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| Record Name(s) | Deep Lake Mine - 1936 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Dec-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 58' 20.15" Longitude: -84° 43' 2.72"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 670356.76 Northing: 5315738.67 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Shaft at NE end of Deep Lake, shaft on SSM 407976
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive south from highway 101 along the Surluga Road to the Deep Lake trail (5 km). Follow the Deep Lake trail eastward for 1.5 km to the old shaft location.
1934: Gold discovered. 1936: W. J. Hocking and J. C. Canfield acquired the property, collared a shaft, sunk 2 compartment shafts to 115 ft, level established at 100 ft and 225 ft of drifting completed, 20-ton amalgamation mill installed. 1937: Deep Lake Gold Mines Ltd. acquired property and deepened shaft to 155 ft. 1938: Deep Lake Gold Mines Ltd. deepened shaft to 200 feet, 2nd level established. 1965: Mrs. C. Blanche completed 8 diamond drill holes totaling 2064 ft. 1978-80: Golden Goose Gold Mines completed channel sampling, trenching, 3 diamond drill holes, ground geophysical survey, and geological mapping. 1987: Citadel Gold Mines Ltd. completed geological mapping, sampling. THE REPORTED PRODUCTION FROM THIS MINE CANNOT BE ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM UNDERGROUND AT THIS SITE.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP McMurray28 / 2.13989 | 41N15NE0017 | 41N15NE0017 |
| McMurray-0036B1 / W7705.00047 | 41N15NE0097 | 41N15NE0097 |
| McMurray-0023B1 / 2.3503 | 41N15NE9036 | 41N15NE9036 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The property is underlain by the Jubilee Tuffs which are andesitc to dacitic in composition and likely occur between intermediate to mafic and intermediate-felsic rocks of the 2750 MA volcanic cycle. These rocks are of local distribution and are laregly absent elsewhere in the greenstone belt.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Andesite To Dacite | Tuff | Adjacent |
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
Jan 29, 2021 (A Wilson) - The quartz vein is hosted by andesitic to dacitic metavolcanics. These rocks consist of tuffs and breccias which are cut by grey diorite dikes associated with the Jubilee Stock. Lamprophyre dikes are also found in the vicinity of the shaft. A quartz-feldspar porphyry intrusion lies to the east of the shaft.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Visible gold was reported by Frohberg in 1937, no one else has observed gold at the site. The best gold samples obtained from the vein in 1979 ran 0.01 oz/t Au. Gold values for samples taken subsequent to this average from 0.001-0.008 oz/t Au.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 180 | .45 | 26 | 322 | 33 | 2750 MA | OFR 5888 |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 17 |
Silver 160 Gold 416 |
ARV48-01, P.101-102 | |
| 1937 | 420 |
Silver 192 Gold 6400 |
ARV47-01 P.112 | |
| 1936 | 2705 |
Silver 1472 Gold 48051 |
ARV46-01 P.16, 110 |
Map - Michipicoten area, compilation sheet, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0184 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Goodwin A.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological compilation series, Wawa sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0640 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J., Rupert R.J., Giblin P.E., Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Geological series, McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, formerly Township 29, Range 23, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0828 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1973
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of McMurray Township, Wawa area, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2441 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Sage R.P., Sawitzky E., Turner J., Leeselleur P., Sagle E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Central Portion
Publication Number: P3303 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1994
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - The ore deposits of the Michipicoten area
Publication Number: ARV44-08.003 Page: 80-81 Date: 1997
Author: Frohberg M.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1938
Publication Number: ARV48-01.003 Page: 101-102 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cave A.E., Tower W.O., Taylor J.B., Douglass D.P., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 27-28 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of McMurray Township and parts of surrounding townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5283 Page: 99-101 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 264 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Gold Occurrences of the Wawa-Missanabie Area, unpublished report
Publication Number: Robinson Page: 9 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGP
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 438-439 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1936
Publication Number: ARV46-01.003 Page: 110 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Tower W.O., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1937
Publication Number: ARV47-01.003 Page: 112 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Tower W.O., Taylor J.B., Douglass D.P., Bayne A.S., Cave A.E., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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