Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Ostrom - 1984, Canoro - 1984, Moncrieff - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Apr-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Catharine
Latitude: 47° 58' 1.25" Longitude: -79° 49' 17.46"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 587965 Northing: 5313306 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M13NW
Point Location Description: Shaft in the north half of Lot 6, Con 3.
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Exploration prior to 1928 (Bell 1930) included sinking of an inclined shaft on the No.12 vein to a vertical depth of 500 feet. Assessment file KL-3442 discusses diamond drilling in the shaft area and on the claim to the north. Drill hole 91-7 intersected 429 ppb Au over a core length of 1 foot.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-0118 | 31M13NW0062 | 31M13NW0062 |
| 13, KL-0446 | 31M13NW0100 | 31M13NW0100 |
| 2.13066, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0045 | 31M13NW0045 |
| KL-1359 | 31M13NW0080 | 31M13NW0080 |
| 63A.426, KL-0446 | 31M13NW0107 | 31M13NW0107 |
| 63A.310, KL-0446 | 31M13NW0106 | 31M13NW0106 |
| 63.5878, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0021 | 31M13NW0021 |
| 63.5877, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0020 | 31M13NW0020 |
| 2.12175, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0053 | 31M13NW0053 |
| 2.10756, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0063 | 31M13NW0063 |
| 2.7945, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0072 | 31M13NW0072 |
| 2.6106, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0075 | 31M13NW0075 |
| 2.3806, KL-0581 | 31M13NW0086 | 31M13NW0086 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Pacaud
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Carbonate altered basalt cut by quartz veining (Bell, 1930). The intercept in hole 91-7 (assessment file KL-3442) is a 15 cm massive and semi massive pyrite zone in buff tan altered basalt.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Massive & Semi Massive Pyrite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Carbonate Altered | Footwall | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Carbonate Altered | Hanging Wall |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Calcite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Disseminated | ||
| Pyrite | Alteration | Pyritic | 2 | Strong | Massive |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Visible gold in quartz vein.
File - Resident Geologist files KL-1908, KL-2166, KL-3442
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Catharine and Marter townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2043 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Grant J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Boston-Skead gold area
Publication Number: ARV30-06.001 Page: 19 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Catharine and Marter townships, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R018 Page: 15 Date: 1997
Author: Grant J.A.
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: 197 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 Page: G0301 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report 224
Publication Number: PV 224 Date: 1901
Author: Lovell, H.L.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Boston-Skead gold-copper area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: ARV38-06.003 Date: 1998
Author: Bell L.V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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