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MDI41P14NE00034
| Record Name(s) | Laroma Prospect - 1979, Laroma Midlothian Mines Property - 1944, Laroma Gold Showing - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc, Lead
Township or Area: Midlothian
Latitude: 47° 53' 42.62" Longitude: -80° 59' 58.7"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 500026.998 Northing: 5304649.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P14NE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole and pit
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1944: F. Roche - gold discovery, pitting. 1944-64: Laroma Midlothian Mines Limited - DD-17-2199 m, stripping, trenching, mapping, airborne geophysical survey. 1996-2000: Orezone Resources Inc. - prospecting, sampling, mapping, trenching, stripping, ground geophysics, DD-4. 2004: Mustang Minerals Corp. - airborne geophysics. 2007-2009: Explor Resources Inc. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-4503 2.18878 | 41P15NW2007 | 41P15NW2007 |
| KL-4058, 2.17200 | 41P15NW0010 | 41P15NW0010 |
| KL-4351 2.18299 | 41P15NW2002 | 41P15NW2002 |
| KL-4655 | 41P15NW2010 | 41P15NW2010 |
| KL-4855 | 41P15NW2013 | 41P15NW2013 |
| KL-6259 | 20000004328 | 20000004328 |
| KL-5469 | 20000000463 | 20000000463 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Rhyolite | Footwall | |
| Peridotite | 3 | Peridotite | Intrudes |
Sep 29, 2011 (A Wilson) - Narrow quartz veins and stringers are scattered throughout the green carbonate altered area and sometimes contain gold. The northwestern extension of the green carbonate zone passes along strike into a zone of graphitic tuff and slate containing disseminated pyrite and nodular marcasite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Fuchsite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Marcasite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 29, 2011 (A Wilson) - A chip sample collected from a pit in claim MR13320 assayed 1.34 oz/t Au. Visible gold was reported form a ¼ inch wide quartz vein in a network of narrow quartz veins in claim MR13317. A 60 pound bulk sample assayed 0.76 oz/t gold. An area of strong carbonate alteration occurs along a drag fold in the central part of the property. The carbonatitzed zone extends for approximately 4000 ft and has a width of 400 feet.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2702
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Geology of Midlothian Township
Publication Number: ARV56-05 Page: 18 Date: 1997
Author: Marshall H.I.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 380 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Halliday and Midlothian townships, districts of Sudbury and Timiskaming
Publication Number: R079 Page: 22 Date: 1970
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 158 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Midlothian Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0386 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0706 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Halliday and Midlothian townships, Sudbury and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: M2187 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township of Midlothian, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: M1947-04 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Marshall H.I.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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