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| Record Name(s) | Iris No. 2 Showing - 1947, Iris South Group - 1947 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Harker
Latitude: 48° 27' 3.61" Longitude: -79° 46' 51.88"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 590130 Northing: 5367147 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D05NW
Point Location Description: pit on quartz vein on patented claim L8650
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible via a road that passes through the claims.
1947: Iris Gold Mines Limited – stripping, mapping sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-2243/2.8563 | 32D05NW0399 | 32D05NW0399 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic pillowed flow | 1 | Pillowed | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Sheared | Contains |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Rhyolite | Adjacent |
Jul 02, 2015 (A Wilson) - The No. 2 showing is in a narrow shear zone trending N65E and lies at the contact between a rhyolite flow and mafic metavolcanics rocks. A few quartz stringers were observed in the shear.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 02, 2015 (A Wilson) - Channel samples were collected from two pits 300 ft apart. An 8 inch wide sample of quartz containing 5% pyrite assayed 0.03 oz/t Au. A sample from the west pit, 7.5 inches in width and containing pyrite, assayed 0.04 oz/t Au.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Part - Geology of Harker Township
Publication Number: ARV60-07 Page: 35-36 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0031 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 661-673 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit KL #330
Publication Number: PV-330 Date: 1901
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Township of Harker, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1951-04 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J., Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: M2676 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R., Luinstra B., Ropchan J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6091 Page: 85 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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