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MDI41I04NE00033
| Record Name(s) | Fox Lake Main - 1984, E.A. Siegrist - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Jan-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jun-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Mongowin
Latitude: 46° 9' 10.92" Longitude: -81° 44' 34.41"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 442634.947 Northing: 5111318.813 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I04NE
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1932: Claims held by J.E. Abott & A. Clark. Fox Lake Gold Syndicate was formed and several test pits and a 30 foot (9 meter) shaft were sunk. 1934: Additional surface work and construction of a 25-ton (22.5 tonne) mill started. 1935: Milling began in January. Shut down after 2 weeks. Mill feed was oxidized material from the Main Zone. No recoveries reported. 1935: Fox Lake Gold Mines Limited was incorporated (May) and took control of the property. Diamond drilling began in August (1935) and continued intermittently until late 1936 (approx. 20 drill holes). Company reported 150 lb (68 kg) sample, sent to Ottawa, returned $43.86 of Au/ton. 1934: 690 lb (313 kg) sample sent to Mines Branch, Ottawa, returned 0.83 oz-t/ton Au, 0.94 oz-t/ton Ag & 1.91% Cu. 1936: 3 samples of 100 lb (45 kg) each from Pit Nos. 6, 7, & 12, were assayed by the Mines Branch (June 1936). Samples represented oxidized material from the trenches to a depth of 20-25 ft (6-7.5 m). Pit No. 6: 0.095 oz-t/ton Au, 0.015 oz-t/ton Ag Pit No 7: 0.02 oz-t/ton Au, 0.01 oz-t/ton Ag Pit No. 12: 0.365 oz-t/ton Au, 0.10 oz-t/ton Ag
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 20000020952 | 20000020952 | |
| Mongowin-0017-A1 | 41I04NW0028 | 41I04NW0028 |
Province: Southern
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Quartzite | Adjacent |
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| Vein | 2 | Quartz-carbonate | Host |
Oct 11, 2022 (Sheree Hinz) - Quartzites belonging to the Serpent and Gowganda Formations of the Huronian Supergroup trend easterly through the area. Structurally, the property is located on the south limb of the Fox Lake Anticline. The northeast-trending Fox Lake Fault brings sheared and brecciated quartzites of the Serpent and Gowganda Formations into juxta position. These rocks adjacent to the fault are silicified, carbonatized, and veined with quartz.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Oct 11, 2022 (Sheree Hinz) - The main showing is a breccia zone in Gowganda Formation quartzite in which there has been replacement by carbonate and quartz, and some sulphide mineralization.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | Unknown | 1.91 | % | |||
| Gold | Unknown | .83 | oz/T | |||
| Gold | Unknown | .095 | oz/T | |||
| Gold | Unknown | .02 | oz/T | |||
| Gold | Unknown | .365 | oz/T | |||
| Silver | Unknown | .01 | oz/T | |||
| Silver | Unknown | .1 | oz/T | |||
| Silver | Unknown | .015 | oz/T | |||
| Silver | Unknown | .94 | oz/T |
Map - Mongowin and Curtin townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2312 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1975
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location: Mineral property number 26 on map.
Part - Notes on Mongowin Township and vicinity
Publication Number: ARV44-07.005 Page: 60-61 Date: 1997
Author: Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Espanola-Whitefish Falls area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R131 Page: 56 Date: 1976
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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: 76 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Mongowin Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF152 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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