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| Record Name(s) | CP-63 Zone - 1988 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2006-Dec-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Connell
Latitude: 51° 29' 51.1" Longitude: -90° 8' 48"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 698050 Northing: 5709015 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 52O08NE
Point Location Description: ddh database
Location Method: Data Compilation
Central Patricia Mine Property: 1929: Trenching and diamond drilling of Central Patricia deposit by Central Patricia Mines. Trenching of No. 6 vein on Springer claims. 1930: Exploration shaft sunk at Central Patricia deposit. 1934-1951: Production of 621,806 ounces of gold and 58,349 ounces of silver from 1,729,248 tons of milled ore from the Central Patricia Mine. 1935: Exploration shaft sunk on Springer Claims. 1938-1940: Production of 13,158 ounces of gold from 18,886 tons of milled ore from Central Patricia No. 2 Shaft. 1980-1986: Geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys and diamond drilling by Golden Shadow Resources. 1986-1989: Geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys and diamond drilling by Noramco Exploration for Quinterra Resources and Pure Gold Resources. 2003 - 2006: Geological surveys and diamond drilling by King's Bay Gold and Richview Resources.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 63.5189 | 52O09SE0024 | 52O09SE0024 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Uchi
Terrane: North Caribou
Domain: Uchi
Belt: Pickle Lake
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Dec 29, 2006 (Mark Puumala) - The Geology of the Central Patricia area is described in MDI52O08NE00008.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
| 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 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 29, 2006 (Mark Puumala) - This occurrence is reported by Evoy (1988) to be hosted within a laterally-continuous northeast-striking banded iron formation unit that has been locally sulphidized and brecciated. Mineralization at this location was reported to include pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite and trace sphalerite. The most notable reported assays included 0.03 oz/ton over 0.3 m in ddh CP-88-73 and 0.03 oz/ton over 0.76 m in ddh CP-88-79.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| 2 | Replacement |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Stratabound |
Book - Report on the Central Patricia Property, Pickle Lake, Ontario, Patricia Mining District, NTS 52O8E, for Quinterra Resources Inc. and Pure Gold Resources Inc., Work Period: July 1, 1987 - February 29, 1988
Publication Number: AFRI52O09SE0024 Scale: Date:
Author: Evoy, R.W. 1988.
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Location: Thunder Bay RGP
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