Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI000000002847
| Record Name(s) | Robin's Place Kimberlite - 2019 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2021-Nov-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Kimberlite, Diamond
Township or Area: Lorrain
Latitude: 47° 18' 49.17" Longitude: -79° 34' 51.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 607247 Northing: 5240997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M05SE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole RP-RCH-01A drilled by RJK Explorations
Location Method: Data Compilation
1903-1905: a large diamond found by a settler of Cobalt, Ontario. 1907: Herman and Hartwig Baruch staked claims. 2018: RJK Explorations Ltd. registered claims. 2019-2020: RJK Explorations Ltd. carried out soil, till, and bedrock sampling and geochemical analyses. 2020: RJK Explorations Ltd. completed 8 diamond drill holes for a total of 426.5m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 3965 | 20000019498 | 20000019498 |
| 3851 | 20000019252 | 20000019252 |
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Kimberlite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Lherzolite-type |
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| Lherzolite | 2 |
Nov 22, 2021 (Sheree Hinz) - The indicator mineral geochemistry from all 7 kimberlite bodies indicates the kimberlite magma has incorporated lherzolitic peridotite enriched in olivine, orthopyroxene along with chromium and aluminum spinels and garnets.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Forsterite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Garnet | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Clinopyroxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chromite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 22, 2021 (Sheree Hinz) - A 1,119.7 kg RC sample was processed at Microlithics in Thunder Bay, Ontario to a concentrate along with a 26 kg core sample by CF Minerals Ltd. in Kelowna, BC for a picking weight of 104 g of heavy mineral concentrates. 1,673 grains were picked and 142 grains probed and classified into 6 diamond indicator minerals, 1 was a G9 eclogitic garnet, 10 were diamond inclusion clinopyroxenes. There were 2 microdiamonds recovered from the 26 kg drill core sample.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberlite |
Article - RJK's Receives 12.2 Tonne Sample Results, Yields Similarities to Lherzolitic Kimberlite Diamond Mines Hosting Large Diamonds
Publication Number: Date: 2021
Author: RJK Explorations Ltd
Publisher Name: RJK Explorations Ltd
Location: https://www.rjkexplorations.com/rjks-receives-12-2-tonne-sample-results-yields-similarities-to-lherzolitic-kimberlite-diamond-mines-hosting-large-diamonds/
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