Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Syenite Zone - 1990, Argonaut - 1914, Upper Beaver - 1964, Beaverhouse Lake - 1988 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1995-May-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: Gauthier
Latitude: 48° 10' 11.08" Longitude: -79° 45' 57.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 591758.702 Northing: 5335903.389 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D04NW
Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: Access to the Upper Beaver shaft is via a gravel raod to the northeast from the hamlet of Dobie. The drill holes are located 450 m north of the Upper Beaver shaft.
1912-19 - Surface exploration 1919-1930 - Production as Argonaut Mines. 1937-39 - Underground exploration by Toburn. 1950-51 - Surface geology and geophysics and diamond drilling by Toburn. 1961-62 - Surface exploration, shaft dewatering, underground drilling and development by Augustus Explorations Ltd. 1964-1972 - Mine dewatering, underground diamond drilling and production by Upper Beaver Mines Limited. Mine closed in 1972 before the property was fully explored. 1988-1991 - Surface geology, geophysics and diamond drilling by Royal Oak Mines Inc. (formerly Pamorex).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.2175, KL-0274 | 32D04NE0109 | 32D04NE0109 |
| 63.6101 | 32D04NE0069 | 32D04NE0069 |
| 50, W9180.05111 | 32D04NW0061 | 32D04NW0061 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Zone is defined by a few drill hole in the syenite intrusion north of the Upper Beaver shaft. It appears on the Queenston map to have a strike of about 030.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate-Sericite | Schist | Host |
| Quartz Syenite | 3 | Quartz-Syenite | Phorphyritic | Host |
| Syenite | 4 | Basic Syenite | Near | |
| Mafic pillowed flow | 5 | Tholeiitic | Pillowed - Magnetic | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Gold is found in quartz veins, quartz-carbonate-sericite schists and quartz prophyritic syenite within the syenite body. Further down-hole gold was also found within pillowed mafic volcanic rocks near the contact with the syenite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Sericite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 22, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Diamond drill hole BL90-5 intersected 2 zone. The upper zone assayed 1.69 ounce Au per ton over 9.3 feet and the lower zone assayed 0.286 ounce per ton Au over 13.0 feet. Diamond drill hole BL90-2 intersected 2 zones as well; 0.377 ounce Au per ton over 24.0 feet in the Upper Zone and 1.42 ounce Au per ton over 21.2 feet in the Lower Zone.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown | .086 | oz/t |
File - Resident Geologist files KL-0203, KL-2757, KL-3437
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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: 413-415 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: G0168 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - Queenston Annual Report 1991
Publication Number: QMI AR 91 Date: 1991
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File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report #57
Publication Number: PV- 57 Date: 1901
Author: Lovell, H.L.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report #61
Publication Number: PV- 61 Date: 1901
Author: Lovell, H.L.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Thesis - The Geology of the Upper Beaver Mine, Gauthier Township, Ontario
Publication Number: MSc Thesis Date: 1974
Author: Morris, J.H.
Publisher Name: University of Waterloo
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP Office
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