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| Record Name(s) | British Matachewan Gold Mines Ltd. - 1964, Mistinikon Lake Section - 1971 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Powell
Latitude: 47° 56' 48.11" Longitude: -80° 42' 28.14"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 521818 Northing: 5310417 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P15NE
Point Location Description: approximate location of drilling
Location Method: Data Compilation
1936: Matachewan Consolidated Gold Mines – 3 DDH. 1949: British Matachewan Gold Mines Ltd. – DD-1-1001 ft. 1964-1973: British Matachewan Gold Mines Limited – DD-7-4859 ft., EM, mag, assays, IP survey. 1990-1995: Royal Oak/Pamorex Minerals – magnetic survey, mapping, DD-7-18,704 ft., assays
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-0282/ 2.967 | 41P15NE8269 | 41P15NE8269 |
| KL-0282/2.468 | 41P15NE8292 | 41P15NE8292 |
| KL-3930/W9680.00297 | 41P15NE0011 | 41P15NE0011 |
| KL-3689/W9580-00427 | 41P15NE0006 | 41P15NE0006 |
| KL-0282/ 2.1200 | 41P15NE8270 | 41P15NE8270 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandy Conglomerate | 1 | Quartzite, Conglomerate | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Footwall | ||
| Peridotite | 4 | Peridotite | Footwall | |
| Syenite | 5 | Porphyritic | Host |
Apr 28, 2015 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected 120 ft. of greywacke before intersecting a 13 ft. wide syenite porphyry dike. Below the porphyry the drill hole entered a sequence of amphibolite and a peridotite intrusion. At 798 ft, the drill hole intersected mafic metavolcanics.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 28, 2015 (A Wilson) - A quartz vein in one of the drill holes assayed 0.09 oz. /t Au. Assays from the Royal Oak diamond drilling returned values ranging from 0.001 oz. /t Au to 0.099 oz. /t Au.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
MonoMap - Geology of the Matachewan area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R051 Page: 37 Date: 1967
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0693 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit KL #229
Publication Number: PV-229 Date: 1901
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Precambrian Geology, Powell Township
Publication Number: P3577 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2006
Author: Berger B.R., Préfontaine S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - General Geology of Powell Township, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: OFR6172.005 Page: 5.1-5.10 Date: 2005
Author: Berger B.R., Préfontaine S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Powell and Cairo townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2110 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology and ore deposits of the Matachewan-Kenogami area
Publication Number: ARV44-02.001 Page: 42-43 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Central Abitibi Greenstone Belt: Kapuskasing Structural Zone to the Quebec Border
Publication Number: P3565 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2005
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Hall L.A.F., Houlé M.G., Johns G.W., Josey S.D., Madon Z.B., Rainsford D.R.B., Trowell N.F., Vaillancourt C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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