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| Record Name(s) | M 2624 #48 - 2011 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2011-Mar-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Moss
Latitude: 48° 32' 2.2" Longitude: -90° 47' 18.77"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 663250 Northing: 5378010 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52B10SW
Point Location Description: OGS M 2624 #48
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Access to the property is gained by travelling west from Thunder Bay along Highway 11 - 17 to Shabaqua, and continuing westward along Highway 11 to a point 1.2 miles west of the village of Kashabowie. From there, Highway 802 S (Great Lakes Forest Products Road) leads southward. At mile 8.5, the Hermia Lake Forest Access Road leads westward to a serie of lumber roads which cross the group of claims. The area is also easily accessible through the Swamp Road which branches from Highway # 11 some 25 miles west of Highway # 802S
1871: The mining claims encompassing the Ardeen deposit were staked and surveyed. 1882: Property was purchased by Huronian Mining Co 1934: The McKellar vein was trenched at a number of locations. 1936: The mine was closed for the final time. 1937: The property was purchased at auction and sold to Kerry Gold Mine Ltd. 1957-1958: Noranda Exploration Company completed geophysics, mapping, and five DDH. 1968: Additional geological mapping and geophysics was conducted by Belore Mines. 1971-72: Belore Mines Ltd drilled 12 DDH and purchased the mine from Kerry Gold Mines. 1974: Dome Exploration Ltd optioned the property drilled 17 DDH totalling 1 697 m. 1986: Matt Berry Mines and BHM entered a joint venture. 1988: The property was sold to Geoventure Ltd. 1990: Landore Exploration optioned the property drilling 10 holes (1 243). 1993: The claims covering the Ardeen Mine and the showing were purchased by prospectors who carried out general reconnaissance prospecting. 1996: Pele Mountain Resources Inc optioned the property from a group of prospectors. 1996-1998: Pele Mountain Resources drilled 131 holes for a total of 12 943 m. 2003: Pele Mountaain Resources completed a 4-DDH program totalling 543 m. One hole, P-FS-03-01 was drill near the OGS sampled outctop. 2009: Coventry Resources optioned the property and completed a 70 DDH program (7 846 m) and relogged and sampled 62 historic DDH. A 442 sample geochemical survey was also conducted (till & humus). 2010: Coventry drilled 17 DDH totalling 1383 m. 2013: Chalice Gold signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Coventry’s interest in several assets, including the Ardeen project. 2016: Kesselrun Resources Ltd. purchases the property from Chalice Gold Mines Limited. Field work consisted of mapping, prospecting and outcrop stripping.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52B10SW2002 | 52B10SW2002 | 52B10SW2002 |
| 52B10SW2014 | 52B10SW2014 | 52B10SW2014 |
| 52B10SW0020 | 52B10SW0020 | 52B10SW0020 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Shebandowan
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Feldspar Porphyry | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Silicified | 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 |
Jan 26, 2017 (J Scott) - 1991 OGS mapping crew produced 850 ppb Au grab sample.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Moss Township
Publication Number: M2624 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1997
Author: Osmani I.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and Mineral Potential, Greenwater Lake Area, West-Central Shebandowan Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: R296 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Osmani I.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Moss Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R085 Scale: Date: 1970
Author: Harris F.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology and mineral potential of Moss Township, Shebandowan greenstone belt, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: OFM0177 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1991
Author: Osmani I.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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