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Record: MDI32D12SE00007

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Canamax 42 Zone - 1985, West Zone Occurrence - 1985, Ghostmount Mines Ltd. - 1985, Holloway 2 - 1985, Matheson West Zone - 1985, Noranda Exploration Company Ltd.- 42-East Zone - 1992
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1985-Nov-19
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-16
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Holloway

Latitude: 48° 31' 34.23"    Longitude: -79° 42' 22.45"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 595522.53   Northing: 5375593.04    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 32D12SE

Point Location Description: Group of twenty diamond drill holes.

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: A point 1.04 km south and 3.88 km east of the northwest corner of Holloway Township.



Exploration History

1944: Ghostmount Mines Ltd. – DD-7-3510 ft. 1981-1982: Amax Ltd. – DD- 35-10,115.73m. 1983: Canamax Resources Inc. – DD-6-2090.52m. 1992-1996: Noranda Exploration Ltd. – diamond drilling The area's exploration history is summarized in the report for the East Zone deposit. (MDI32D12SE00008).


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-0056/13 32D12SE0041 32D12SE0041
KL-0056/12 32D12SE0043 32D12SE0043
W9680.00581 32D12SE0111 32D12SE0111
2.17704 32D12SE0117 32D12SE0117
KL-0056/16 32D12SE0034 32D12SE0034

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided 1 Komatiitic Flows Host
Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Massive And Laminated Flows Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ArsenopyriteEconomicOre
2HematiteEconomicOre
3PyriteEconomicOre
4PyrrhotiteEconomicOre
1ChloriteEconomicGangue
2QuartzEconomicGangue
3TalcEconomicGangue
4SericiteEconomicGangue
5GraphiteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - The West Zone occurrence is spatially associated with and is believed to be similar geologically and mineralogically to the East Zone Mine (no. 232). MDI32D12SE00008.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file KL-0937

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


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:


Book - Northern Miner 84-12-27, Hunt for ..., p. 1,6

Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1984

Author:

Publisher Name: Northern Miner

Location: Kirkland Lake RGO


Book - Northern Miner 85-06-20, Canamax, p. 1,2

Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1985

Author:

Publisher Name: Northern Miner

Location: Kirkland Lake RGO


Part - Geology of the north half of Holloway Township

Publication Number: ARV62-07 Page: 28-29  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:


Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area

Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 1298-1301  Date: 1990

Author: Bath A.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Res/Reg Property Visit KL #238

Publication Number: PV-238 Date: 1901

Author:

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


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