SILVER CHIEF
The following CJP Property is available for sale or option.
Silver Chief
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Turner Township
Between Sudbury and Temagami, Ontario
Between Sudbury and Temagami, Ontario
- 1100 foot vein and varies in width from 10 to 60 feet.
- Historic grab samples returned,
0.04 opt Au. 23.28 opt Ag, 5.64% Cu and 25.74% Pb.
The vein dips 60°S. The vein has been exposed for over 1100 feet and the width varies from 10 to 60 feet.
Grab samples collected in 1900 returned 0.02 oz/t Au, 23.28 oz/t Ag, 5.64% Cu, 25.74% Pb. Surface channel sampling completed in 1929 returned 4.2% Pb, 1.1% Cu, 0.24% Zn, 0.02 oz/t Au and 6.6 oz/t Ag over an unknown width. A 6 foot chip sample collected from trench 6 in 1949 returned 7.01% Pb, 3.03% Cu, 5.62 oz/t Ag and 0.04 oz/t Au. An assay of drill core (DDH-4) collected by the OGS in 1949 returned 0.73% Cu, 1.88% Zn, 1.27 oz/t Ag and tr Au..
Little historical records can be located for this property but indications show the work was extensive. From the historical record, limited assaying (Au, Ag, Cu, Pb and limited Zn) was performed on this polymetallic vein system.
Access to this area is limited; however, forestry operations are planned.