Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Canamax East Zone - 1987, Ghostmount Mines Ltd - 1987, Matheson East Zone - 1987, Lobanor Gold Mines Ltd. - 1949, Canamax Resources Ltd. - 1987, Holloway 2 - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1987-Jul-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-11 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Holloway
Latitude: 48° 31' 47.36" Longitude: -79° 41' 35.38"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 596481 Northing: 5376015 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D12SE
Point Location Description: DDH, underground workings
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed for 9.3km east of the junction of hwys 101 and 672 to Harker Holloway road. Travel 0.6km north of hwy 101 on the gravel road to the site. The inclined shaft 0.91 km south and 4.76 km west of the northeast corner of Holloway Township.
1944- 1948: C.S. Davidson completed a magnetic survey. Hoyle Gold Mining and/or Ghostmount Mines is reported (Satterly 1954) to have diamond drilled 14 holes. 1949: Lobanor Gold Mines Ltd. diamond drilled 5 holes. 1976: Amax Exploration Inc. with Procan Exploration Co. began exploring the area. 1978: Amax Minerals Exploration (with Procan Exploration?) completed airborne geophysical surveys of the Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone area east of Matheson and staked ground on the basis of these surveys. 1979: Amax Minerals Exploration (with Procan Exploration?)completed ground follow-up exploration (including geophysical and geological surveys, prospecting, and limited diamond drilling) on their properties in the area. 1980: Amax Minerals Exploration (with Procan Exploration?) diamond drilled. 1981: Amax Minerals Exploration (with Procan Exploration?) diamond drilled. 1982: Reconnaissance diamond drilling in the area by Amax Minerals Exploration. 1983: Amax Minerals Exploration (and Procan Exploration Co.?) diamond drilled at least 25 holes. 1984: Amax Minerals Exploration and/or Canamax Resources Inc. (and Procan Exploration?) diamond drilled at least 13. holes. 1987: Canamax Resources diamond drilled in the area from surface, and initiated at the East Zone deposit via decline ramp underground exploration.). 1988: Underground operations continued for most of the year and included drifting on the 50, 90, and 110 m levels and exploration drifting and diamond drilling on the 130 m level. Continued mining of the deposit was contingent on the results of the underground drilling of the Lower Shoot. Mining operations by Canamax Resources were suspended in December. The site is being kept on a standby basis. Canamax Resources also surface diamond drilled 20 holes.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-1315/2.4413 | 32D12SE0042 | 32D12SE0042 |
| KL-0422/63.4460 | 32D12NE0018 | 32D12NE0018 |
| KL-1315/2.5343 | 32D12SE0033 | 32D12SE0033 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Aug 02, 2016 (C Salo) - Geological mapping indicates that bedrock in the deposit area is largely glacial drift covered. Bedrock consists mainly of a lithologically and structurally complex assemblage of variably altered weakly metamorphosed (greenschist or lower metamorphic facies, except marginal to large felsic intrusive bodies, where amphibolite grade metamorphic aureoles may be developed) supracrustal rocks and intrusive igneous rocks which occupy part of the east striking Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone (PDFZ). The supracrustal bedrock assemblage consists mainly of subaqueously deposited ultramafic to felsic volcanic, pyroclastic, and volcaniclastic deposits, and clastic and chemical sediments. Some of the sedimentary material is jasper clast or jasper grain bearing. The intrusive igneous suite consists mainly of felsic rocks, but lamprophyre and diabase dikes have also been identified in the area. Both intrusive and supracrustal rocks may be variably carbonatized, chloritized, silicified, hematized, feldspathized, serpentinized, and recrystallized. The PDFZ is complex structurally and characteristically consists of juxtaposed fault/shear bounded blocks each of which may be up to several hundred metres in maximum dimension. Each block may be lithologically and structurally distinct from bounding lithons. Jensen and Langford termed the variably altered and tectonized lithologic suite which occupies the PDFZ in the Lightening River area the Porcupine-Destor Complex. A recent geophysical survey of Holloway Township failed to identify any anomalous bedrock conductors which coincide with the locations of either the West Zone occurrence or the East Zone Deposit. Zone deposit.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Cb-Pyrite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Cb-(Potassium Feldspar) | Host | |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Clastic | Near | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 4 | Near | ||
| Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 5 | Komatiitic Basalt | Near | |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 6 | Feldspar | Host | |
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 7 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Specularite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Talc | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Sericite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Fuchsite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Leucoxene | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 9 | Epidote | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 10 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 11 | Ankerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 12 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Unknown | Network | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 2 | Weak | Network |
Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - Aside from drill logs (most of which do not contain assay data), very little descriptive information on either the West Zone occurrence or the East Zone deposit is on file at the Resident Geologist's Office, Kirkland Lake. Information in the Canamax Resources drill logs indicates that both the West Zone occurrence and the East Zone deposit consist of anomalously elevated gold tenors which are associated with: a) visible gold bearing quartz-(carbonate)-(potassium feldspar) veins, veinlets, and stockworks; and b) quartz-carbonate-pyrite- arsenopyrite vein systems and vein system associated mineralization. Both mineralization types are hosted by variably schistose, variably graphitic, variably recrystallized, and variably brecciated material which consists most commonly of several of the following minerals: quartz, carbonate, chlorite, talc, sericite, fuchsite, and hematite. Relic spinifex textured olivine and/or pyroxene has been identified within green (fuchsitic) carbonate country rock, suggesting that at least some of the country rock was originally komatiitic. In a 1984 Canamax Resources Inc. report (exploration files), the West Zone occurrence and the East Zone deposit were described to be 2 distinct mutually parallel auriferous zones. The high grade auriferous zones at the East Zone deposit are reported to occur as pods within a southwest plunging vein system.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Zone | 1988 | Proven | 65304 | Canamax Resources Inc. Annual Report 1988 | Average grade 0.17 oz/t Au in developed region. | Gold 5.83 g/t |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 42731 |
Gold 5691 Ounces |
Mineral Occurrences, Deposits, and Mines of the Black River-Matheson Area, p.1305 | 5691 oz of gold recovered at a 90% recovery (0.126 oz Au per ton) |
| 1987 | 7900 | The gold yield from this bulk sample is not known. |
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2358
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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: Kirkland Lake RGO
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:
Article - Gold metallogenesis along the Pipestone and Destor-Porcupine deformation zones and associated structures
Publication Number: MP132.081 Date: 1997
Author: Whittaker P.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP143.294 Page: 24-32 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Northern Miner 85-03-07, Matheson, p. A3
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1985
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location: Kirkland Lake RGO
Article - Reconnaissance till sampling program, Matheson-Lake Abitibi area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP141.081 Page: 472-477 Date: 1997
Author: Steele K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Northern Miner 85-07-11, August Drilling, p. 1, 6
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1985
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
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP136.294 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 1302-1309 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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 - 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:
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:
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, 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:
Map - Geological series, bedrock samples from the sonic drilling program 1988, Lake Abitibi-Matheson area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P3136 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1989
Author: Sutcliffe R.H., Steele K.G., Hart 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:
Map - Precambrian Geology of Parts of Lamplugh, Frecheville, Stoughton, Harker, Holloway and Marriott Townships, Ghost Range Area
Publication Number: P3615 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2010
Author: Dinel E.
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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