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Ontario Geological Survey

Year-to-Date Mineral-Related Activity in the Resident Geologist Districts
Activity in the Timmins District updated December 2021


Mining and Exploration Activity
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Exploration Activity
Affinity Metals Corp.
Carscallen Extension
Carscallen
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, Assays, Exploration update
Affinity Metals Corp.
West Timmins Gold
Carscallen, Denton
(Gold)
withdrawl of interest in property
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Agrium Mine
Cargill, Cumming
(Phosphate, Rare Earth Elements)
Acquisition
Canada Nickel Company Inc.
Crawford Nickel
Crawford
(Nickel)
% recovery update, Acquisition, Additional assay results, Diamond drilling, assays, geophysical survey, technical report, metallurgical testing, drill core results from exploration near to the crawford property., Memorandum of Understanding, Environmental
Canada Nickel Company Inc.
Loveland-Macdiarmid
Loveland, Macdiarmid
(Nickel, Copper)
Transaction
Canada Nickel Company Inc.
Macdiarmid
Macdiarmid, Jamieson
(Base metals)
Diamond drilling, Interpretation
Canada Nickel Company Inc.
Nesbitt Nickel property
Nesbitt, M
(Nickel)
drilling results reported
Canadian Silver Hunter Inc.
Dark Horse
Turnbull, Massey
(Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper)
Acquisition
Canadian Silver Hunter Inc.
Lost Dog
Denton
(Gold)
Assay updates and plans for drilling to commence, Drill permit granted and assay results, drilling commencement, Exploration plans, Geochemistry, soil sampling, Soil sampling, trenching
Canadian Silver Hunter Inc.
Whiteside
Carscallen, Whitesides
(Gold)
Acquisition
Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Inc.
Alexo Mine
Dundonald
(Nickel, Copper)
Commencement of phase 2 drilling at the Alexo-Dundonald nickel project, Diamond drilling, phase 1 drilling program update, Results of diamond drilling at Alexo north, update on environmental baseline studies
E2 Gold
Hawkins
Hawkins, Derry
(gold)
investment capital
E2Gold Inc.
Copperfield
Copperfield
(Gold)
Acquisition
E2Gold Inc.
Hawkins
Hawkins, Derry
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays, acquisition, trenching, channel sampling, airborne magnetic survey, Drilling program update, Increase in private placement to generate funds for additional drilling, land aquisition
EV Nickel
Langmuir

(Nickel)
Fancamp Exploration Ltd.
Mallard
Mallard
(Gold)
Exploration plans
Galleon Gold Corp.
West Cache
Bristol, Ogden
(Gold)
announcement on filing of NI 43-101 for the west cache project., assay results, Diamond drilling, Assays, assays, bring to mining lease, permitting, Final assay results, initial metallurgical report of results, Metallurgical testing, environmental study,
Gambier Gold Corp.
Detour West
Newnham Creek Area, Marquis Lake Area, Ministik Creek Area, Kesagami River Area
(Gold)
Completion of the first phase of drilling and remote sensing surveys, Overburden drilling, Sonic drilling, Acquisition
GFG Resources Inc.
montclerg
Clergue
(Gold)
Acquisition of Montclerg Gold Project, Phase 1 drilling at Montclerg, property acquisition and exploration initiation
GFG Resources Inc.
Pen Gold
Keith, Reeves, Penhorwood, Kenogaming
(Gold)
Assay results, Diamond drilling, till sampling, drone geophysics, drilling update
Glencore
Kidd Creek Mine
Kidd
(Copper, zinc, silver)
Annual report, funding for drilling and resource estimations to extend mine lifespan, Production Q1, Report
Gowest Gold Ltd.
Bradshaw
Tully
(Gold)
announcement of debt financing, Debt settlement
Harte Gold Corp.
Sugar Zone
Hambleton, Odlum
(Gold)
amendment to forbearance agreement with BNP, Exploration update., Monthly production, Production Q1, Exploration Update, mill expansion, Q1 production, Technical report, Q4 and annual production
HighGold Mining Inc.
Golden Perimeter
Thomas, Blackstock, Fallon, Douglas, Langmuir
(Gold)
Acquisition of property., exploration activities, Exploration agreement with two Indigenous first nations communities
IAMGOLD Corporation
Côté Lake
Chester
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays
IM Exploration inc.
Mulloy Project
Rowlandson, Mulloy, Fintry, Auden
(Graphite, Gold, Base metals)
Compilation
Kirkland Lake Gold
Detour Mine
Sunday Lake Area
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays, technical report, filing of technical report, Production Q1, resources estimate, Q1 production, Reports of drilling activity., update on production numbers
Mayfair gold corp.
Fenn-Gib
Guibord & Munroe
(gold)
Drilling activity update, Drilling results update, exploration activities
McEwen Mining Inc.
Stock Mine
Stock
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, production results., Third quarter results
McLaren Resources Inc.
Augdome
Tisdale, Whitney
(Gold)
drilling activity update, exploration permit granted
McLaren Resources Inc.
Mccool
Tisdale, Whitney
(Gold)
expansion of property holdings
Melkior Resources Inc.
Carscallen
Carscallen, Denton
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays, exploration activities, summer exploration and drilling update
Metals Creek Resources Corp.
Ogden
Ogden
(Gold)
commencement of drilling at the Ogden gold project, exploration activities, exploration initiation
Moneta gold inc.
westaway
garrison
(Gold)
report on drill hole assay results
Moneta Porcupine Mines/***rename to***Moneta gold inc.
South basin
garrison
(Gold)
assay results, name change and share consolidation
Newmont Corporation
Borden Lake Mine
Cochrane
(Gold)
Annual report, Production Q1
Newmont Corporation
Hollinger Mine
Tisdale
(Gold)
Annual report, Production Q1, sale of shares
Newmont Corporation
Hoyle Pond Mine
Hoyle
(Gold)
Annual report, Production Q1
Niobay Metals Inc.
James Bay Niobium
West of Marberg Creek Area
(Niobium)
Agreement, exploration update, metallurgical reporting, Metallurgical testing, updates on exploration
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Carnegie
Carnegie
(Copper, zinc)
Downhole geophysics
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Loveland-Macdiarmid
Loveland, Macdiarmid
(Nickel, Copper)
Acquisition, Alliance, Option
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Mann
Mann, Hanna, Duff, Reaume
(Nickel, Copper)
Acquisition
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Project 81: Calder Gold Target
Calder
(Gold)
acquisition of interest in claims, acquisition of property, drill and geophysical survey, ownership of claims update
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Project 81: Dargavel Gold Target
Dargavel
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays
Pan American Silver
West Timmins Mine
Bristol, Thorneloe
(Gold)
Production, Q1 production
Pelangio Exploration Inc.
Dome West
Tisdale
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, drilling report, Option, update on exploration activities
Pelangio Exploration Inc.
Gowan
Gowan
(Base metals)
Airborne electromagnetic survey, Electromagnetic survey, final results of a VTEM Plus electromagnetic survey
Pelangio Exploration Inc.
Gowan project
gowan
(Gold)
update on exploration activities
Pelangio Exploration Inc.
Gowan/dome west
Gowan
(Gold)
Sale of FT units to finance exploration
Rainy Mountain Royalty Corp.
Brunswick
Brunswick
(Gold)
Option
Richmond Minerals Inc.
Ridley Lake
Rollo
(Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays
Rogue Resources Inc.
Langmuir
Langmuir
(Nickel, Copper)
Sale, Transfer
Sanatana Resources Inc.
Gold Rush
Carscallen, Turnbull
(Gold)
Airborne drone magnetic survey, induced polarization survey, Channel sampling, assays, permitting, Diamond drilling, drilling results, initial assay results, Prospecting, airborne magnetic survey. line cutting, electromagnetic survey
Spruce ridge resources
Crawford VMS
Crawford
(VMS/gold)
Postponement of dividend in kind shares of Canada Nickel company, sale of shares in Canadian Nickel
Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd.
Crawford
Crawford, Kingsmill, Nesbitt, Mahaffy, Aubin
(Base metals, Gold)
JV, Diamond drilling
VR Resources Ltd.
Hecla-Kilmer
Hecla, Kilmer
(Copper, Gold)
Diamond drilling, assays, geochemistry, gravity survey, Gravity survey
VR Resources Ltd.
Ranoke
Pickett, Morrow, Mulholland
(Copper, Gold)
updates on drilling
Xander resources
xander south
Macdiarmid
(nickel)
exploration activities, Property acquisition, Prospecting, soil sampling
Zen Graphene Solutions Ltd
Albany Graphite Deposit
Pitopiko River Area
(Graphite)
Grant of options announcment
ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.
Albany Graphite Deposit
Pitopiko River Area
(Graphite)
Agreement

Assessment Files Received
Company : Property Name
Assessment File
Township or Area Work Type
10393444 Canada Inc :  
20000019382
Tisdale Airborne Magnetometer
Alain Vallee : Brooks Lake Project
20000018885
Blount Prospecting By Licence Holder
Ashley Gold Mines Limited : Fawn Property
20000019186
Fawn Electromagnetic Very Low Frequency, Magnetic / Magnetometer Survey
Aurelius Minerals Inc : Lipton Project
20000019240
Lower Detour Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Induced Polarization, Linecutting
Bernard Bryan : Bryan et al claims
20000019081
Chester Assaying and Analyses, Bedrock Trenching, Regional or Reconnaissance Ground Exploration, Rock Sampling
Canada Nickel Company Limited : Crawford Nickel Project
20000019025
Crawford Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Central Teimmins Exploration : Four Corners Project
20000019249
Jamieson Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Drill Core Relogging
Central Timmins Exploration Corp : Deloro Project
20000018904
Deloro Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Central Timmins Exploration Corp : Ogden Project, Racetrack Group
20000019001
Ogden Mobile Metal Ion Survey, Soil/Till Sampling
Central Timmins Exploration Corp : Mountjoy Project
20000018901, 20000019002
Mountjoy Electromagnetic, Mobile Metal Ion Survey, Soil/Till Sampling
Central Timmins Exploration Corp : G1 Group, Godfrey-Mountjoy Property
20000018924
Godfrey Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Central Timmins Exploration Corp : Lynx Property
20000019031
Deloro Induced Polarization
Central Timmis Exploration Corp : Mountjoy Project - River Group
20000019446
Mountjoy Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
E2 Gold Inc : Hawkins Gold Project
20000019665
Hawkins Airborne Gradiometer
Edward Shynkorenko : Mann-Duff Property
20000019526
Mann Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Element 79 Gold Corp : Dale Property
20000019309
Dale Airborne Magnetometer
Explor Resources Inc : Ogden East Property
20000019041
Ogden Magnetic / Magnetometer Survey
Fancamp Exploration Ltd : Mallard Property
20000019548
Mallard Assaying and Analyses, Channel Sampling, Diamond Drilling, Geochemical, Induced Polarization, Magnetic / Magnetometer Survey, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
GFG Resources Inc : Pen Gold Project
20000018879, 20000018881, 20000019465
Sewell, Penhorwood, Keith Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Channel Sampling, Geochemical, Geological Survey / Mapping, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Goldcorp Canada Ltd : Pamour Mine Property
20000019281
Whitney Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Hanna Capital Corp : Carscallen Property
20000019569
Carscallen Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Harte Gold Corp : Dayohessarah Lake Property, Sugar Zone, Sugar Zone Property, Wolf Zone
20000018864
Hambleton Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Harte Gold Corp : Sugar Zone Property
20000019298
Strickland Assaying and Analyses, Channel Sampling, Geochemical, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Harte Gold Corp : Dayohessarah Lake Property, Sugar Zone Property, TT8 Zone
20000018880
Strickland Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Harte Gold Corp : Dayohessarah Lake Property, Hambleton East Grid
20000019146
Hambleton Geochemical, Soil/Till Sampling
Harte Gold Corp : Sugar Zone Property, TT8 Zone
20000019482, 20000019014
Strickland Induced Polarization, Magnetic / Magnetometer Survey, Electromagnetic Very Low Frequency
Harte Gold Corporation : Dayohessarah Lake Area, Eagle Zone
20000018870
Odlum Diamond Drilling
Hermann Daxl :  
20000019259
Murphy Geochemical, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Soil/Till Sampling
Hermann Daxl : Alike Lake Property
20000019242
Desrosiers Geochemical, Soil/Till Sampling
HighGold Mining Inc : Golden Perimeter Project
20000019519
Price Induced Polarization
HighGold Mining Inc : Golden Perimeter Property
20000019405
Blackstock Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Drill Core Relogging
Iamgold Corporation : Arimathaea East Project, South Swayze Property, Spyder Project, TME Project, Watershed Project
20000019364
Chester Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
International Explorers & Prospectors : Genex Property
20000018867
Godfrey Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
International Explorers&Prospectors Inc : Genex Property
20000019147
Godfrey Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
JayCubed Explorations : McCowan property
20000019367
McCowan Electromagnetic, Electromagnetic Very Low Frequency
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc : Robert Property
20000019542
Turnbull Airborne Magnetometer
Kraken Gold Corporation : Kraken Gold's Property
20000019143
Bond Miscellaneous Compilation and Interpretation
Melkior Exploration Inc : Carscallen Property
20000018888
Carscallen Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Michael Woolhead : Godfrey Central Township Property
20000019189
Godfrey Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Michael Woolhead : Dundonald Property
20000019450
Dundonald Regional or Reconnaissance Ground Exploration, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Newmont Borden Ltd : Borden Gold Project
20000019299
Borden Airborne Gradiometer, Airborne Gravity
NioBay Metals Inc : James Bay Niobium Project
20000019263
West of Marberg Creek Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc : Dargavel Gold Trend
20000019567
Dargavel Airborne Magnetometer, Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Norbert Reichert : Mosquito Nest Project
20000019666
Wilhelmina Prospecting By Licence Holder
North American Nickel Inc : Loveland Nickel Property
20000019079, 20000018921
Loveland Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
P2 Gold Inc : Deloro Project
20000019030, 20000019265, 20000018909
Deloro Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Lake/Stream Sediment Sampling, Mobile Metal Ion Survey
P2 Gold Inc : Godfrey-Mountjoy Property
20000019264, 20000019261
Godfrey, Mountjoy Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Pancontinental Resources Corp : Project Number 802494
20000018940
Montcalm Airborne Gradiometer
Paul Adams : Horwood Silica Deposit
20000019144
Horwood Assaying and Analyses, Rock Sampling
Pelangio Exploration Inc : Dome West Property
20000019138
Tisdale Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Prospecting By Licence Holder
Pelangio Exploration Inc : GL210071 Project, Gowan Project
20000019499
Gowan Airborne Electromagnetic, Airborne Gradiometer
Pelangio Exploration Inc : Gowan Property
20000019300
Gowan Induced Polarization
Randall W Salo : Salo Hoyle Property
20000019378
Hoyle Prospecting By Licence Holder
Rockridge Resources Ltd : Raney Gold Project
20000019457
Raney Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Silver Sands Resources Corp : Detour Project
20000018922
Hopper Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Skead Holdings Ltd : Cunningham Property
20000019449
Cunningham Geochemical, Soil/Till Sampling
St Andrew Goldfield Ltd : Nighthawk
20000019481
Macklem Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Susan M Tesluk : N/A: 17 455508.25 E 5379924.72 N
20000018865
Robb Geochemical, Lake/Stream Sediment Sampling
Teck Resources Limited : Ridout West Project
20000019000
Tooms Assaying and Analyses, Geological Survey / Mapping, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Timothy Towers : Lost Dog Property
20000019620
Denton Assaying and Analyses, Soil/Till Sampling
Vista Gold Resources : Carnegie Township Project
20000019009
Carnegie Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
VR Resources Ltd : H-K Project, Ranoke Property
20000018898
Kilmer Airborne Electromagnetic
VR Resources Ltd : Ranoke Project
20000019488
Pickett Induced Polarization
Vvc Exploration Corp : Timmins township - Dougherty Lake Property
20000019174
Timmins Assaying and Analyses, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Zen Graphene Solutions Ltd : Albany Graphite Project
20000019016
Pitopiko River Area Assaying and Analyses, Percussion Drilling

Mineral Deposit Updates
Deposit Name
MDI Identifier
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Mineral Deposit Status
Deposit Change Type
Borden Lake Mine
MDI000000000908
Borden, Cochrane
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver, Copper)
Producing Mine
Update
Hollinger Pit
MDI000000001666
Tisdale
Primary: (Gold)
Producing Mine
Update
Gemmell Beaver Swamp
MDI000000002487
Heenan
Primary: (Gold)
Occurrence
NEW
Detour Lake Mine
MDI32L04SE00002
Sunday Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver, Copper)
Producing Mine
Update
Southeast Benton Iron Formation
MDI41O09NW00015
Benton
Primary: (Iron)
Discretionary Occurrence
Update
MacDonnell Trench Area 2
MDI41O16SW00025
Heenan
Primary: (Gold, Zinc); Secondary: (Copper, Iron)
Prospect
Update
Timmins West Mine
MDI42A05NE00008
Bristol
Primary: (Gold)
Producing Mine
Update
Kidd Creek Mine
MDI42A11NW00002
Kidd
Primary: (Zinc, Silver, Copper); Secondary: (Sulphur/Pyrite, Gold, Lead, Tin, Indium, Cadmium)
Producing Mine
Update
Hoyle Pond Mine
MDI42A11SE00002
Hoyle
Primary: (Gold)
Producing Mine
Update
Bell Creek Mine
MDI42A11SE00119
Hoyle
Primary: (Gold)
Producing Mine
Update
Penhorwood Mine
MDI42B01NE00009
Penhorwood
Primary: (Soapstone, Talc); Secondary: (Magnesium Minerals)
Producing Mine
Update
Sugar Zone
MDI42C14SE00005
Hambleton
Primary: (Gold)
Producing Mine
Update

For further information contact the Timmins District Resident Geologist Office

Updated December 2021