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| Record Name(s) | Roche South - 1964, Roche Prospect - 1927 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc, Copper, Lead
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Gold
Township or Area: Ben Nevis
Latitude: 48° 19' 9.94" Longitude: -79° 39' 46.75"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 599117 Northing: 5352667.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D05SE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed 1km east of Larder Lake on hwy 66 to Larder Station Road/Pontiac Access Road. Continue for 27.9km north to Interprovincial Mine Road. Site is 1km on the Interprovincial Mine Road.
1927: P.J. Roche Property - pitting, trenching, sampling. 1927-32: Interprovincial Exploration Company Ltd. - property examination of underground workings; shaft sinking; 3 levels established. 1960: Hollinger Mines Ltd. - mapping, 1962-63: Canagau Mines Limited - trenching, stripping , sampling.1964: Dome Exploration Limited and Frobex Limited - DD-6-1971 ft. 1992: Minnova Inc. - geological mapping, sampling. 2002: Wallbridge Mining Company Limited - drill core sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| KL-1288/15 | 32D05SE0070 | 32D05SE0070 |
| 2.24872 | 32D05SE2022 | 32D05SE2022 |
| 2.14827 | 32D05SE0023 | 32D05SE0023 |
| KL-1288/63.3901 | 32D05SE0055 | 32D05SE0055 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Rhyodacite | Silicified, Carbonatized | Host |
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| Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 22, 2016 (A Wilson) - Galena and sphalerite were observed to occur along strongly pyritized, vertical, east-striking shear plans. A sample collected from the pit by Sakinaw Copper and Iron Mining Limited assayed 0.67% Pb, 0.03% Zn, 0.34 g/t Au and 19.5 g/t Ag. The shear zone was intersected below the surface by Frobex Limited. DDH F64-1 intersected 94.3 g/t Ag, 0.83% Pb and 1.95% Zn over a core length of 23.3 ft.. Hole F64-6 intersected 43.2 g/t Au, 0.08% Pb and 0.25% Zn over a core length of 11 feet. A grab sample from surface collected by P.E. Roche assayed 0.11 oz./t gold. A sample collected from the shaft on the lead-zinc vein returned values of 0.52% Pb, 5.6 oz./t Ag, 0.84% Cu and 10.38% Zn. A sample collected by P. J. Roche in 1927 assayed 0.02 oz/t Au, 0.34 oz/t Ag, 0.15% Cu, 30.29% Pb and 9.57% Zn. In the Company's records samples from underground included: 80 Ib. sample - 3.40 ozs. Ag., 6.46% Zn and 3.76% Pb. Massive sulphides (no weight) - 1.10 oz. Ag., 17% Zn and 0.33% Pb. Assays from the Mountain Lake Resources and Joutel Resources Ltd. returned zinc values ranging from 141 to 20,6000 ppm, 71 ppm to 2400 ppm Pb, 7 to 4790 ppm Cu.
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2400
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
MonoMap - Geology of Clifford and Ben Nevis townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R132 Page: 43-44 Date: 1975
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Mono - Geochemical exploration of Early Precambrian volcanogenic sulphide mineralization in Ben Nevis Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: S019 Date: 1977
Author: Wolfe W.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Ben Nevis, Munro, Kamiskotia, and other base metal areas, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming
Publication Number: ARV37-03.001 Page: 25 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Clifford and Ben Nevis townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2283 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1974
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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