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MDI41I10SE00003
| Record Name(s) | Falcon Gold Mines Ltd. - 1935, Beckley Property - 1935, DDH Fgh-04-01 - 2001 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1983-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Dec-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Falconbridge, Falconbridge
Latitude: 46° 34' 1.2" Longitude: -80° 44' 23.47"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 519937 Northing: 5157081 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10SE
Point Location Description: Shaft location compiled from assessment files & AR48 map. Site visited 2024; shaft not located.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Access to the property is by road to Falconbridge, through the Falconbridge Ltd. Smelter Site gate, then south on a company road to the railroad acid loading area. From that point a drill trail leads east for a distance of approximately 4 km to the property.
c 1890: R. McConnell: staked claims. c 1900: W.R. Berkley: shaft sinking to 46 ft., 59 ft. cross-cut driven on bottom level. 1927-1934: unknown operator; 1934: L. Brooke and C.H. Hichcock: pumped out and sampled workings, drilled 5 holes. 1935: Tiblemont Mines Ltd: dewatering of shaft, 2000 ft of diamond drilling. 1936-1937: Falcon Gold Mines Ltd. - shaft deepened to 215 level; DD-21-4031 ft. 1948-1955: Falconbridge Limited – DD-8-8280.5 ft. 1987-1988: Falconbridge Ltd. – airborne geophysical survey and magnetometer survey, IP survey, VLF-EM survey, geological survey, sampling; DD-24-14,951 ft., stripping. 1994: G. Bailey: reconnaissance survey and sampling program. 2003: Sears, Barry and Associates – ground magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys. 2004-05: Millstream Mines Ltd. – DD-1-1120.0 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.33868 | 20000007865 | 20000007865 |
| Falconbridge-0019 | 41I10SE0054 | 41I10SE0054 |
| Falconbridge 0034-B1 | 41I10SE0052 | 41I10SE0052 |
| 2.16468 | 41I10SE0035 | 41I10SE0035 |
Province: Southern
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Shear Zone | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mylonite/Fault Gouge/Pseudotachylite | 2 | Shear Zone | Contains | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz, Calcite | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 25, 2017 (A Wilson) - The ore zone is about 20 ft wide with a northeasterly strike and steep south dip. The ore body has an average width of 6.2 ft; is 150 ft. long and extends to a depth of 200 ft. The average grade is reported to be $11.20 oz/t (at $35 U.S./oz)
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 2 | Sheared |
| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 6.09 | 50.29 | 60.96 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gold | 1981 | Unclassified | 32660 | D. Owen in AF #41I10SE0035, p.2 | Gold 0.21 oz/T | |
| Falcon Gold | 1939 | Unclassified | 16330 | ARV48 | Gold 0.32 oz/T |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 16329 | MDI | PROVEN, grade 0.32 oz/t Au |
Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Falconbridge Township
Publication Number: ARV66-06 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2447 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1935
Publication Number: ARV45-01.003 Page: 106 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Keeley E.C., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Falconbridge Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P3067 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1987
Author: Dressler B.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Notes on several properties in the District of Sudbury
Publication Number: ARV48-10.002 Page: 17-20 Date: 1997
Author: Phemister T.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Falconbridge Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF386 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 62-63 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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