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Record: MDI32D12SW00032

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Inspiration - 1992, Cream Silver - 1992
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1992-Jan-29
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-08
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Garrison

Latitude: 48° 30' 9.21"    Longitude: -79° 55' 44.1"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 579118.372   Northing: 5372713.859    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 32D12SW

Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: A point 3.05 km south and 3.02 km west of the northeast corner of Garrison Twp.



Exploration History

1949: 6 ddh - Inspiration Mining and Development Co. Ltd.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-0602, 2.3918 32D12SW0159 32D12SW0159

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - Inspiration Mining and Development Co. claims area near and or straddle the east striking contact between the PDFZ and the felsic intrusive body of monzonitic composition which is locally known as the Garrison Stock.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic Schist 1 Basalt Schistose Host
Granite 2 Granitic Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1TalcEconomicGangue
2PyriteEconomicGangue
3QuartzEconomicGangue
4CarbonateEconomicGangue
5ChloriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - Gold assay data accompanying drill hole logs in the Inspiration Mining and Development Co. Assessment file, indicate anomalously elevated (greater than 0.01 ounce of gold per ton) as long as 19.4 feet of core lengths within granitic and or syenite and variably schistose mafic volcanic rocks.



Mineral Record Details

References

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Publication Number: P2431 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1982

Author: Jensen L.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological series, preliminary results of bedrock samples from the sonic drilling, 1985, Lake Abitibi-Matheson area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P2986 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1986

Author: Jensen L.S., Steele K.G., McClenaghan M.B., Baker C.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Part - Geology of Garrison Township

Publication Number: ARV58-04 Page: 327  Date: 1997

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geological series, bedrock samples from the sonic drilling program 1987, Matheson area, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P3114 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1989

Author: Johnstone R.M., Sutcliffe R.H., Steele K.G., Baker C.L., McClenaghan M.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay

Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 128  Date: 1971

Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Folio - Garrison Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: GDIF360 Date: 1997

Author: Kirkland Lake RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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:


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

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

Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 787-790  Date: 1990

Author: Bath A.C.

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

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Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area

Publication Number: MP136.294 Page: 200-214  Date: 1997

Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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:


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:


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