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| Record Name(s) | Gordon Mine - 1897 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Jan-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Rathbun
Latitude: 46° 44' 44.65" Longitude: -80° 37' 7.78"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 529116.003 Northing: 5176979.998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10NE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: 28.6km from Hwy17 north on Kukagami Lake road to main road running close to most southeast point of Bowland Lake.
1882: discovery. 1896: shaft sinking, diamond drilling. 1981-84: R. Viitala - ground geophysics, DD-2, sampling, trenching. 1985: Flag Resources Ltd. - mapping, sampling, airborne geophysics. 1989: Augdome Corporation Limited - DD-2
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4938 | 41I15NE0015 | 41I15NE0015 |
| 30 | 41I15SE0045 | 41I15SE0045 |
| Rathbun-0036 | 41I15SE0061 | 41I15SE0061 |
| Rathbun-0037 | 41I15SE0063 | 41I15SE0063 |
| Rathbun-0033-A1 | 41I15SE0070 | 41I15SE0070 |
| Rathbun-0024 | 41I15SE0083 | 41I15SE0083 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Wacke | 1 | Massive | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Contains |
Mar 23, 2010 (A Wilson) - The only rock outcropping in the area consists of massive and laminated greywacke of the Gordon Formation. Quartz veins up to 0.75m wide are east-trending and dip steeply to the north. NE trending shear zones have been observed in the area.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 23, 2010 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by R. Viitala in 1991 returned values up to 0.16 oz/t gold. Assays from diamond drilling completed by Augdome Corporation Limited in 1989 returned an assay of 0.013 oz/t Au over 0.47 m. A grab sample from a quartz vein collected by Flag Resources returned 575 ppb Au
File - Resident Geologist file Rathburn SP002
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Location: Sudbury RGP office
Map - Geological series, Rathbun Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P1609 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1978
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Massey Bay, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2451 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Folio - Rathbun Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF316 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Sudbury data series, Rathbun Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2197 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Wanapitei Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R213 Page: 108 Date: 1982
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Sudbury Resident Geologist's District - 1989
Publication Number: MP147.015 Page: 303 Date: 1997
Author: Meyer W., Jerome L.B., Gates B.I., Lacey J.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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