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Record: MDI52O09SE00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Albany Shaft - 1936, Albany River Mines - 1929, No. 15 Vein - 1966, Tarp Lake A, J - 1979
Related Record Type Compound
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1979-Sep-10
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-23
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Connell

Latitude: 51° 31' 5.82"    Longitude: -90° 1' 43.72"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 706135   Northing: 5711648    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North

NTS Grid: 52O09SE

Point Location Description: Location table in Assessment report 20000007731

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1929-1932: Surface exploration by F.M. Connell and Associates for Albany River Mines. 1933-1935: Diamond drilling by Albany River Mines. 1936-1938: Sinking of exploration shaft and underground exploration by Albany River Gold Mines. 1938: Pickle Crow Gold Mines acquires control of Albany River Gold Mines. 1938-1966: sporadic exploration of area by Albany River Gold Mines and Pickle Crow Gold Mines. In the last years of the mine, the Albany workings were connected to the rest of the mine via a raise from the 750 level. 1981-1984: Surface exploration and diamond drilling by Golden Shadow Resources and Gallant Gold Mines. 1985-1988: Diamond drilling, geophysics, outcrop stripping and geological mapping by Noramco Mining Corporation. 1988-1990: Partial feasibility study for underground mining by Noramco and Brampton Mining Services. 1999: property acquired by Wolfden Resources. 1999-2000: bulk sampling by Cantera Mines. 2006: Wolfden Resources has completed a 225 ton per day mill on the Pickle Crow property to process 343,616 tonnes of ore that were outlined in crown pillar areas by Canterra. 2008: PC Gold Inc. purchased the property from Premier and conducted an exploration program including locating historical drill collars, surveying historical shafts, geological mapping, sampling, and a LiDAR survey. 2015: First Mining Investments purchased the property. 2016: First Mining drilled 9 DDH totalling 1318.2 m. 2020: Auteco Minerals optioned the property from First Mining.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
2.57393 20000015068 20000015068
52O09SE0036A1 52O09SE0141 52O09SE0141
52O09SE0037 52O09SE0128 52O09SE0128
52O09SE0033C1 52O09SE0126 52O09SE0126
52O09SE0034 52O09SE0127 52O09SE0127
52O08NE0044 52O09SE0068 52O09SE0068

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Uchi

Terrane: North Caribou

Domain: Uchi

Belt: Pickle Lake

Geological Age: Mesoarchean  



Geology Comments

Dec 21, 2006 (Mark Puumala) - The geology and mineralization of of the Pickle Crow mine property is described in MDI52O09SE00007.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ironstone-unsubdivided 1 Adjacent
Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite 2 Shear Zone Contains
Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided 3 Adjacent
Porphyry-unsubdivided 4 Adjacent
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 5 Near

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
10ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
15GalenaEconomicOre
20GoldEconomicOre
25PyriteEconomicOre
30PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
35SphaleriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Lode (Gold)
3 Replacement
2 Vein
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
2 Sheared
1 Vein
Reserves or Resources Data
Zone Year Category Tonnes Reference Comments Commodities
Albany Shaft 2018 Inferred Mineral Resource 270000 2018 NI 43-101 41,400 oz Au Gold 4.8 g/t
Albany Shaft 2011 Inferred Mineral Resource 26000 2011 NI 43-101 41,000 oz Au Gold 4.9 g/t
Albany Shaft 1993 Probable 130600 McGregor, J.A. 1993. Reserves for entire Pickle Crow property listed in MDI52O09SE00007.
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1947 8346 Albany Shaft 9200 tons of ore from surface stockpile processed at Pickle Crow mine in 1947 (Ferguson et al. 1971).

References

Publication - An Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Pickle Crow Property

Publication Number: 2018 NI 43-101 Scale:     Date: 2018

Author: Hennessey, B.T.

Publisher Name: Micon for First Mining Gold

Location: SEDAR


Publication - A Mineral Resource Estimate for the Pickle Crow Property, Patricia Mining Division, Northwestern Ontario, Canada

Publication Number: 2011 NI 43-101 Scale:     Date: 2011

Author: Hennessey, B.T., San Martin, A.J., Shoemaker, S.J.

Publisher Name: Micon International Ltd. for PC Gold

Location: SEDAR


Part - The Crow River area

Publication Number: ARV47-03.001 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Geology of the Crow River area, District of Kenora (Patricia Portion)

Publication Number: OFR5152 Scale:     Date: 1976

Author: Pye E.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Book - Report on Phase A of a Feasibility Study of the Pickle Crow/Central Patricia Deposits

Publication Number: Scale:     Date:

Author: McGregor, J.A. 1993.

Publisher Name: unpublished report, mineral deposit files

Location: Thunder Bay RGP


Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay

Publication Number: MDC013 Scale:     Date: 1971

Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


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