Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Nickila Lake - 1991, Ma-6 - 1991, B-30 - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Diamond, Kimberlite
Township or Area: Bisley
Latitude: 48° 17' 5.3" Longitude: -79° 53' 24.44"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 582334.59 Northing: 5348551.22 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D05SW
Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1983: Monopros Ltd. kimberlite discovered. 1984: 3 sonic drill holes 1985: 1 sonic drill hole, gravity survey & study of limestone clasts 1986: Kimberlite indicator minerals 1987: LAC Minerals completed 2 diamond drill holes 1989: Kimberlite indicator minerals 1994: GSC - 3 vertical RC holes 1986:
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-1514 | 32D05SW0128 | 32D05SW0128 |
| KL-1514 | 32D05SW0116 | 32D05SW0116 |
| KL-1514 | 32D05SW0123 | 32D05SW0123 |
| KL-1912 | 32D05SW0134 | 32D05SW0134 |
| KL-0818 | 32D05SW0138 | 32D05SW0138 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Mesozoic Geochronological Age: 155.9 +- 2.0 Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5937
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Kimberlite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Lithic Tuffisitic Breccia | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Ilmenite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Phlogopite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Pyrope | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 03, 2015 (D Guidon) - Brummer et al. 1992 reports the recovery of 3 diamonds totaling 0.040 carats
Publication - Mineralogy and geochemistry of the B30 kimberlite and overlying glacial sediments, Kirkland Lake, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3295
Publication Number: OF 3295 Date: 1996
Author: McClenaghan, M.B.; Kjarsgaard, I M; Schulze, D J; Stirling, J A R; Pringle, G; Berger, B R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/207751
Publication - The development of advanced technology to distinguish between productive diamondiferous and barren diatremes; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2124
Publication Number: OF 2124 Date: 1989
Author: Fipke, C.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/130799
MonoMap - Kimberlites of the Lake Timiskaming Structural Zone
Publication Number: OFR5937 Page: 87 Date: 1996
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Kimberlites of the Lake Timiskaming Structural Zone: Supplement
Publication Number: OFR6018 Page: 7 Date: 2000
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Geochemistry of groundwater from Jurassic kimberlites in the Kirkland Lake and Lake Timiskaming kimberlite fields, northeastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4515
Publication Number: GSC OF 4515 Date: 2003
Author: Sader, J A; Leybourne, M I; McClenaghan, M; Hamilton, S M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/214841
Journal - Timing of eastern North American kimberlite magmatism:continental extension of the Great Meteor hotspot track?
Publication Number: EPSL 178 Date: 2000
Author: Heaman, L., & Kjarsgaard, B.
Publisher Name: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v.178, p.253-268
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Journal - Discovery of kimberlites in the Kirkland Lake area, northern Ontario, Canada, part 2
Publication Number: Expl Min Geol 1 Date: 1992
Author: Brummer, J.J., MacFayden, D.A., Pegg, C.C.
Publisher Name: Mining Exploration, v1, p.339-350
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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