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| Record Name(s) | Dominion Gulf Occurrence - 1949, Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. - 1961, Timmins-Abitibi Ventures Inc. - 1965, Lightning Mountain - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jan-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Holloway
Latitude: 48° 32' 5.76" Longitude: -79° 41' 18.76"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 596812 Northing: 5376589 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D12SE
Point Location Description: approximate centre of a line of drill holes
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1950-54: Dominion Gulf and Asbestos Corp. of Canada Ltd. - ground magnetic survey, DD-11. 1953: Dominion Gulf Company - DD-1-700 ft.1961: Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. - DD-1-800 ft. 1965-1966: Timmins-Abitibi Ventures Ltd.,- HLEM VLF-EM, DD-1-338 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| KL-0698/ | 32D12SE0770 | 32D12SE0770 |
| KL-2696/11 | 32D12SE0350 | 32D12SE0350 |
| KL-0698/63.427 | 32D12SE0049 | 32D12SE0049 |
| KL-2696/63.2026 | 32D12SE0046 | 32D12SE0046 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Stoughton-Roquemaure
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Geological mapping (Satterly 1954; Jensen 1982; Jensen and Langford 1985; Jensen and Baker 1986; Johnstone and Steele 1989; Vagners and Courtney 1985; McClenaghan et al. 1988, 1987; Steele 1988) indicates the area to be underlain by weakly metamorphosed (greenschist or lower metamorphic facies) volcanic, volcaniclastic, and tuffaceous rocks of the (Archean) Hunter Mine and Stoughton-Roquemaure Groups. What once formed the Dominion Gulf Co. claim group was staked to cover the eastern closure of a body of ultramafic to mafic composition which has been folded into an east striking doubly plunging syncline. The folded mafic to ultramafic rocks which were the asbestos exploration target are exposed as an erosional remnant immediately north of the Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone within and marginal to the Ghost Range.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Komatiitic | Near |
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| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Peridotite | 3 | Serpentinized Peridotite/Dunite | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Jensen and Langford (1985) interpreted these ultramafic to mafic rocks to be komatiitic volcanic rocks of the lower Stoughton-Roquemaure Group which overly calc alkalic volcanic, volcaniclastic, and tuffaceous rocks of the Hunter Mine Group. This interpretation differs from that of Satterly (1954) and MacRae (1969), who both interpreted the mafic to ultramafic body as a thick layered sill. Diamond drilling by Dominion Gulf Co. and Asbestos Corp. of Canada was targeted on a magnetic anomaly (cf. OGS 1984 and other maps in this series) which coincides with the location of the basal ultramafic (peridotitic and dunitic) portion of a thick layered igneous body of either intrusive (Satterly 1954, MacRae 1969) or extrusive (Jensen and Langford 1985) origin. The basal ultramafic portion of this body is reported (Jensen and Langford 1985) to be locally up to 140 m thick. Sparse thread chrysotile asbestos fibre of both the slip fibre and the cross fibre variety in lengths occasionally as long as 1/8 inch but usually less than 1/16 inch were intersected by Dominion Gulf Co., Canadian Johns-Manville Co., and Timmins-Abitibi Ventures. The host rocks for the asbestos mineralization were described in drill logs (assessment files) to consist of variably serpentinized peridotite and dunite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asbestos | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Talc | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chloride | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Goethite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Picrolite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Pyrope | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Propylitic | 1 | Unknown | Network | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Serpentinization | 2 | Unknown | Veins | ||
| Annabergite | Alteration | Supergene | 3 | Unknown | Network | ||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 4 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Pyrite | Alteration | Propylitic | 5 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Goethite | Alteration | Propylitic | 6 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Jul 29, 2016 (R Degagne) - Sparse thread chrysotile asbestos fibre of both the slip fibre and the cross fibre variety in lengths occasionally as long as 1/8 inch but usually less than 1/16 inch were intersected by Dominion Gulf Company, Canadian Johns-Manville Co., and Timmins-Abitibi Ventures. The host rocks for the asbestos mineralization were described in drill logs (assessment files) to consist of variably serpentinized peridotite and dunite.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Alteration minerals associated with the asbestos include carbonate, nickel(?) staining, magnetite, pyrite(?), pyrrhotite, carbonate, vein quartz, chalcopyrite, pyrope, talc, chlorite, and picrolite.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Date: Feb 07, 1997
Geologist: R Degagne
Notes: Additional asbestos occurrences are westward along the same ultramafic horizon which hosts asbestos mineralization at the Dominion Gulf occurrence. The most notable among these is the Bird deposit, which has been interpreted to be a major asbestos deposit awaiting exploitation (Kretschmar and Kretschmar 1986).
Map - North part of the Township of Holloway, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1953-04 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J., Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Magusi River area, Cochrane and Timiskaming districts
Publication Number: P2434 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Lightning Mountain area, Lightning River area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2432 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of the north half of Holloway Township
Publication Number: ARV62-07 Page: 27 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Holloway Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF272 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Lightning River area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2433 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Lightning Mountain area, Lightning River area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2432 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 494-499 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Matheson-Black River area, Holloway Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: M80600 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1984
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR001 Page: 3 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Quaternary geology, Lightning River area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2734 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Vagners U.J., Courtney S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc, magnesite and asbestos deposits in the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: S028 Date: 1986
Author: Kretschmar U.H., Kretschmar D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and petrogenesis of the Archean Abitibi belt in the Kirkland Lake area, Ontario
Publication Number: MP123 Date: 1985
Author: Jensen L.S., Langford F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR036 Page: 60 Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6091 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP140.294 Page: 112-123 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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