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MDI32D04SW00073
| Record Name(s) | Bidgood - 1919, Bidgood Kirkland - 1933 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Partial |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1985-Jun-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-May-24 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Gold, Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Lebel
Latitude: 48° 10' 5.42" Longitude: -79° 54' 46.58"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 580825.51 Northing: 5335563.41 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D04SW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Access is by Highway 66 east from Kirkland Lake to the village of King Kirkland, and then by Bidgood Road.
1917-1918: Staked by F.C. Bidgood. Circa 1920: Bidgood Gold Mines Ltd. – prospecting and surface work. 1923-1924: sinking of No.1 Shaft to 600 feet with 3 400 feet of lateral development on the 300, 400 and 600 feet levels. 1924: Mine shut down. 1927-1931: Bidgood Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. – surface trenching, dewatering and deepening of No.1 Shaft to 725 feet; 3669 feet of underground lateral development, and 1720 feet of underground diamond drilling. 1933-1949: Bidgood Kirkland Gold Mines Ltd. – No.1 Shaft deepening to 855 feet and underground development. Underground diamond drilling to a maximum depth of 2075 feet. 1958: C.W. Tully – diamond-drilled one hole (244 m or 801 feet) 2002: Goldaur Resources Inc. – trenching, geological mapping, sampling. 2010: Queenston Mining Inc.- Vault Minerals merger: - 37 DDH totaling 8327 m. Queenston Mining Inc. later acquired the property from Vault Mining Inc. on June 10, 2010. 2010-2012: Queenston Mining Inc. – diamond drilled over 73 holes totaling over 14 963 m. Jan 3, 2013: Osisko Mining Corp. acquired the property form Queenston Mining Inc. 2014: Canadian Malartic Corp.(Agnico Eagle Mines and Yamana Gold Inc) - acquired the property.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-5089 | 32D04NW2039 | 32D04NW2039 |
| 63.4967, KL-0768 | 32D04NW0200 | 32D04NW0200 |
| 2.3675, KL-0768 | 32D04NW0261 | 32D04NW0261 |
| 2.3898, KL-0768 | 32D04NW0255 | 32D04NW0255 |
| 63.4463, KL-0768 | 32D04NW0241 | 32D04NW0241 |
| 63A.439 | 32D04NW0291 | 32D04NW0291 |
| 2.28958, KL-5408 | 32D04NW2053 | 32D04NW2053 |
| 2.20670, KL-4876 | 32D04NW2029 | 32D04NW2029 |
| 2.53441, KL-6807 | 20000014914 | 20000014914 |
| 2.32535, KL-5615 | 20000001714 | 20000001714 |
| 2.34783, KL-5758 | 20000003453 | 20000003453 |
| 2.55815, KL-7063 | 20000014035 | 20000014035 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Timiskaming
Geological Age: Archean
May 21, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Bidgood deposit consists of three zones: Main Break Zone, North Break Zone, and # 21 Vein Zone. The three zones are interpreted as offsets of a single vein system along two northeast-trending, subvertical faults named Main Break and North Break. . Moffat-Hall Break is a third northeast-trending subvertical to southeast-dipping fault that truncates the vein system to the southeast of the property. The Main Break Zone extends from surface to the -775 ft level; exploration beneath the Main Break Zone proceeded to the - 2025 level, but only small uneconomic veins were encountered. North Break Zone extends from surface to at least the -1525 ft level, beneath which little exploration took place. 21 Vein zone includes veins # 24 and undeveloped, unnamed veins; it was mined from -2025 ft level to surface.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Qtz-molybdenite, Qtz-sulphide, Qtz-carbonate | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diorite | 2 | Host | ||
| Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Sericitized and carbonatized | Contains | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Sericitized, chlorotized and ankeritized trachyte | Fracture cleavage | Contains |
| Conglomerate | 5 | Polymictic | Contains | |
| Wacke | 6 | Contains | ||
| Gabbro | 7 | Chloritized and carbonitized | Contains |
May 24, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Uranium occurs in Timiskaming conglomerates and greywackes as well as in syenitic and trachytic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Molybdenite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Calaverite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 10 | Strontianite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 11 | Coloradoite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 12 | Altaite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 13 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 1 | Epidote | Alteration | 1 | ||||
| 1 | Sericite | Alteration | |||||
| 2 | Chlorite | Alteration |
Mar 24, 2015 (J Suma-Momoh) - Most of the ore produced came from seven quartz veins occupying northeast-striking and northwest-dipping thrust fault fractures in the diorite stock. Mineralization in the veins consists of calcite, pyrite, molybdenite, and chalcopyrite. Sampling program by Goldaur Resources Inc. in 2002 returned 2.43 g/t gold (Sample # 1276) assay as best. At the former gold-silver mine, radioactivity was detected by D. Lowe in 1966 across 90 m and along 360 m of intermittent outcrop. Radioactivity is more intense in interbedded conglomerate and greywacke and is most intense in rocks containing quartz veins. Assays were 0.2 pounds U3O8 per ton (radiometric equivalent).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Epithermal |
| 2 | Lode (Gold) |
| 3 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidgood | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 1490000 | Queenston Mining Inc. press release, October 17, 2011 | uncapped | Gold 2.6 g/t |
| Bidgood | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 382000 | Queenston Mining Inc. press release October 17, 2011 | uncapped | Gold 4.53 g/t |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 531943 |
Silver 72468 Ounces Gold 160184 Ounces |
OGS 1979 page143. OFR5211 page 47. | Produced 1934-1939, 1951. Produced 160 184 ounces of gold grading 0.27 ounces/ton (9.25 g/t) and and 72,468 ounces of silver (grade not reported). |
File - Resident Geologist files KL-0217
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
File - Yorkshire Resources U Occurrence
Publication Number: PV015-1 Date: 1976
Author: Lovell, H.L.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Lebel and Gauthier townships (area between Kirkland and Larder lakes)
Publication Number: ARV32-04.002 Page: 73-74 Date: 1997
Author: Hopkins P.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Mineral resources and mining properties in the Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area
Publication Number: MDC003 Page: 16-17 Date: 1964
Author: Savage W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 81 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of Lebel Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: OFR5211 Page: 43-48 Date: 1976
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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: 142-143 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC025 Page: 136 Date: 1984
Author: Robertson J.A., Gould K.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0187 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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