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MDI31C12SE00039
| Record Name(s) | Deloro - 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-May-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Mar-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Arsenic
Township or Area: Marmora
Latitude: 44° 30' 44.31" Longitude: -77° 37' 12.4"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 291749.671 Northing: 4932115.748 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12SE
Point Location Description: Shaft circle symbol just NNE of Deloro in lot 9, conc. 8.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The Deloro mine is accessible by a paved road which runs north from Hwy 7 about 3.5 km east of Marmora. Turn north onto the Deloro road and drive for 2.1 km to the junction at the Deloro post office. The road to the left goes to Malone. Continue straight for 130 m to the Arsenic Processing Building on the right. This is the entrance to the Deloro and Gatling Five Acre properties.
Pre-1871: W.G. Gatling and partners acquired the property. 3 shafts opened, a number of buildings erected, 2000 tons of ore was raised. 1873-1880: Gatling-Gold and Silver Mining Company opened the Gatling shaft. 1880-1884: Canada Consolidated Gold Mining Company erected a 10 stamp mill. 1885-1891: About 645 tons of refined arsenic oxide were produced by the Canada Consolidated Gold Mining Company. 1892-94: Hastings Mining and Reduction Company Limited acquired the property. Arsenopyrite-rich tailings were treated for extraction of arsenic oxide and gold. 1895: Canadian Consolidated Mining Company acquired the property. 1896: Canadian Goldfields Limited acquired the property, shaft development and drifting. 1897-1900: Canadian Goldfields Limited worked on shaft development and ore extraction. 1901: new mill was completed, both arsenic and gold were produced. 1902-1903: Development and mine workings closed (see OFR 5548 for details).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4109 | 31C12SE0057 | 31C12SE0057 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Domain: Belmont
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Granite | Adjacent | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz-Carbonate | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 35509 |
Arsenic 2800 Ounces Gold 10360 Ounces |
OFR5548 p.320 | Recovered grade of 0.26 oz/ton Au |
Publication - Arsenic-bearing deposits in Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 4
Publication Number: Econ Geol 4 Page: 101-102 Date: 1996
Author: Hurst, M.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102439
Publication - Gold occurrences of Ontario east of lake Superior; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 192
Publication Number: GSC Mem 192 Page: 114-116 Date: 1936
Author: Kindle, E D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100824
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec, Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 41
Publication Number: GSC MR 41 Page: 104-105 Date: 1996
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/122460
Part - Mines of northwest Ontario, parts 1 and 2
Publication Number: ARV10.004 Page: 103-104 Date: 1998
Author: Bow J.A., Carter W.E.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The pre-Cambrian geology of southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV22-02 Page: 110 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G., Knight C.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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: 35-36 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - A preliminary reconnaissance of the Weagamow-North Caribou Lake metavolcanic-metasedimentary belt, including the Opapimiskan Lake (Musselwhite) gold occurrence
Publication Number: MP100.032 Page: 202 Date: 1998
Author: Andrews A.J., Sharpe D.R., Janes D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold development potential in eastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5379 Page: 3-5,7,9,21-22 Date: 1982
Author: Kingston P.W., Papertzian V.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of Belmont, Marmora, and southern Methuen townships, Peterborough and Hastings counties
Publication Number: OFR5537 Page: 187 Date: 1985
Author: Bartlett J.R., Moore J.M.
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: 319-27 Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
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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