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MDI41I05SW00015
| Record Name(s) | Shakespeare Gold Mine - 1984, Avon - 1984, Ensign - 1984, Foley Mine - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Jan-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Shakespeare
Latitude: 46° 17' 31.13" Longitude: -81° 51' 31.64"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 433852.76 Northing: 5126847.64 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I05SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1903-1907: Shakespeare Gold Mining Company Limited drove a tunnel into the northwest side of the ridge, a shaft was sunk. 1936: Ensign Gold Mines Limited dewatered mine workings, surveyed and sampled. 1942-1944: Webbwood Copper Mining Syndicate Limited dewatered the shaft and did some diamond drilling on the 60-foot level in a search for copper mineralization. A 30-foot adit was driven into the hillside 70 feet east of the shaft. 1944-1945: N. Oreck hand-cobbed 9 tonnes of high-grade ore. 1950: Greenray Mines Limited dewatered the shaft to the 128-foot level and advanced the 60-foot adit to connect with the shaft at that level. Bulk sampling and 8 diamond-drill holes totaling 1,956 feet.1956-1961: Vermont Mines Ltd. Magnetic survey and 9 diamond drill holes totaling 1,486 feet. Second and third mine levels geologically mapped. 1973: Rodney Gold Mines carried out geological mapping. 2012-2013: NY85 Capital Inc. carried out line-cutting, magnetometer survey, IP survey. 2014: Geonovus Minerals Corp. completed 3 diamond drill holes totaling 395m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.55356 / Shakespeare-SP055 | 20000014472 | 20000014472 |
| Shakespeare-0026-A1 | 41I05SW0100 | 41I05SW0100 |
| 2.54204 | 20000008488 | 20000008488 |
| 2.52534 / Shakespeare-SP051 | 20000007715 | 20000007715 |
| 41I05SW0101 | 20000004726 | 20000004726 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Matinenda Formation | Near | |
| Diabase | 3 | Nipissing Diabase | Near |
Feb 28, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Northeast-trending folded Huronian metasediments are intruded by dikes and sills of Nipissing Diabase and northwest-trending Keweenawan diabase dikes. In the mine area, schistose Matinenda Formation quartzites with streaks and bands of schistose greywacke contain stringers of dark quartz. These stringers parallel the strike of the quartzites which have been folded into a lens in the shaft area. Thus, the mineralized zone strikes northeast and dips steeply south.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
Feb 28, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite occur in the quartz veining. Native gold has been reported. The western part of the mineralized zone has been traced for 15 feet and was found to contain 1.12 to 1.85 ounces of Au per ton over an average width of 3.5 feet. Gold distribution in the eastern zone is more erratic, with values ranging from 0.45 ounce of Au per ton over 0.9 feet to 1.43 ounces of Au per ton over 1.2 feet.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 8599 | MDC018, pg.83 | Total production of 2959 oz Au from 1905-1948 |
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Shakespeare Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0614 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A., Siemiatkowska K.M., Masson S.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Dunlop-Shakespeare area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R139 Page: 39-40 Date: 1976
Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 82-83 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Shakespeare Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF283 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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