibway to the north. The grey clays were probably deposited during this period. Similarly the local.concentrations of lag type boulders armoring the drumlinoids may have been enhanced by the winnowing action of fine sands and silts proximal to the Lake Barlow- Oj ibway strandline.
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DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
The Tennant Lake property is underlain by a sequence of amphibolite facies metavolcanics and metasediments of the Melchett metavolcanic belt. The supracrustals represent an explosive to locally effusive sequence of intermediate tuffs, tuffaceous deposits, and mafic flows and minor tuffs. The intercalation of mafic with intermediate to felsic metavolcanics probably represents a depositional and super imposed structural overprint, the latter consisting of extensive bedding parallel isoclinal fold transposition.
Structurally, the supracrustals are interpreted to be part of the north limb of an easterly trending synformal structure extending towards Key and Half Moon Lakes. The schistosity dips southward and is consistent with the OGS interpretation of the overall structures. The lack of outcrop and poor geochemical trends shed little insight on the overall geological picture. The predominance of drumlinoid glacial morphology and black spruce bogs hinder interpretative processes.
The fine grained tuffs, pyritic siliceous tuffs are indicative of later stage pyroclastic and possible fumarolic activity. Although several anomalous values occur in the geochemical surveys, the paucity of outcrop minimizes the effectiveness of further surveys.
RECOMMENDATIONS
(1) Further work on the Tennant Lake property is not recommended at the present time.
(2) Assay values from the geochemical surveys are insufficient to warrant further exploration.
(3) The volcanics appear to be pinching out to the west against the flanking granitoids. It is, therefore, recommended that further work should be continued north of Kapikotongwa Lake where reports of sulfide mineralization with similar lithologies have been previously described.
Respectfully submitted,
G. Davison, B.Se. Project Geologist
/. L. Wahl, Ph.D. /District Geologist
APPENDIX I
Crew Members
Supervisor J. L. Wahl, Ph.D.
Party Chief G. Davison, B.Se,
Senior Assistant M. Brenchley
Junior Assistant C. Bonner
Junior Assistant M. Berish
Junior Assistant S. Ford
APPENDIX II
Claim Numbers
TB 676541 - 676582 inclusive
APPENDIX III
Geochemical Samples
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• Natural Resources
—— Report of-Work ———lr. , . r. . . (Geophysical, Geological.
Ontario Geochemical and Expenditures)42L14SE8824 2.6443 TENNANT LAKE
The300
use Midueo areas Deiow.Type of Surveyls)
Geological/GeochemicalClaim Holder's) ---
Kerr Addison Mines Limited ,^ ___Address
P. O. Box 91, Commerce Court West, Toronto, Ontario, MSL 1C7
Township or Area
Tennant Lake Area G-428}Prospector's Licence No.
Survey Company
Kerr Addison Mines Limitedl Date of Survey (from 81 to) TTotal Miles of line Cut
15 5 83 l 20 8 83Day^ Mq. j Yr. j Day | Mo. | Yr. |
Marne and Address of Author (of Geo-Technccal report)
Dr. John L. Wahl. P. O. Box 91. Commerce Court West. Toronto, Ontario. MSL 1C7Credits Requested per Each Claim in Columns at rightSpecial Provisions
For first survey:
Enter 40 days. (This includes line cutting)
For each additional survey: using the same grid:
Enter 20 days (for each!
Geophysical
- Electromagnetic
- Magnetometer
- Radiometric
Days perClaim
Geological Bedrock 40Geochemical
Rock Soili
Man Days
Complete reverse side and enter total(s) here
40- . , Days per Geophys.cal claim
- Electromagnetic
- Magnetometer
- Radiometric
- Otker
Geological
Geochemical
Airborne Credits
Note: Special provisions Electromagnetic
credits do not apply to Airborne Surveys. Magnetometer
-, Radiometric
Day' per Claim
Expenditures (excludes power stripping)Type of Work Performed
Performed on C'aim(s)
Calculation of Expenditure Days Credits
Total ExpendituresTotal
Days Credits
-s- 15 sInstructions
Total Days Credits may be apportioned at the claim holder's choice. Enter number of days credits per claim selected in columns at right.
Date
February 6/8ACertification Verifying Reporfof Work— —i— -**- *^ j-
Mining Claims Traversed (List in numerical sequence)Mining Claim
Prefix Number
TB 676541
j 676542
! 676543
676544
676545
1 676546
\ 676547
676548
676549
676550
676551
676552
676553
! 676554
l 676555
676556
i 676557
1 676558
676559
! 676560
676561
' 676562
676563
r^"""^"-^™^55SH
Expend. Days Cr.
""•^
Mining ClaimPrefix
TB
(W
11\ \
Total claim repor
^M1 for Office Use Only L-[Total Days O. i Date Recorded IMimnRecorded icoLA-. r/fj fid
Number
676564
676565
676566
676567
676568
676569
676570
676571
676572
676573
676574
676575
676576
676577
676578
676579
676580
676581
-.676582
f/number of mining covered by this o* work.
Recorder
'(tKS ^f tt
Expend. Days Cr.
42
1 hereby certify that 1 have a personal and intimate knowledge of the facts set forth m t^e Report of Work annexed hereto, having performed the work or witnessed same during and/or after its completion and the annexed report is true.
Name and Posta' Address of Person Certifyings;
AT".J\ Ministry ot Technical Assess IWI Natural .., . - ... \SJ Resources Work CreditsOntario '"""
mont File 2.6443
Dete Mining Recordef'i Report of1984 09 19 work MO. /l
Recorded Holder KERR ADDISON MINES LTD
Township or AreaTENNANT LAKE AREA
Type ol survey and number ol A*eee*ment day* credit per claim
Geophysical
FlvtrnmtgnMic day*
n.Hinmntrir , day*
|nrti.ic*rt polarization ... . ., riayt
Other dayi
Section 77 (19) SM "Mining Clalmt AmciMd" column
Reologiral dayi
^ . . , SOIL 2 ^Rpfv-hpmiral dayi
Man days D Airborne Q
Special provision H Ground H
Q Credits have been reduced because of partial coverage of claims.
Q Credits have been reduced because of corrections to work dates and figures of applicant
Mining Claim* Asseised
TB 676542 to 47 inclusive 676550 676552-53 676555 676558 to 61 inclusive 676563 to 82 inclusive
Special credits under section 77 (16) for the following mining claims
No credits have been allowed for the following m ning claims
E not sufficiently covered by the survey LJ Insufficient technical data filedTB 676541
676548-49 NO CREDITS GRANTED FOR A ROCK GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY 676551 676554 676556-57 676562
© Ministry of Technical Assess jvjajural ,. f , - ... Resources Work Credits
Ontario ^"^
ment "le2.6443
Date Mining Recorder's Report of
1984 09 19 Work *)0- 71
Recorded Holder
KERR ADDISON MINES LTDTownship or Area
TENNANT LAKE AREA
Type of survey and number of Assessment days credit per claim
Geophysical
FlMTtrnmagnatir day*
Oth.r day*
Section 77 (19) S** "Mining Cliimt AttMMd" column
r , . .^GttMary 40 dRpnlngiral ^ J .. day i
Oeochpmiral days
Man days ED Airborne CD
Special provision G8 Ground Q
CD Credits have been reduced because of partial coverage of claims.
CD Credits have been reduced because of corrections to work dates and figures of applicant.
Mining Claim A0****d
TB 676541 to 82 inclusive
Special credits under section 77 (16) for the following mining claims
No credits have been allowed for the following mining claims
LJ not sufficiently covered by the survey LJ Insufficient technical data filed
Ministryot GeotechnicalSSces RePQrt
Ontario ^ Approval
File
Mining Lands Comments
To: Geophysics
Comments
LJ Approved Q Wish to see again with correctionsDate Signature
To: Geology - Expenditures . f - C
r-iApprovad LJ Wish to see again with corrections
Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources
GEOPHYSICAL - GEOLOGICAL - GEOCHEMICAL TECHNICAL DATA STATEMENT
File.
TO BE ATTACHED AS AN APPENDIX TO TECHNICAL REPORTFACTS SHOWN HERE NEED NOT BE REPEATED IN REPORT
TECHNICAL REPORT MUST CONTAIN INTERPRETATION. CONCLUSIONS ETC.
Type of Survey(s) Geologic Mapping, Glacial Mapping, Soil Geochem
Township or Area Tennant Lake G-428_________________
Claim Hnlder(s) Kerr Addison Mines Limited^^^______
P.O.Box 91, Commerce Court W., Toronto
Survey Company Kerr Addison Mines Limited———^-—^^^—
Author of Report Dr. J. L. Wahl^—^—————^-———
Address of Author P.O.Box 91, Commerce Court W., Toronto
Covering Dates of Survey May 15.1983 - August 20.1983(linecutting to office)
Total Miles of Line Cut^^—————..-..——^—^^—.—.^^^
SPECIAL PROVISIONS CREDITS REQUESTED
ENTER 40 days (includes line cutting) for first survey.
ENTER 20 days for each
Geophysical
—Electromagnetic.
—Magnetometer-—
—Radiometric^—
—Other———-——
DAYS per claim
additional survey using Bedrock Geological same grid. Quaternary
Soil Geochemical — —
AIRBORNE CREDITS (Special provision credits do not apply to airborne surveys)
Magnetometer_____Electromagnetic _____ Radiometric
HATE; 29.1984
(enter days per claim)
SIGNATURE;AutKdr'6f Reporfor Agent
Res. Geol.. .Qualifications.
Previous SurveysFile No. Type Date Claim Holder
MINING CLAIMS TRAVERSED List numerically
TB '(prefix)'
676541(number)676542
676543
676544
676545
.676546^
676547^
..6.7.6.5.4.8..
.676549^
.6.76550.
.J67.6551.
..6.7.6.5.52.
676553
676554
676555
676556
676557
676558
.6.76559^
.6765^60
676561
TOTAL CLAIMS.
676562
42
837 (5/79)
Prefix Number
TB 676563676564676565676566676567676568676569676570676571676572676573676574676575676576676577676578676579676580676581676582
Ministry ofNaturalResources
ario
1984 09 19 Your File: 71Our File: 2.6443
Mining RecorderMinistry of Natural ResourcesP.O. Box 5000Thunder Bay, OntarioP7C 566
Dear Madam:
Enclosed are two copies of a Notice of Intent with statements listing a reduced rate of assessment work credits to be allowed for a technical survey. Please forward one copy to the recorded holder of the claims and retain the other. In approximately fifteen days from the above date, a final letter of approval of these credits will be sent to you. On receipt of the approval letter, you may then change the work entries on the claim record sheets.For further information, if required, please contact Mr. R.J. Pichette at 416/965-4888.
Yours sincerely,
S.E/ YundtDJ/ector.and Management Branch
Whitney Block, Room 6643 Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1W3
jj.^-D. Kinvig:mc
Vs Ends.cc: Kerr Addison Mines Ltd
P.O. Box 91 Commerce Court West Toronto, Ontario M5L 1C7
cc: Mr. G.H. FergusonMining b Lands Commissioner Toronto, Ontario
Ministryof Notice of Intent NaturalResources for Technical Reports
Ontario1984 09 19
2.6443/71
An examination of your survey report indicates that the requirements of The Ontario Mining Act have not been fully met to warrant maximum assessment work credits. This notice is merely a warning that you will not be allowed the number of assessment work days credits that you expected and also that in approximately 15 days from the above date, the mining recorder will be authorized to change the entries on his record sheets to agree with the enclosed statement. Please note that until such time as the recorder actually changes the entry on the record sheet, the status of the claim remains unchanged.
If you are of the opinion that these changes by the mining recorder will jeopardize your claims, you may during the next fifteen days apply to the Mining and Lands Commissioner for an extension of time. Abstracts should be sent with your application.
If the reduced rate of credits does not jeopardize the status of the claims then you need not seek relief from the Mining and Lands Commissioner and this Notice of Intent may be disregarded.
If your survey was submitted and assessed under the "Special Provision-Performance and Coverage" method and you are of the opinion that a re-appraisal under the "Man-days" method would result in the approval of a greater number of days credit per claim, you may, within the said fifteen day period, submit assessment work breakdowns listing the employees names, addresses and the dates and hours they worked. The new work breakdowns should be submitted direct to the Land Management Branch, Toronto. The report will be re-assessed and a new statement of credits based on actual days worked will be issued.
Notice of Intent filed
Approval after Notice of Jntent sent out
tffe-o^ se
Approved heports of Work sent out
Duplicate sent to Resident Geologist
Duplicate sent to A.F.R.O.
1984 10 15 Your File: 71Our Filet 2.6443
Mining RecorderMinistry of Natural ResourcesP.O. Box 5000Thunder Bay* OntarioP7C 566
Dear Madam:
RE: Notice of Intent dated September 19, 1984. Geochemlcal and Geological Survey on Mining Claims, TB 676541 et al In the Area of
Lake.
The assessment work credits, as listed with the above Mentioned Notice of Intent, have been approved as of the above date.
Please Infom the recorded holder of these Mining claims and so Indicate on your records.
Yours sincerely.
S.E. YundtDirectorLand Management Branch
Whitney Block, ROOM 6643Queen's ParkToronto, OntarioM7A 1H3Phone: (416) 965-6918
D. Kinvig:se
cc: Kerr Addison Addison Mines LlMlted P.O. Box 91 CoMMerce Court UEst Toronto, Ontario M5L 1C7
cc: Mr. G.H. Ferguson cc: Resident Geologist Mining A Lands Commissioner Thunder Bay, Ontario 700 Bay Street 24th Floor, Box 330
