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| Record Name(s) | Morrison - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Apr-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Oct-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt
Secondary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Nicol
Latitude: 47° 39' 7.87" Longitude: -80° 42' 51.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 521461 Northing: 5277683 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P10NE
Point Location Description: AMIS Shaft location
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1909: General Morrison staked the property. Northern Mining Co. took over the claims and sunk a shaft. 1922-1923: Tonapah Canadian Mines Ltd. sank a shaft and dug lateral workings. 1928-1951: Morrison Mines Ltd. deepened the shaft and mined the deposit sporadically. 1951-1953: New Morrison Mines Ltd. continued production. 1955: Mine closed. 2012: S. Swain completed trenching on the property. 2020: S. Swain carried out prospecting, sampling, assaying and analyses. 2024: S. Swain carried out prospecting, sampling, assaying and analyses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 20000006806 | 20000006806 | |
| 20000004651 | 20000004651 | |
| 20000015044 | 20000015044 | |
| 20000022216 | 20000022216 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | calcite-quartz-granophyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Nipissing Diabase |
Mar 22, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Steeply dipping and east-striking amphibolitized Keewatin volcanics are intruded by Nipissing quartz diabase about 900' thick in the form of a basin. The mine occurs on the south side of the basin where the diabase dips about 20 degrees north. A strong fault strikes northwest and dips 24 degrees northeast; it passes near the main shaft on 175' level, and occurs above the ore body. Silver bearing veins form a narrow zone that strikes east-west parallel to diabase contact and dips steeply south; the veins have a banded structure where a calcite core with ore minerals lies within quartz that is within granophyre next to the diabase walls.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bismuth | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Silver | Economic | Ore |
Jul 05, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - A grab sample taken near the shaft from a quartz-calcite vein assayed up to 4.012 oz/t of silver (File 20000006806)
Oct 29, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - A grab sample taken by S. Swain in 2024 returned 13.68% Cu and 533.9 ppm Ag (20000022216)
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 22630 |
Silver 719201 Ounces Cobalt 22018 Pounds |
MDC010, p.405 | Total production from 1930-1932, 1935-1936, 1940, 1952-1954 |
File - Resident Geologist news clippings 'Consolidated Morrison'
Publication Number: Clippings Date: 1996
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
File - Resident Geologist file CO-1711
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Geology of the Miller Lake portion of the Gowganda silver area
Publication Number: ARV64-05 Page: 5, 35 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Gowganda silver area (4th report, revised)
Publication Number: ARV35-03.001 Page: 44 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 404 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the Gowganda Lake-Miller Lake silver area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R175 Page: 118-121 Date: 1978
Author: McIlwaine W.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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