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Record: MDI31E06SE00025

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Franklin Gold Prospect #1 - 1900
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Jan-31
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-07
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold

Secondary Commodities: Copper, Nickel, Silver



Location

Township or Area: Franklin

Latitude: 45° 19' 20.67"    Longitude: -79° 4' 21.06"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 651060.59   Northing: 5020573.85    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E06SE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

3 PITS WERE WORKED IN THE EARLY 1900 AND GOLD VALUES OF $10./TON WERE OBTAINED (R. ENNEST, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION). APPROXIMATELY 30 TONNES WAS EXTRACTED.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Amphibolite 1 Contains
Vein 2 quartzose Host

Lithology Comments

May 01, 2007 (M Gaudreau) - Medium grained massive amphibolite and amphibolite gneiss is cut by a network of quartzose and granitic veins. Pyrite occurs disseminated throughout the rock (Villard et al., 1984).




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1900 30 OFR5221 p. 30 Gold values of $10/ton were obtained

References

Mono - The gold potential of the Huntsville-Parry Sound area of Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5521 Page: 30  Date: 1984

Author: Villard D.J., Keevil R., Hogg A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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