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| Record Name(s) | Telluride - 1927, New Telluride - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
Township or Area: Skead
Latitude: 47° 57' 16.84" Longitude: -79° 44' 47.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 593583 Northing: 5312023 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M13SE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1927, Telluride Gold Mines of Canada Ltd. Sank 2 compartments shaft to 375 ft with lateral work at 90 ft ,150 ft and 250 ft level. In 1930, 50tpd mill was constructed. 1931, Telluride Gold Producers Ltd: unknown work, 1932, Smelters Corporations of Canada Ltd: Unkown. 1935, Minaura Mines Ltd: dewatering to the 150ft level, 1940, Hughmar Gold Mines Ltd: dewatering to the 250 ft level, 1944, New Telluride Gold Mines of Canada, dewatering to the 250 ft level, completion of a 200 tpd mill and sampling and assying. 2010, Giyani Gold Corp., Geophysics, Mag, IP
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-6514 | 20000006561 | 20000006561 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Apr 09, 2013 (Nazha Sabiri) - Telluride Fault was exposed on 2 workings level at the New Telluride Mine, North-striking and dips 50 to 55 W. unknown displacement, 2 to 12 inches of talcose chlorite occurs at the fault surface and quartz –carbonate stringers occupy the sheared zone.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Qrz/ Carbonate | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Tuff, Calc-Alkalic Lapilli | Contains |
Apr 09, 2013 (Nazha Sabiri) - According to Lovell, H. property visit (PV415), near the shaft the outcrop is calc-alkalic lapilli tuff; calc-alkalic basalt cut by quartz-carbonate veins; Some of the veins are dominantly chalcopyrite and others specular hematite; no sedimentary rocks interflow nor strongly sheared zones were noticed,; presence of alteration consisting of quartz, carbonate, chlorite and feldspar.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Malachite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 09, 2013 (Nazha Sabiri) - Assays by Lovell in 1989 returned 0.024 up to 73.564 oz/t Gold, 3 up to 87 ppm Silver, 0.004 up to 1.166 %, Copper, 0.051 to 0.207 % Molybdenum.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 94 |
Gold 62 Ounces |
OFR 6007 |
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 - 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:
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:
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:
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: 166-167 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 370-371 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Journal - Resident Geologist Property Visit PV-415.
Publication Number: PV-415 Date: 1989
Author: Lovell, H.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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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