Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Craig - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Feb-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Copper
Township or Area: Tudor
Latitude: 44° 42' 9.2" Longitude: -77° 30' 29.06"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 301304.782 Northing: 4952969.072 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12NE
Point Location Description: Precise Shaft nearest property symbol 17 in SE-part of township.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Approximately 8 km northeast of Bannockburn; access can be gained to the property by following Hwy 62 north to Bannockburn. The first turn off after Bannockburn, on Wolf Lake Road is travelled for 4 km until reaching a T in the road. Turn east (right) and travel 0.4 km until a Y intersection is reached. Veer right and travel 4.5 km to the the abandoned mine site. Four-wheel drive or ATV is suggested for the last 4.5.
1896: a 100 foot shaft was sunk. 1902 to 1907: 2 shafts were sunk; 165 ft and 210 ft. 1905-1906: 248 ounces of gold were milled from 1,850 tons of ore. The recovered grade was 0.13 ounces of gold per ton. Reserves are unknown; waste rock is estimated at 10,000 to 16,000 tons of unknown grade. Between 1934 and 1936, the shafts were deepened to 200 and 245 feet, and work was done on three levels. 1981: group of individuals from Belleville, Ontario sampled all of the waste piles around the mine site. (Res. Geol. 1986, Field Report).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Contains |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Craig | 1934 | Unclassified | 36287 | OFR5548 0.344 | Gold 0.88 oz/T |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1906 | 1678 |
Gold 248 Ounces |
OFR5548 p.344 |
Book - Geology and Minerals of Ontario
Publication Number: Page: 52 Date: 1929
Author:
Publisher Name: Garden City Press
Location: Tweed RGP
Publication - Geology of the Haliburton and Bancroft areas, Province of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 6
Publication Number: GSC Mem 6 Page: 345 Date: 1910
Author: Adams, F D; Barlow, A E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100481
Publication - Gold occurrences of Ontario east of lake Superior; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 192
Publication Number: GSC Mem 192 Page: 116 Date: 1936
Author: Kindle, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100824
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 32-33 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Limerick and Tudor townships, Hastings County
Publication Number: R067 Page: 63-65 Date: 1969
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 37 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold development potential in eastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5379 Page: 3, 9, 17 Date: 1982
Author: Kingston P.W., Papertzian V.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 343-9 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist 1986, field report
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
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