Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Gs 1 - 1984 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | Sheree Hinz |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Silica Sand, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Livingstone
Latitude: 45° 21' 56.25" Longitude: -78° 45' 58.92"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 674920.76 Northing: 5025994.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E07SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The workings are located 200 to 300 m north of the northeast arm of Fletcher Lake between Bloody Lake and Poorhouse Lake. Access is gained by following a hydro line from a gate located at the end of a cottage road on the east side of Fletcher Lake. Follow the hydro line north for approximately 250 m to where the line turns 90 degrees towards the west. The pits are located on a ridge trending northeast from this corner, the nearest being 10 m from the corner.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
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Nov 23, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - The country rock consists of a flat-lying medium grained hornblende, biotite gneiss. A quartz-rich zoned pegmatite strikes 255 degrees and dips steeply to the north. The pits have been sunk in this pegmatite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 23, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Pyrite and magnetite occur in feldspathic parts of the pegmatite. Jack Cunningham of Dorset reported that values of $10/ton Au were obtained in 1890.
Mono - The gold potential of the Huntsville-Parry Sound area of Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5521 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Villard D.J., Keevil R., Hogg A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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