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| Record Name(s) | Van Sickle Mine - 1898, S.B. Smith Mine - 1935, Captain Vein - 1935, Smith Vein - 1935 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Dec-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 57' 55.91" Longitude: -84° 44' 1.35"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 669163.29 Northing: 5314954.6 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Shaft south of Trout Creek and east of Boyer Lake
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: The site is accessed by driving south along the Surluga Road for a distance of approximately 5 km to the Deep Lake access road. The shaft is located on the north side of the road about 350 m east of the Surluga Road.
1898: staking by W. B. Van Sickle, property patented. 1926: Wawa Syndicate - property optioned to Huronian Belt Co. and Pioneer Mining Corporation Ltd. 1931: Parkhill Gold Mines - option 1933-36: L. A. Van Sickle - discovery of vein, optioned to S. B. Smith; 1934 - inclined shaft sunk to 200 ft (2 levels at 100 and 200 feet), 1935-36 - mining operations. 1938: Michipicoten Gold Mines - option on property, mill salvaged. 1961-63: Lake Osu Mines Ltd. - mapping, geophysical surveys, diamond drilling. 1980-89: Dunraine Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, mapping diamond drilling. 1988-89: Van Ollie Exploration - geological mapping. 1998: property acquired by Citadel Gold Mines.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP McMurray-56 | 42C02SE0500 | 42C02SE0500 |
| WP McMurray-8 | 41N15NE9041 | 41N15NE9041 |
| McMurray-0060 | 41N15NE0041 | 41N15NE0041 |
| McMurray-0035-A1 | 41N15NE0091 | 41N15NE0091 |
| McMurray-0034 | 41N15NE0087 | 41N15NE0087 |
| McMurray-0014-C1 | 41N15NE0074 | 41N15NE0074 |
| WP McMurray-3 | 42C02SE0504 | 42C02SE0504 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 5888
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is hosted by the Jubilee tuffs which are a distinctive package of intermediate composition rocks lying between intermediate to mafic and intermediate to felsic metavolcanic rocks of the second volcanic cycle. These intermediate rocks are of local distribution and are largely absent elswhere in the greenstone belt. The veins occur adjacent to the Parkhill Fault and the Darwin/Jubilee Shear Zone and it is suggested that these veins may be related to the mineralization at the Parkhill Mine. The Smith or Van Sickle Vein has bee considered to be the same as the Parkhill Vein.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff-Breccia | 1 | Andesite To Dacite | Tuff, Breccia | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Quartz Porphyry | 3 | Quartz | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The showing/mine consists of at least 3 quartz-carbonate veins within a brecciated phase of the Jubilee tuffs. The shaft is collared in a more competent quartz-feldspar porphyry. The porphyry may be related to the intrusion of the Jubilee Lake Stock. At least two phases of lamprophyre dikes are apparent in the vicinity of the shaft. The older dikes trend 274/90 and the younger series trend 234/90. The breccia is composed of approximately 85% dacitic to andesitic fragments supported by a matrix of a similar composition. The breccia also hosts a small component <10% of coarse granodioritic fragments that may be related to the nearby Jubilee Stock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Ankerite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Replacement |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - No assays readily attributable to the Smith Vein have been published. Information from an assessment file dated 1937 indicates that there is about 5000 tons of tailings containing 0.086 oz/t Au present on the property.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Epithermal |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 120 | 2 | 250 | 50 |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 250 | .25 | 318 | 90 |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 250 | .5 | 78 | 48 |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 9378 |
Silver 2332 Gold 47774 |
MRC 13, P. 33 | PRODUCTION FROM 1935 TO 1936; INCLUDES MILL CLEAN UP IN 1936 |
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:
Publication - Canadian Mineral Deposits not Being Mined in 1989
Publication Number: MR 223 Date: 1989
Author:
Publisher Name: Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Location: Timmins RGP
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 - Michipicoten area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM36A Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Book - McMurray Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1987
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
Book - NEWSP - DUNRAINE MINES LTD - WRGO
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Part - Michipicoten gold area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV36-02.001 Page: 47 Date: 1998
Author: Gledhill T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1934
Publication Number: ARV44-01.003 Page: 140 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:
Part - The ore deposits of the Michipicoten area
Publication Number: ARV44-08.003 Page: 79-80 Date: 1997
Author: Frohberg M.H.
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: 32-33 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: 101-105 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 275 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: 13 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: 459-460 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Statistical review of the mineral industry of Ontario for 1935
Publication Number: ARV45-01.001 Page: 18, 158 Date: 1997
Author: Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Statistical review of the mineral industry of Ontario for 1937
Publication Number: ARV47-01.001 Page: 14, 201 Date: 1997
Author: Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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