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| Record Name(s) | Mother-Lode Property - 1906, H. Gates Property - 1907, Silverstrike Block - 2008 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Copper
Township or Area: James
Latitude: 47° 44' 36.82" Longitude: -80° 21' 30.92"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 548082.998 Northing: 5287997.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P09NW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed 1.2km north from Elk Lake on highway 65; turn west into gravel pit; walk north on hydro line 100m; take old bush road west for 200m.
circa 1908:H. Gates - property sold. 1908-1910: Mother-Lode Mining Co. Ltd. - pitting, adit developed, shaft sinking. 1923: W.A. Laycock and M.J. Galvin - property leased. 1952: Demers et al. - sampling. 1996-97: C. Diplacido - ground geophysics, soil geochemistry, mapping. 2008: Amador Gold Corp. - ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-2398 | 41P09NW2002 | 41P09NW2002 |
| CO-3493/20005568.pdf | 20000003695 | 20000003695 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Footwall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacke | 2 | Footwall | ||
| Vein | 3 | Calcite | Host | |
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase | Contains |
Oct 11, 2011 (A Wilson) - Nipissing quartz diabase in the form of a shallow-dipping sill or sheet about 700 feet thick is intrusive into Gowganda conglomerate just above the basement granodiorite. Silver and arsenide-bearing calcite veins occur in the lower part of the diabase sill.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Argentite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 1 |
Silver 44820 Grams |
MDC010 p. 367 | 1581 oz |
File - Resident Geologist files CO-1266
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Mickle and James townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2151 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1968
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Elk Lake area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R062 Page: 33-34 Date: 1968
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 347 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - James Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P0239 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: MacKean B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV18-01.002 Page: 126 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV19-01.003 Page: 116 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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