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| Record Name(s) | Borden Lake Mine - 2019, Borden Lake Gold Property - 2010 |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 2010-Oct-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Cochrane, Borden
Latitude: 47° 51' 45.33" Longitude: -83° 15' 34.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 331000 Northing: 5303500 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 41O14SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The Borden Lake project is easily accessible by road and is located approximately 9 km eastnortheast of Chapleau on Ontario Provincial Highway 101. There is a 1.5-km gravel road that is accessed from Highway 101 that leads to the property. There are a number of public and private forestry roads that provide excellent access throughout the property.
1990-93: J. Robert and M. Tremblay - prospecting, sampling ground geophysics. 2010-14: Probe Mines Limited - airborne geophysical survey, diamond drilling (>517 holes-150,000 m in total length), metallurgical testing, induced polarization survey, mapping. 2015: Goldcorp Inc. – diamond drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-6162 / 2.46646 | 20000005766 | 20000005766 |
| T-6227 / 2.47268 | 20000006099 | 20000006099 |
| T-3451 / OP93-449 | 41O15NE0001 | 41O15NE0001 |
| T-3451 / OP92-610 | 42B02SE0011 | 42B02SE0011 |
| T-3451 / 2.15028 | 41O14SW9184 | 41O14SW9184 |
| T-3451 / 2.14183 | 41O14SW0001 | 41O14SW0001 |
| T-3451 / 2.15100, 63.5673 / 41O14SW9179 | 41O14SW9200 | 41O14SW9200 |
| T-6293/ 2.49500 | 20000006841 | 20000006841 |
| T-6460 / 2.52745 | 20000006841 | 20000006841 |
| T-6474 / 2.52832 | 20000007374 | 20000007374 |
| T-6479 / 2.53301 | 20000007406 | 20000007406 |
| T-6485 / 2.52618 | 20000007413 | 20000007413 |
| T-6649 / 2.54572 | 20000014794 | 20000014794 |
| T-6812 / 2.55910 | 20000014426 | 20000014426 |
| T-6828 / 2.56136 | 20000014427 | 20000014427 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Domain: Chapleau Block
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Near |
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| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host | ||
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Biotite Granite | Host | |
| Amphibolite | 4 | Host |
Feb 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - Elevated gold values were recovered from highly altered and metamorphosed metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks. Elevated gold values were recovered from an area 150 m long by up to 45 m wide. Diamond drill holes intersected a sequence of felsic, biotite and garnet-biotite gneisses with narrow interbeds of meta-conglomerates. These interbeds are typically up to 2 m in thickness. Quartz veins and pegmatite dikes also were observed. Metasedimentary rocks were intersected in DDH BL-10-08. These units are primarily composed of feldspar and biotite and cross-cut by narrow quartz veins.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - Grab samples from selected outcrops returned values up to 3.4 g/t gold. The gold mineralization occurs within a broad zone of disseminated and fracture-controlled sulphides within a volcano-metasedimentary package of variable composition. The main sulphides are pyrite and pyrrhotite, with the former typically predominating. The mineralized zone is generally low grade (0.25 g/t Au to 5 g/t Au), is up to 120 m wide and stretches for more than 1.6 km along strike. It is characterized by local silicification but lacks lithological control and quartz veining. The broad zone encompasses multiple/variable host rock metasedimentary horizons and subordinate intrusives of acidic to intermediate composition, all of which display feldspathic, chloritic and biotitic alteration.
May 11, 2016 (P Bousquet) - The initial mineralization discovered surrounds a high-grade core (High-Grade Zone or HGZ). The grade improves towards the southeast with average grades above 2.5 g/t gold. The HGZ is characterized by a well-developed hydrothermal system consisting of quartz flooding and potassic alteration.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 2 | Epigenetic |
| 1 | Porphyry |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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| Unknown | 3700 | 120 | 600 | 315 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Borden Lake � pit constrained | 2014 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 247000 | W. Dzick, 2014, p.69 | 6000 contained ounces Au; 0.5 g/t cut-off | Gold 0.8 g/t |
| Borden Lake - pit constrained | 2014 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 70301000 | W. Dzick, 2014, p.69 | 2322000 contained ounces Au; 0.5 g/t cut-off | Gold 1.03 g/t |
| Borden Lake � underground extraction | 2014 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 3034000 | W. Dzick, 2014, p.68 | 426000 contained ounces Au; 2.5 g/t cut-off | Gold 4.37 g/t |
| Borden Lake � underground extraction | 2014 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 9262000 | W. Dzick, 2014, p.68 | 1604000 contained ounces Au; 2.5 g/t cut-off | Gold 5.39 g/t |
| Borden Lake � pit constrained | 2013 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 112844000 | Probe website 07/11/2013 | 3,686,000 contained ounces Au; 0.5 g/t cut-off | Gold 1.02 g/t |
| Borden Lake � pit constrained | 2013 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 18306000 | Probe website 07/11/2013 | 625,000 contained ounces Au; 0.5 g/t cut-off | Gold 1.08 g/t |
| Borden Lake � pit constrained | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 22947000 | C. Murahwi, et al, 2012, p.83 | 683,000 contained ounces Au; 625,000 contained ounces Ag; overall resource | Gold 0.93 g/t, Silver 0.8 g/t |
| Borden Lake | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 176959000 | C. Murahwi, et al, 2012, p.5 | 4,051,000 contained ounces Au; 3,820,000 contained ounces Ag; overall resource | Gold 0.71 g/t, Silver 0.70 g/t |
| Borden Lake | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 90817000 | C. Murahwi, et al, 2012, p.5 | 1,796,000 contained ounces Au; 1,960,000 contained ounces Ag; overall resource | Gold 0.62 g/t, Silver 0.70 g/t |
| Borden Lake � pit constrained | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 81942000 | C. Murahwi, et al, 2012, p.83 | 2,735,000 contained ounces Au; 2,042,000 contained ounces Ag | Gold 1.84 g/t, Silver 0.80 g/t |
| Borden Lake | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 11607000 | Probe NI-43-101 rpt, p. 5 | 305,000 contained ounces Au; 323,000 contained ounces Ag | Gold .82 g/t, Silver .09 g/t |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 2023 | 659846 |
Gold 120046 Ounces |
OFR6410, p.6 | 120,046 oz Au from 659,846 t of ore at 6.17 g/t Au |
| 2022 | 564325 |
Gold 115859 Ounces |
OFR6402, p.6 | 115,859 oz Au from 564,325 t of ore at 6.81 g/t Au |
| 2021 | 588262 |
Gold 103524 Ounces |
OFR6384, p.7 | 103,524 oz Au from 588,262 t of ore at 5.84 g/t Au |
| 2020 | 521086 |
Gold 104648 Ounces |
OFR6374, p.7 | Head grade: 6.670 g/t, Recovery: 93.7%, Recovered ounces: 104648 oz. |
| 2019 | 394793 |
Gold 65243 Ounces |
OFR6366, p.8 | Head grade: 6.054 g/t, Recovery:84.91%, Recovered ounces: 65243 oz. |
Mono - Report of Activities 2020, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6374 Date: 2021
Author: Azadbakht Z., Bousquet P., Zammit K., Daniels C.M., Hinz S.L.K., Sword P., Boucher C., Dorland G., Patterson C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Publication - Probe Mines Limited Management and Discussion Analysis, p. 6
Publication Number: Date: 2010
Author: Probe Mines Limited
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Mono - Report of Activities 2023, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6410 Page: 6 Date: 2024
Author: D'Angelo V., Krukowski M., Maity B.K., Bousquet P., Daniels C.M., Hinz S.L.K., Meyer G., Sabiri N., Swiercz J., Adrianwalla C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Publication - Probe Mines Ltd. news release, April 26, 2010 "Probe Mines to Acquire the Borden Lake Gold Project, Chapleau, Ontario"
Publication Number: News Release Date: 2010
Author: Probe Mines Limited
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
MonoMap - Geology of the Chapleau area, districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane
Publication Number: R157 Date: 1977
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Publication - Technical report on the initial mineral resource estimate for the Borden Lake gold deposit, 135p.
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2011
Author: C. Murahwi
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Publication - Technical report on the updated mineral resource estimate for the Borden Lake gold deposit, 188p.
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2012
Author: C. Murahwi, R. Gowans, A.J. San Martin
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Book - Probe Mines Limited: Mineral Resource estimate update, Borden Gold Project, project No. V1393, 179p.
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2014
Author: W. Dzick
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Mono - Report of Activities 2019, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6366 Date: 2020
Author: van Hees E., Bousquet P., Suma-Momoh J., Daniels C.M., Hinz S.L.K., Boucher C., Sword P., Wang L., Fudge S.P., Millette A., Patterson C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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