Indicator Mineral Results from a 2019 Till Sampling Study, NTS Map Area 13N, Hopedale Block, Labrador

H.E. Campbell and M.B. McClenaghan

St. John’s, Newfoundland, November, 2020

Summary

This report provides till indicator mineral results from a surficial mapping and sampling study conducted in 2019 in the Hopedale (NTS 13N) map area. This study will assist in ongoing exploration efforts in the region and aid in understanding paleo ice-flow south of the Nain Plubonic Suite. Fifteen samples were collected from till overlying bedrock of the Archean Hopedale Block east of the Harp Lake Intrusive Suite (including the ca. 2890 Ma granites and granodiorites of the Kanairiktok Plutonic Suite, and Late Archean (ca. 2567 Ma) rocks of the Aucoin gold prospect (parts of NTS map areas 13N/02, 03, 06 and 07).

The study area is located west of the air-and-sea-accessed coastal community of Hopedale, south of Big Bay, north of Udjoktok Bay, and east of Harp Lake. The Voisey’s Bay Ni–Cu–Co mine is located 110 km north of the study area, west of the community of Nain.

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• Open File Report (1.4 MB)
• Appendix A1: Metadata
• Appendix A2: Sample Locations
• ODM Lab Report (Original)
• Appendix B2: Abbreviations
• Appendix B3: Primary Weights and Descriptions
• Appendix B4: Gold Grain Counts
• Appendix B5: Detailed Gold Grain Counts
• Appendix B6: Platinum Group Mineral Counts
• Appendix B7: Laboratory Processing Weights
• Appendix B8: Paramagnetic and Non-paramagnetic Fraction Weights
• Appendix B9: KIM Counts
• Appendix B10: KIM Remarks
• Appendix B11: MMSIM Counts
• Appendix B12: Pebble Weights
• Appendix B13: Pebble Lithologies

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