Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Schumacher Gold Mine - 1915, Hollinger Mine - Schumacher - 1915 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2014-Feb-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Tisdale
Latitude: 48° 28' 28.72" Longitude: -81° 18' 5.23"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 477720 Northing: 5369101 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE
Point Location Description: No. 19 Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via highway 101 at Schumacher.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Tholeiitic Basalt | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siltstone | 2 | Argillite | Host | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Porphyry-unsubdivided | 4 | Adjacent |
Mar 07, 2014 (A Wilson) - Elevated gold values were returned from metasedimentary rocks with quartz-calcite veining. Mineralized structures were located at porphyry/volcanic contacts, along flow top contacts and interflow sedimentary units, within thin massive tholeiitic units and volcanic breccia units (mainly of the Central Formation of the Tisdale Assemblage).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Scheelite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 101717 |
Gold 845450 Grams |
OFR5943, p. 245 | 1915-18; 27182 oz Au, 112124 tons milled @ 0.24 oz/ton |
File - Resident Geologist file T-0061
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Tisdale Township, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2075 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology and ore deposits of Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R058 Page: 102-115 Date: 1968
Author: Ferguson S.A., Buffam B.S.W., Carter O.F., Griffis A.T., Holmes T.C., Hurst M.E., Jones W.A., Lane H.C., Longley C.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Timmins data series, Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2122 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Structural geology, Tisdale Township
Publication Number: P3173 Scale: 1:10,000 Date: 1991
Author: Piroshco D.W., Kettles K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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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.
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