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MDI32D04SW00126
| Record Name(s) | Kirkland Central - 1937, Oke - 1915, Laing - 1998 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Nov-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Lebel
Latitude: 48° 11' 12.8" Longitude: -80° 0' 28.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 573738.46 Northing: 5337548.385 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D04SW
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Approximately 4.9 km north of Government Road on Duncan Ave. is a gravel road on the east side of the road. The outcrop is approximately 800 m to the east and contains sulphide mineralization. The pits are about 220 m to the northwest.
1915 - Property staked by T. Oke and patented in 1923.1915 - 1937 - Surface stripping and the development of 2 shallow shafts. One of the shafts, as identified in KL-0495 is north of the township line in Morrisette Twp.1945 - Diamond drilling (not in assessment files) by Kirkland Central Mining Company Limited.1961 - Charter of Kirkland Central cancelled.1973-1974 - Stripping, trenching and assaying by E. Chorzepa. Assays to .43 opt Au over 12 inches at the shaft in Morrisette Twp.1975 - 2 diamond drill holes totalling 264 feet near the shaft in Morrisette Twp by E. Chorepa. Best assay 0.05 opt Au over 3 feet.1976 - 3 diamond drill holes totalling 501 feet by E. Chorzepa. The 3 holes are east and west of the projected strike of the vein in the shaft in Morrisette Twp. Best assay 0.06 opt Au over 2.5 feet.1977 - trenching by E. Chorzepa.1983 - 1 diamond drill hole by E. Chorzepa totalling 122 feet in Lebel Twp, between the 2 shafts. Also so trenching.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-0495, 2.1627 | 32D04NW0285 | 32D04NW0285 |
| 12, KL-0495 | 32D04NW0361 | 32D04NW0361 |
| 30, KL-0495 | 32D04NW0229 | 32D04NW0229 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - The property is underlain by mafic volcanics of the Kinojevis South assemblage.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Tholeiitic | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 2 | Qfp | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - The property is mainly underlain by mafic tholeiitic metavolcanics, striking northeast and dipping steeply north. Minor quartz-feldspar porphyry intrusions occur on the property. One is associated with the western shaft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Hematite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Pyrite | Alteration | Pyritic | 2 | Weak | Disseminated | ||
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 3 | Weak | Disseminated | ||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 4 | Weak | Veins |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - An outcrop to the southeast of the western shaft contains quartz veining, some hematite alteration and disseminated pyrite.
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Iron carbonate alteration is reported to be relatively strong along a structural zone that appears to connect the 2 shafts. Rocks collected on an outcrop to the southeast of the western shaft contain disseminated pyrite and hematite associated with quartz veins.
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barium | Unknown | 109 | ppm | |||
| Chromium | Unknown | 164 | ppm | |||
| Chromium | Unknown | 97 | ppm | |||
| Chromium | Unknown | 319 | ppm | |||
| Gold | Unknown | 23 | ppb | |||
| Gold | Unknown | 13 | ppb | |||
| Gold | Unknown | 1 | ppb | |||
| Zinc | Unknown | 59 | ppm | |||
| Zinc | Unknown | 69 | ppm |
Date: May 18, 1999
Geologist: D Guidon
Notes: Outcrop about 220 southeast of the original pit visited with D. Laing on Sep.11/99. Point located by GPS as Zone 17 574029E 5337193N. Outcrop containing quartz veins, disseminated pyrite and hematite. Samples 98315-98317 collected. Assayed for Au and prospectors package.
Map - Township of Lebel, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53A Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: MacLean A., Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Book - Canadian Mines Handbook 1946
Publication Number: CMH 1946 Page: 167 Date: 1946
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Mono - Mineral resources and mining properties in the Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area
Publication Number: MDC003 Page: 77 Date: 1964
Author: Savage W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Geology of Lebel Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: OFR5211 Page: 78 Date: 1976
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Mono - Geology Of Lebel Township
Publication Number: B150 Date: 1998
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