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| Record Name(s) | Bird Mine - 1987, Garrison Deposit - 1987, Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. - 1919, Bird-Ginn - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1987-Apr-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Garrison
Latitude: 48° 32' .33" Longitude: -79° 58' 16.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 575945.322 Northing: 5376101.78 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 32D12SW
Point Location Description: Outcrop
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The Canadian Johns-Manville Co. S.J. Bird Mine is located north of Highway 101 in northwest Garrison Township, about 40 km east of Matheson. The now capped shaft and exploration pits are near the no.1 post of patented claim no. 54626.
1919: Knight et al. (1919) reported that on the west side of a hill located about 2,150 m west and about 800 m south of the NW corner of Garrison Township (on or near what was to be known as the Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. S.J. Bird deposit), samples from a narrow (inches in width) quartz vein assayed 0.019 oz Au / ton. 1950: S.J. Bird: staked claims in NW Garrison Twp; 18 DDH's (1,207 ft) beneath an asbestos surface occurrence. 1951-1952: CANADIAN JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. LTD.: optioned 14 Bird claims; geophys. survey; 26 DDH's (14,923 ft); acq. he Bird Group and additiona; claims in area; compl.additional diamond drilling. [1968]:sank 3-comp. 314 ft deep expl. shaft, est. 632 level (294 ft beneath surface); drifting (1,390 ft), stockpiled bulk samples on surface. [1969]: 5,505 ft of drifting and 3,296 ft of x-cutting compl. on 632 level; 29 surf. DDH's (18,251 ft); surface stockpiles graded, and samples sent for assaying and pilot milling. [1970]: drifting (2,397 ft) , x-cutting (976 ft) compl. on 632 level; Prior to dismantling the headframe and installation of a reinforced concrete bulkhead on top of the shaft, aggregate development work on 632 level to about 9,292 feet of drifting and
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-0354 | 32D12SW0183 | 32D12SW0183 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The asbestos bodies occur within the basal cumulate dunitic portion of a 760 m thick layered komatiitic (Kretschmar and Kretschmar 1986, Jensen and Langford 1985) ultramafic to mafic sill (Satterly 1949, Jensen and Langford 1985) which Jensen and Langford interpreted to be part of the (Archean) Stoughton- Roquemaure Group. This sill is largely glacial drift covered (Vagners and Courtney 1985; McClenaghan et al. 1988, 1987; Steele 1988) and is poorly exposed. Exploration diamond drilling indicates that the lower, peridotitic part of the sill overlies mainly cherty tuff, tuff breccia, and intercalated jasper iron formation of the (Archean) Hunter Mine Group. The sill is overlain by about 200 m of Fe-tholeiitic basalt which is (at its top) in fault contact with calc alkalic volcanic rocks of the Hunter Mine Group. The sill (and enclosing stratigraphy) is east southeast striking, moderately (60-70 degrees) north dipping, north facing, and is spatially associated with the east striking Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone (Jensen and Langford 1985, Jensen and Baker 1986, Johnstone and Steele 1989). A recent geophysical survey of Garrison Township (OGS 1984) indicates that the serpentinite bodies hosting the asbestos mineralization are spatially associated with a prominent horizon of anomalously elevated magnetic values. Regional metamorphic grade in the area is greenschist or lower metamorphic facies.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Breccia-unsubdivided | 1 | Tuff | Footwall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironstone-unsubdivided | 2 | Jasper If | Footwall | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Tholeiitic Basalt | Hanging Wall | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Calc-Alkalic | Hanging Wall | |
| Dunite | 5 | Srp Dunite; Asb, Mag, Tlc-C | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The asbestos bodies occur within the basal cumulate dunitic portion of a 760 m thick layered komatiitic (Kretschmar and Kretschmar 1986, Jensen and Langford 1985) ultramafic to mafic sill (Satterly 1949, Jensen and Langford 1985) which Jensen and Langford interpreted to be part of the (Archean) Stoughton- Roquemaure Group. This sill is largely glacial drift covered (Vagners and Courtney 1985; McClenaghan et al. 1988, 1987; Steele 1988) and is poorly exposed. Exploration diamond drilling indicates that the lower, peridotitic part of the sill overlies mainly cherty tuff, tuff breccia, and intercalated jasper iron formation of the (Archean) Hunter Mine Group. The sill is overlain by about 200 m of Fe-tholeiitic basalt which is (at its top) in fault contact with calc alkalic volcanic rocks of the Hunter Mine Group. The sill (and enclosing stratigraphy) is east southeast striking, moderately (60-70 degrees) north dipping, north facing, and is spatially associated with the east striking Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone (Jensen and Langford 1985, Jensen and Baker 1986, Johnstone and Steele 1989). A recent geophysical survey of Garrison Township (OGS 1984) indicates that the serpentinite bodies hosting the asbestos mineralization are spatially associated with a prominent horizon of anomalously elevated magnetic values. Regional metamorphic grade in the area is greenschist or lower metamorphic facies.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Talc | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chromite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Brucite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Asbestos | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 1 | Medium | |||
| Talc | Alteration | Serpentinization | 2 | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 3 | ||||
| Asbestos | Alteration | Serpentinization | 4 | ||||
| Brucite | Alteration | Serpentinization | 5 | ||||
| Magnetite | Alteration | Serpentinization | 6 | Medium |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The asbestos bodies (according to Wicks et al. 1984, at least 5 distinct asbestos bodies occur near the shaft) are hosted by the thick (about 600 m thick) basal extensively serpentinized cumulate dunite portion of the sill which is in sheared contact with the much thinner (about 100 m in thickness) upper, gabbroic part of the sill (Jensen and Langford 1985). Petrography (as reported by Wicks et al. 1984) indicates that the dunitic portion of the sill has undergone two episodes of serpentinization: an earlier stage of retrograde serpentinization characterized by the development of lizardite IT mesh textures after olivine and bastites after pyroxenes; and a later prograde serpentinization event which is characterized by the development of chrysotile asbestos, brucite, and magnetite displaying non pseudomorphous textures. The serpentinization observed at the S.J. Bird Mine is noted by Wicks et al. (1986) to be similar in many respects to that observed at the Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. Munro (asbestos) Mine, in Munro Township, but that in Garrison Township, the serpentinization process was more widespread, extensive, and mineralogically varied. As at the Munro Mine, at the S.J. Bird Mine, Wicks et al. 1984 reported that zones of late talc-carbonate alteration occur and that these limit the size of the potentially economic asbestos bodies.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - Petrography (as reported by Wicks et al. 1984) indicates that the dunitic portion of the sill has undergone two episodes of serpentinization: an earlier stage of retrograde serpentinization characterized by the development of lizardite IT mesh textures after olivine and bastites after pyroxenes; and a later prograde serpentinization event which is characterized by the development of chrysotile asbestos, brucite, and magnetite displaying non pseudomorphous textures. The serpentinization observed at the S.J. Bird Mine is noted by Wicks et al. (1986) to be similar in many respects to that observed at the Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. Munro (asbestos) Mine, in Munro Township, but that in Garrison Township, the serpentinization process was more widespread, extensive, and mineralogically varied. As at the Munro Mine, at the S.J. Bird Mine, Wicks et al. 1984 reported that zones of late talc-carbonate alteration occur and that these limit the size of the potentially economic asbestos bodies.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown |
Date: Feb 17, 1997
Geologist: R Degagne
Notes: N/A
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Mine | 1971 | Unclassified | 299376000 | NMI Card 323D/12 ASB1 | Asbestos 9.75 % |
Map - Township of Garrison, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1949-01 Scale: 1:12,000 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 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:
Part - Geology of Garrison Township
Publication Number: ARV58-04 Page: 9-10 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Matheson-Black River area, Garrison Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: M80598 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1984
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR036 Page: 44 Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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 - Industrial minerals of northern Ontario-supplement 2
Publication Number: OFR5439 Page: 20-21 Date: 1983
Author: Vos M.A., Smith V.
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 Page: 57-59 Date: 1986
Author: Kretschmar U.H., Kretschmar D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Garrison Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF360 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: 708-713 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report #101
Publication Number: PV-101 Date: 1901
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR001 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - 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 - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP140.294 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Annual report on mining operations in Ontario during calendar year 1968
Publication Number: ARV78 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report on mining operations in Ontario during calendar year 1969
Publication Number: ARV79 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Book - Mineralogy and geochemistry of the chrysotile asbestos deposits of Ontario: Munro Mine and Garrison deposit
Publication Number: MP121.138 Date: 1997
Author: Wicks F.J., Pu W., Hedjran K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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