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| Record Name(s) | Parkhill Gold Mine - 1929, Longbottom Property - 1900, Mariposa Gold Mine - 1903 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Apr-07 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: McMurray
Latitude: 47° 57' 50.66" Longitude: -84° 44' 27.52"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 668625.28 Northing: 5314776.61 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41N15NE
Point Location Description: Shaft on patented claim 3124
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Access to the property is via Surluga Road for a distance of approximately 5 km south of highway 101. The mine site is located on the west side of the road and is marked with a hand lettered sign.
1902: Mariposa Mining Company inclined shaft to 208 feet, two levels developed at 100 and 200 feet. 1923: Michael Syndicate (owner) completed trenching and diamond drilling, property transferred to Cooper Gold Mines Ltd. and later Pioneer Mining Corporation Ltd. 1929-1938: Parhill Gold Mines Ltd. sunk No. 2 inclined shaft to 1909 feet with 14 levels, 50 tons per day mill built in 1931 when mine went into production. 1938-39: Ward Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (owner). 1939-41: Devon Gold Mines Ltd. (owner). 1944: Sandra Gold Mines Ltd. (owner). 1979-83: Dunraine Mines Ltd. completed geological mapping, diamond drilling, sampling, dewatering of shaft. 1986: Dunraine Mines Ltd. rehabilitated the shaft from second level, dewatered to 8th level, underground mapping and sampling. 1988-90: Citadel Gold Mines Ltd. completed stripping, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| McMurray 49 | 41N15NE0053 | 41N15NE0053 |
| McMurray 34 / W8605.00083 | 41N15NE0033 | 41N15NE0033 |
| McMurray 41 | 41N15NE0054 | 41N15NE0054 |
| McMurray 43 | 41N15NE0055 | 41N15NE0055 |
| McMurray 47-A1 / W8205.81686 | 41N15NE0520 | 41N15NE0520 |
| McMurray 60 | 41N15NE0041 | 41N15NE0041 |
| McMurray 56 | 41N15NE9044 | 41N15NE9044 |
| WP McMurray-8 | 41N15NE9041 | 41N15NE9041 |
| McMurray 65-C1 / W8605.00075 | 41N15NE0034 | 41N15NE0034 |
| McMurray 45 | 41N15NE0061 | 41N15NE0061 |
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
Jan 29, 2021 (A Wilson) - The Parkhill Mine is located close to both the Darwin shear, a major NNE trending shear zone lying along the west side of the Jubilee Lake Stock, and the Parkhill Fault. The Parkhill Fault is a late Archean fault which truncates all earlier structures int eh area. It is one of a regional set of at least 10 NE trending faults related to the McVeigh Creek Fault. These faults have left-hand displacements of a few hundred of feet to 6 kilometres. Apparent displacement on the Parkhill Fault is in the arder of 1400 to 2000 feet. The Darwin shear consists of a series of left-hand en-echelon segments. A short, localized shear zone called the Parkhill Shear is a relatively narrow and sinuous set of narrow, mineralized and sheared zones which host locally spectacular high-grade gold veins. At least four veins are associated with this shear.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff-Breccia | 1 | Andesite To Dacite | Tuff, Breccia | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host | |
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent |
Jan 29, 2021 (A Wilson) - Andesitic flows, feldspar tuffs, lapilli tuffs, fine-grained tuffs and tuff breccia are mapped to the south and east of the Parkhill shaft. Less extensive outcropping of fine-grained tuff and lapilli tuff lie to the north. Minor metasedimentary rocks are present in the shaft area. Rocks of the Jubilee stock (diorite to granodiorite) outcrop to the north of the shaft. The stock has been displaced by faulting and lies to the west of the mine workings where it is seen in the west wall of the diabase-filled Parkhill Fault.
| 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 | Marcasite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Cubanite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 8 | Galena | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 29, 2021 (Sheree Hinz) - The mineralization of the veins consists essentially of pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and gold. In general, the quartz carries little visible gold
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 3 | Podiform |
| 1 | Sheared |
| 2 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular | 304 | 3 | 65 | 40 |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1 |
Gold 404.03 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | Mill Salvage from 1940-1944, total Au recovered: 404.029 oz, no tonnes reported |
| 1938 | 285 |
Gold 204.2 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 204.2 oz Au recovered |
| 1937 | 22867 |
Gold 5714.9 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 5,714.9 oz Au recovered |
| 1936 | 20356 |
Gold 9439.9 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 9,439.9 oz Au recovered |
| 1935 | 18932 |
Gold 9618.7 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 9,618.7 oz Au recovered |
| 1934 | 17625 |
Gold 8983.8 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 8,983.8 oz Au recovered |
| 1933 | 10490 |
Gold 9434.5 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 9,434.5 oz Au recovered |
| 1932 | 18570 |
Gold 15259 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 15,259 oz Au recovered |
| 1931 | 8238 |
Gold 3325.4 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 3325.4 oz Au recovered |
| 1929 | 30 |
Gold 99.5 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 170 | 99.5 oz Au recovered |
| 1904 | 8 |
Gold 19 Ounces |
42C02SE0500 p. 171 | 19 oz Au recovered |
File - Resident Geologist files McMurray-0014-A1
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGP office
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:
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:
Book - Northern Miner 80-11,18,25-09 Duraine Mines
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Part - Goudreau and Michipicoten gold areas, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV40-04.001 Page: 39-41 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1937
Publication Number: ARV47-01.003 Page: 188-189 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:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 32 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: 105-110 Date: 1979
Author: Rupert R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 264-265 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: 12 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Timmins RGP
Part - The ore deposits of the Michipicoten area
Publication Number: ARV44-08.003 Page: 78-79 Date: 1997
Author: Frohberg M.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Michipicoton Mining Division
Publication Number: ARV13-01.002 Page: 46-47 Date: 1998
Author: Boyd D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chabanel, Esquega, Lastheels and McMurray Townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5586 Page: 442-443 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - McMurray Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP
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