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DIAMOND DPI L<br />

320048*0206 31 <strong>MCELROY</strong><br />

010<br />

TOWNSHIP! McElroy REPORT No,: 31<br />

WORK PERFORMED BY:<br />

Falconbridge Copper<br />

CLAIM<br />

HOLE No,<br />

FOOTAGE<br />

DATE<br />

NOTE<br />

L 550222<br />

BC -<br />

395.0<br />

Nov/81 (1)<br />

NOTES:<br />

(D #598-8i


HOLE NUMBER<br />

CORPORATION FALCONBRIDGE COPPER<br />

DRILL HOLE RECORD<br />

PROJECT PN 042 LOCATION . Claim L 55<br />

iastarache-Caston guay Option Township, L arder lakoiv|"]un ft" 0"1^<br />

) test resistivity IP<br />

i near CLI-7N showing<br />

-41 0<br />

AGIO TESTS 385<br />

uastarache urid<br />

LAT L 11 NW<br />

OEP 1 * 00 NE<br />

EUV<br />

Unsurveyed<br />

COLLAR .<br />

WNO 035 True<br />

OATESTARTEO NOV.10,1981<br />

DATE COUPLETEO NOV. 13,1981<br />

TROPAfll<br />

TESTS<br />

COUAR 0<br />

txp -45<br />

HOLE<br />

Q METRIC UNITS<br />

XXMPERIAL UNITS<br />

FINAL<br />

size AQ OEPTH395 Ft,<br />

CONTRACTOR McKnlght Drilling Co. Ltd.,<br />

CORE STORAGE Holy Hill CASING Intact<br />

N<br />

N0ne<br />

MLK EU SLWVEY<br />

O<br />

FROM<br />

TO<br />

ROCK<br />

TYPE<br />

COLOUR<br />

GRAIN<br />

SUE<br />

TEXTURE wo STRUCTURE<br />

ANGLE TO<br />

CORE AXIS<br />

ALTERATION<br />

SULPHIDES<br />

REMARKS<br />

0.0 -<br />

14.0<br />

Casing<br />

14.0 -<br />

17.0<br />

Lamprophyr e<br />

Dyke<br />

Grey<br />

to Black<br />

Fine<br />

to Hed.<br />

Massive, microporphyritic<br />

1n biotite<br />

Lower<br />

Contact<br />

208<br />

17.0 -<br />

46.4<br />

46.4 -<br />

56.0<br />

Argil lacec us Black<br />

Pebbles tor<br />

and<br />

Argil 11 tes<br />

Greywacke<br />

BC-1<br />

e<br />

to<br />

Dark<br />

Grey<br />

Light<br />

Clays<br />

Grey-Gree n pebbl is<br />

to 4mm subangular Immature fragments<br />

pebbles<br />

0.5cm Section grades from a massive<br />

at base<br />

silts a t<br />

top<br />

Chaotic sedimentary unit.<br />

In order of abundance -<br />

komat11t1c volcanics, argilli te,<br />

wackes, bedded chert, felspar<br />

porphyry and sulphides (pyrrt otlte)<br />

Fragments matrix supported bj<br />

a black argillaceous material<br />

- Poor fabric, not really bedde d.<br />

pebblestone at base throuc i<br />

a dirty wacke to a fine<br />

siltstone at top.<br />

Only the siltstone shows a<br />

weak bedding at top.<br />

Vuggy<br />

45"<br />

Strong pervasive<br />

carbonate alteration.<br />

Strong pervasive carboan<br />

alteration<br />

Trace pyrrhotite 1n the for n<br />

of clasts up to 1 cm.<br />

e<br />

None<br />

Appears to be a single<br />

turbidite pulse,coarse<br />

base? fine top. Tops<br />

would appear to be down<br />

hole.<br />

FRANK BALINT


fflOM<br />

10<br />

ROCK<br />

TYPE -<br />

COlOUR<br />

GRAIN<br />

size<br />

TEK1URE AND STRUCTURE<br />

ANGLE TO<br />

CORE MIS<br />

ALTERATION<br />

SULPHIDES<br />

REMARKS<br />

Fragments appear to be<br />

predominantly komatiitic<br />

volcanics with minor chert an i<br />

argillite.<br />

56.0 -<br />

106.0<br />

;oarse<br />

(omatiitic<br />

/olcanoclast<br />

Distinct<br />

Light<br />

c Blue-<br />

Green<br />

Frags.<br />

up to<br />

6 cm<br />

Massive - fragment supported<br />

clastic.<br />

10* - 15* ultramafic chloritl<br />

matrix.<br />

801 komatiitic fragments (sub mgular)<br />

(olivine spinifex observed in<br />

some fragments).<br />

Intense pervasive carbona<br />

alteration,<br />

strongly chloritic matrl)<br />

te<br />

2% pyrrhotite over<br />

section as elongate subro<br />

massive fragments. Occas<br />

fragment has trace chalco<br />

pyrite as blebs in pyrrho<br />

The sulphides<br />

nded appear to be<br />

onal related to the<br />

komatiitic volcan<br />

ite. 1cs Le. -more<br />

komatiite frags more<br />

sulphides.<br />

5* feldspar prophyritic rhyol<br />

te<br />

fragments (subrounded).<br />

2* sulphide fragments<br />

Unit gradually fines Into<br />

massive greywacke over 3 ft.<br />

Upper contact (base of unit?)<br />

very sharp at<br />

45 0<br />

106.0 -<br />

156.4<br />

Greywacke<br />

with screen<br />

of komatHt<br />

Variable<br />

Grey to<br />

c Black<br />

Silts<br />

to<br />

Bedded greywacke 50* of<br />

section. Argillaceous -<br />

Pebble s silty screens 301.<br />

45"<br />

Strong pervasive carbon<br />

ate alteration.<br />

Trace pyrrhotite<br />

. ^.<br />

volcanoclas<br />

le<br />

to<br />

Komatiitic volcanoclastlc<br />

and argilli<br />

.e Light<br />

debris as above from<br />

Green<br />

146.4 - 151.3<br />

146.4 - 151.3 - 1* pyrrhotlas<br />

clasts.<br />

i<br />

BC -


fROM<br />

10<br />

156.4 -<br />

252.0<br />

252.0 -<br />

319.0<br />

ROCK<br />

TYPE<br />

Argillite<br />

Siltstone<br />

KomatHtlc<br />

Debris with<br />

argillaceous with<br />

screens<br />

COLOUR<br />

Black<br />

Light<br />

-blue<br />

dark gree i with<br />

matrix.<br />

GRAIN<br />

SI2E<br />

Fine<br />

silts<br />

to clay<br />

: ragmen<br />

Volcanoclast ic green fine<br />

BC-1<br />

jrained<br />

;ome<br />

coarse<br />

)Hv1ne<br />

quench<br />

texture<br />

TEXTURE ANDSTRUCTURE<br />

Finely bedded<br />

SK komatiite volcanic fragmer<br />

up to 1 cm in size In argill<br />

202' down section to 252.0'<br />

more silty (10X-15* pebbles)<br />

249.7 - 250.3 - carbonated<br />

mafic dyke<br />

Lower contact very sharp at<br />

30 0 , locally brecciated and<br />

carbonate veined appears to<br />

be a fault contact.<br />

.s Fragments up to 3 cm<br />

generally angular to sub<br />

angular. Fragment types;<br />

80* peridod1t1c komatiite<br />

good olivine spinifex perser<br />

in many fragments.<br />

10* - 201 chlorite-talc<br />

matrix.<br />

55; feldspar porphyry<br />

23! banded chert cherty tuff<br />

Screens of finely laminated<br />

black silt at:<br />

269.7 to 271.4' (1.7 1 )<br />

272.0 - 272.4 ' (0.4 1 )<br />

ANGLE TO<br />

CORE MIS<br />

ts<br />

te.<br />

450<br />

SO'/eO0<br />

300<br />

Argillite<br />

screens<br />

bedded at<br />

450 . 50 0<br />

ved<br />

ALTERATION<br />

Weak pervasive carbonate<br />

li free carbonate veinle<br />

Moderate to strong<br />

pervasive carbonate<br />

alteration throughout<br />

section.<br />

^ 1* free carbonate<br />

velnlets.<br />

.s<br />

SUIPHIDES<br />

No apparent sulphides<br />

^J! pyrrhotite over whole<br />

section. Pyrrhotite occur<br />

as fine disseminations in<br />

matrix and a subrounded<br />

fragments up to 3 cm with<br />

trace chalcopyrite blebs<br />

or along rims to fragments<br />

1<br />

REMARKS<br />

Possibly a weak<br />

carbon component.<br />

Fault contact ??<br />

Similar to unit higher<br />

i in hole.<br />

Ultramafic turbidite<br />

debris flows with<br />

interclated deep water<br />

arglllites and siltstone;


FROM<br />

TO<br />

ROCK<br />

TYPE<br />

COLOUR<br />

GRAIN<br />

SIZE<br />

TEXTURE **0 STRUCTURE<br />

ANGLE TO<br />

CORE AXIS<br />

ALTERATION<br />

SULPHIDES<br />

REMARKS<br />

277.7 - 278.8 (l.V)<br />

282.8 - 289.0 (6. 2'}<br />

297.7 - 298.6 (0.9 1 )<br />

Carbonated mafic or ultramaf<br />

C<br />

dykes:<br />

279.8 - 282.9 (3. O 1 )<br />

289.0 - 291.0 (2.0 1 )<br />

450;450<br />

500 ;500<br />

From about 300' to 319'<br />

50* - 60* of section 1s a<br />

coarse massive wacke.<br />

319.0 -<br />

367.0<br />

Quartz<br />

Carbonate<br />

Veined,<br />

Brecciated,<br />

Sulphide<br />

Bearing<br />

Komatlitic<br />

Volcanoclas<br />

Debris.<br />

Grey to<br />

Pale<br />

Creamy<br />

Brown<br />

with<br />

White -<br />

Grey<br />

1c<br />

Fine<br />

Veit ing<br />

Same material as higher in<br />

section but intensely broken<br />

up, carbonate altered and<br />

injected by qtz. carbonate<br />

velnlng.<br />

20X - 30X quartz carbonate<br />

velnlng.<br />

Veins have 2 orientation<br />

populations 0 - 30 C to C. A.<br />

and 450 - 900 to C. A.<br />

Veins are from 1 m - 2 cm<br />

0 - 30 0<br />

450- 900<br />

thick often ragged and splay id<br />

1 O0 -300<br />

Chloritic foliation 300 to 0<br />

to C. A.<br />

Intense pervasive carbona te<br />

alteration. Brown (Iron<br />

carbonate) mottling<br />

throughout.<br />

5X - lot chlorite -<br />

chloHte-talc ?<br />

5X - 7X sulphides iover<br />

entire section.<br />

(3t po, 2X py, trace cp<br />

Locally up to 15t sulphide!<br />

Sulphides occur as fine<br />

disseminations amd as<br />

streaks and platings on<br />

chloritic platy surfaces. Ground lost core<br />

Sulphides are more abundan 324 - 346 (T)<br />

near qtz. carbonate velnini .354 - 356.5 (l 1 )<br />

IX sulphides actually 1n 356.5 - 363 (l 1 )<br />

qtz. veinlets.<br />

Badly broken ground 339'<br />

319 - 323 - excellent<br />

olivine spinifex<br />

preserved in fragments.<br />

363 - 367 (4 1 )<br />

OX recovery.<br />

BC-1


FROM<br />

10<br />

HOCK<br />

1VPE<br />

COLOUR<br />

GRAIN<br />

SIZE<br />

TEXTURE A*o STRUCTURE<br />

ANGLE TO<br />

CORE AXIS<br />

ALTERATION<br />

EUlPHIMS<br />

REMARKS<br />

367.0 -<br />

371.5<br />

Carbonated<br />

Pyrite<br />

Bearing<br />

aflc Dyke<br />

Grey -<br />

Green to<br />

Dirty<br />

Brown<br />

Fine<br />

Massive<br />

3i - 44 carbonate velnlets<br />

Upper contact<br />

Lower contact<br />

ground<br />

US0<br />

Intense pervasive<br />

carbonate alteration<br />

<strong>21</strong> finely disseminated<br />

pyrite and pyrrhotite<br />

throughout<br />

Related to tectonic<br />

zone above.<br />

371.5 -<br />

395.0<br />

KomatHtlc<br />

Volcanoclas ;1c<br />

Debris<br />

SAM!<br />

UNIT AS ABOVE TECTONIC ZONE<br />

IX sulphide-fragments up t<br />

2 cm pyrrhotite with trace<br />

chalcopyrite.<br />

Identical material as<br />

above tectonic zone.<br />

395.0<br />

END OF HOLE<br />

-<br />

BC-1


ASSAY SHEET<br />

Sampl*<br />

Numb*'<br />

r,M<br />

To<br />

[ ( mil*<br />

Co<br />

2n<br />

Langth<br />

*.c*<br />

* 2"<br />

K Pt<br />

ci AC<br />

PPfc*u<br />

s*o,<br />

V.<br />

IOi<br />

N&<br />

M^b<br />

•k<br />

It<br />

PPM<br />

Cu<br />

PPM<br />

PPM<br />

Pu<br />

PPM<br />

H'<br />

TBD 097<br />

25<br />

35<br />

10<br />

8<br />

55<br />

90<br />

10<br />

641<br />

Argil 1 iceous<br />

pebble<br />

TBO 098<br />

65<br />

75<br />

10<br />

17<br />

47.1<br />

0.63<br />

1.73<br />

63<br />

38<br />

7<br />

689<br />

Komat<br />

ite vo<br />

canoctastt<br />

TBD 099<br />

135<br />

145<br />

10<br />

<strong>21</strong>4<br />

37<br />

68<br />

5<br />

462<br />

Greywa :ke<br />

TBD 100<br />

195<br />

200<br />

5<br />

12<br />

60<br />

113<br />

13<br />

<strong>21</strong>1<br />

Arglll ite<br />

TBD<br />

1A<br />

270<br />

280<br />

10<br />

25<br />

60<br />

159<br />

9<br />

Komati 1te vo<br />

canolastic<br />

TBO 2A<br />

TBD 3A<br />

T8D.-4A-<br />

TBD 5A<br />

TBD 6A<br />

TBD 7A<br />

TBD 8A<br />

319<br />

324<br />

329<br />

334<br />

339<br />

344<br />

349<br />

324<br />

329<br />

334<br />

339<br />

344<br />

349<br />

354<br />

5<br />

5<br />

5<br />

5<br />

5<br />

5<br />

5<br />

Mho le<br />

:ore si tripled<br />

16<br />

9<br />

11<br />

8<br />

7<br />

10<br />

7<br />

11<br />

15<br />

16<br />

13<br />

23<br />

15<br />

17<br />

Qtz.ca rb. ve<br />

kona t Ute b<br />

"<br />

x<br />

"<br />

II<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

ned<br />

ecda<br />

D<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

"<br />

TBD<br />

TBD<br />

9A<br />

IDA<br />

354<br />

359<br />

359<br />

363<br />

5<br />

4<br />

Whole<br />

Whole<br />

:ore s. mpled<br />

core s mpled<br />

11<br />

13<br />

60<br />

176<br />

"<br />

II<br />

"<br />

H<br />

"<br />

363<br />

367<br />

Groun 1 core<br />

- no s<br />

mple<br />

BC -l


ASSAY SHEET<br />

CaT^H*<br />

Hi"*.-<br />

lim<br />

To<br />

lium*!*<br />

Ci, ?n<br />

Ungih<br />

\c* *i" *P6 u *8<br />

^^A,<br />

t*.<br />

n<br />

IiO, N&, Jfc S<br />

PPM<br />

Cu<br />

PPM<br />

2n<br />

PPU<br />

Pt<br />

PPM<br />

N.<br />

TBD<br />

11A<br />

367 '<br />

.J7.1..5<br />

4.5<br />

Qtz.<br />

komat<br />

arb.<br />

ite b<br />

elned<br />

iccia<br />

TBD<br />

12A<br />

385<br />

395<br />

10'<br />

8<br />

4?<br />

73<br />

18<br />

545<br />

Cpmatl te vo canoilastic<br />

BC-1


L 5502<strong>21</strong><br />

Q.<br />

at* )222<br />

X<br />

UJ<br />

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