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Record: MDI41I15SW00027

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Concor-Chibougamau - 1959, Milnet Area Placer Gold - 1970
Related Record Type
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-12
Date Last Modified 2022-Jul-19
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Parkin

Latitude: 46° 49' 8.24"    Longitude: -80° 56' 44.81"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 504136.002   Northing: 5185047.005    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I15SW

Point Location Description: Pit

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: Access From Milnet railroad crossing on RR84, proceed easterly for approx. 0.7km to gravel road on north side of road. Proceed for 1.1km taking right fork at this mileage. Proceed for approx. 0.5km. Northern claim blocks are accessed from this point. Other features are described to be east of RR 84 approx. 1km south of junction of RR84 and above described access road.



Exploration History

1959: Concor-Chibougamou Mines Limited - mapping, ground geophysics, DD-17


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Hutton-0028 41I15SW0095 41I15SW0095



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Apr 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - Placer gold is found in glacio-fluvial sediments in the channels of the Vermilion River.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GoldEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Apr 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - The gold is not coarse, but is of the “shot” size. The gold fragments are free and not associated with any other minerals. Nuggets are not common although gold up to 50 mg have been reported. Gold values reported in GR80 include 0.013 ounces, 0.06 ounces and 0.10 ounces from an unknown sample size.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Placer

References

Folio - Parkin Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF323 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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MonoMap - Geology of Hutton and Parkin townships

Publication Number: R080 Page: 35-39  Date: 1970

Author: Meyn H.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - The Vermilion River placers

Publication Number: ARV10.008 Page: 151-159  Date: 1998

Author: Coleman A.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Mono - The Pleistocene geology of the Vermilion River system near Capreol, District of Sudbury, Ontario (with special reference to placer gold)

Publication Number: PR1949-02 Date: 1998

Author: Prest V.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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