Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Northland Pyrites Mine - 1903, Harris Mine - 1907, James Lake Area - 1903, Rib Lake - 1900 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Jun-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Secondary Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Zinc
Township or Area: Best
Latitude: 47° 10' 26.24" Longitude: -79° 44' 34.45"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 595260.37 Northing: 5225261.97 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M04NE
Point Location Description: Shaft symbol at southwest end of James Lake west of Highway 11
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Best Township, District of Nipissing, on the shore of James Lake, ¾ west of mile 83 on the Ontario Northland Railway. Ten miles north of Temagami Station.
1906-1910: main shaft to 300 ft, levels at 100, 175 and 175 feet; shaft dips 70° W. Open cut workings north of the shaft. Stopes 10 to 20 feet wide. Assays: up to 0.40 % Co; 0.23% /0.4m; 0.32% Zn/0.6m; 42% S; GEOLOGY: MASSIVE SULPHIDES LENSES WITH FELSIC TUFF and PYROCLASTICS, REF INDEX: (3)D. DRILLING, I.P.(GEOLHYS),GEOL,RPTS;(4)D DRILLING.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| GIilles Limit 2.18349 | 31M04NE2004 | 31M04NE2004 |
| 2.32569 | 20000001424 | 20000001424 |
| Gino Chitaroni OP93-654 | 31M04NE0014 | 31M04NE0014 |
| 2.17332 | 31M04NE0062 | 31M04NE0062 |
| 2.39110 | 20000003232 | 20000003232 |
| 2.18349 | 31M04NE2004 | 31M04NE2004 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Temagami
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic Tuff | 1 | Tuffaceous | Host |
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| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Footwall |
Nov 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - Massive sulphide lenses with felsic tuff and pyroclastics, The Northland Pyrite Mine lies in a pyrite-bearing zone associated with a band of Keewatin bedded tuffs. This is the only major pyrite zone in the James Lake area and the Northland Pyrite Mine is the only past producer in the area, with no operating mines present silver, molybdenum, platinum, nickel, gold and copper exist in the zone. Fahlband traceable for ¼ mile. A lens shaped pyrite orebody in soft green schist about 100 feet east of hornblende granite contact. Dip is west at 70°.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - Assays: up to 0.40 % Co; 0.23 Cu/0.6m; 0.32% Zn/0.6m; 42% sulphur;
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1906 | 76067050 | MDI | 1906-1911 |
Map - Haileybury sheet, districts of Timiskaming and Nipissing, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0321 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R., Savage W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 40-41 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology adjacent to Highway 11 in Best Township and the south part of Gillies Limit Township, districts of Timiskaming and Nipissing
Publication Number: OFR5016 Page: 66-70 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Candela Development, Company
Publication Number: Date: 1953
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake
Publication - Reef Exploration Ltd.
Publication Number: AFCO 1957 Date: 1957
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGO
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