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Record: MDI000000000585

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Dominion Gulf DDH 189-55-3 - 1955
Related Record Type
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2008-Aug-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Robb

Latitude: 48° 36' 45.43"    Longitude: -81° 40' 24.78"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 450353.998   Northing: 5384612.999    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A12SE

Point Location Description: drill collar on sketch in T-1166

Location Method: Based on Assessment



Exploration History

1954-55: Dominion Gulf Co. - mapping, ground geophysics, geochemical survey, 1 DD (807.2 ft). 1988: Falconbridge Ltd. - ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-562 42A12SE0292 42A12SE0292
T-0562 / 63.679 42A12SE0278 42A12SE0278
T-3189 / 2.11273 42A12SE0232 42A12SE0232

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Geology Comments

Aug 21, 2008 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies within the mafic metavolcanic rocks of the Kamiskotia Volcanic Complex. The Kamiskotia Volcanic Complex overlies and is intruded by the Kamiskotia Gabbroic Complex. The KVC has been dated at 2701± 1.4 to 2698± 1.3 Ma.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Intermediate Tuff 1 Andesite Tuffaceous Host
Vein 2 Quartz Host

Lithology Comments

Aug 21, 2008 (A Wilson) - The andesite is described as schistose with elongeted grey framents in a darker matrix. Narrow quartz veins are commonly found within the andesite. Several intrusive-looking phases were intersected at depth within the drill hole.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Aug 21, 2008 (A Wilson) - A .5 foot section of drill core returned $1.05 gold (gold at $35 per ounce). Elevated gold values were returned from a narrow quartz vein



Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, Robb Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0694 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Core - Resident Geologist Core Library TI1744

Publication Number: Drill Core Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGO libray


Map - Robb and Jamieson townships, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2255 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1973

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Magnetic survey of Robb and Jamieson townships, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: GPR01 Date: 1998

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: S059 Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1998

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name:

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Robb, Jamieson, Loveland, Macdiarmid and Thorburn Townships

Publication Number: P3556 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2005

Author: Hathway B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geological Setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Mineralization in the Kamiskotia Area: Discover Abitibi Initiative

Publication Number: OFR6155 Date: 2005

Author: Hathway B., Hudak G., Hamilton M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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