Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | De Villiers - McBurke - 1921 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Skead
Latitude: 48° 0' 19" Longitude: -79° 38' 17.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 601566 Northing: 5317784 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M13NE
Point Location Description: Approximate location of Calcite Vein.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0228 | 32D04SE0228 |
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0227 | 32D04SE0227 |
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0085 | 32D04SE0085 |
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0816 | 32D04SE0816 |
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0078 | 32D04SE0078 |
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0205 | 32D04SE0205 |
| KL-2766 | 32D04SE0330 | 32D04SE0330 |
| KL-2766 | 32D04SE0199 | 32D04SE0199 |
| KL-2766 | 32D04SE0254 | 32D04SE0254 |
| KL-2766 | 32D04SE0269 | 32D04SE0269 |
| KL-1701 | 32D04SE0334 | 32D04SE0334 |
| KL-1701 | 32D04SE0098 | 32D04SE0098 |
| KL-1701 | 32D04SE0325 | 32D04SE0325 |
| KL-1701 | 32D04SE0322 | 32D04SE0322 |
| KL-1686 | 32D04SE0243 | 32D04SE0243 |
| KL-2766 | 32D04SE0107 | 32D04SE0107 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Diabase, Basalt | Contains | |
| Conglomerate | 3 | Contains | ||
| Porphyry-unsubdivided | 4 | Amphibolite, Horneblendite | Contains |
Jun 21, 2013 (Nazha Sabiri) - Burrows and Hopkins(1921) described this vein as being from few inches to one foot in width, averaging about 6 inches, striking 15º north of east and dipping vertically. It is uncovered for a distance of 450 feet and lies in Kewatin diabase and basalt, Timiskaming conglomerate and Algoman porphyry.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jun 21, 2013 (Nazha Sabiri) - The vein contains sphalerite, cobalt bloom, pyrite and in places large pieces of galena which, on analysis showed 4 ounces of silver per ton and no gold.(Borrows and Hopkins, 1921).
Map - Boston-Skead gold area, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM30D Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1997
Author: Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Boston-Skead gold area
Publication Number: ARV30-06.001 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township of Skead, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: M1949-03 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Skead Township, Larder Lake area
Publication Number: ARV58-06 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Central Abitibi Greenstone Belt: Kapuskasing Structural Zone to the Quebec Border
Publication Number: P3565 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2005
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Hall L.A.F., Houlé M.G., Johns G.W., Josey S.D., Madon Z.B., Rainsford D.R.B., Trowell N.F., Vaillancourt C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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