Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31C05NE00042
| Record Name(s) | Rankin - 1873, Daoust - 1991, Gillen - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Marmora
Latitude: 44° 29' 58.35" Longitude: -77° 36' 37.19"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 292481.669 Northing: 4930672.724 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C05NE
Point Location Description: Point 6.0 km ENE of Marmora.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Travel approximately 3.2 km east from Marmora on Hwy 7. Turn south on sideroad which meets old #7. The Rankin/Harrington property is south of old #7 at this point.
1873: Toronto Gold Mining Co. made an opening in the NW 1/4. 1901: Canadian Goldfields sunk a shaft known as the Rankin. Much trenching and pitting of unknown origin. 1966: 3 diamond drill holes put down by A. Daoust (mentioned in assessment file Marmora #18 and #73. 1976: Radem VLF-EM survey by J.R. Harrington (File 9, 2.2158). 1979-1980: Line-cutting and radem VLF-EM survey. IP survey was run on 2 lines (File 18, 2.6098). 1982: Fluxgate magnetometer survey by J.R. Harrington (File #16, 2.5255). 1983: Sampling by J.E. Muir of the Falconbridge Metallurgical Laboratories was conducted (File 18, 2.6098). Dipole-dipole induced polarization survey was conducted (File #19, 2.6097). 1994: Dusan Dmitrovic established a grid, prospected and mapped the geology of the area. A magnetic and a VLF-EM survey were performed (File 73 OP94-269; File 74, 2.16752).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6097 | 31C05NE0008 | 31C05NE0008 |
| 2.6098 | 31C05NE0010 | 31C05NE0010 |
| 2.5255 | 31C05NE0012 | 31C05NE0012 |
| 2.3255 | 31C05NE0014 | 31C05NE0014 |
| 2.2158 | 31C05NE0015 | 31C05NE0015 |
| 2.16752 | 31C12SE0002 | 31C12SE0002 |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Arsenic-bearing deposits in Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 4
Publication Number: Econ Geol 4 Page: 104 Date: 1996
Author: Hurst, M.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102439
Part - The Michipicoton iron region
Publication Number: ARV11.012 Page: 197 Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P., Willmott A.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 105 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of Belmont, Marmora, and southern Methuen townships, Peterborough and Hastings counties
Publication Number: OFR5537 Page: 192, 194 Date: 1985
Author: Bartlett J.R., Moore J.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist Files 1986 Mineral Deposit File
Publication Number: Min Dep Date: 1986
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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