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| Record Name(s) | Matachewan Consolidated Mines East Property - 1960, Midrim Mining Co. Ltd, Group B - 1965, MR5559 - 1934 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-May-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver
Secondary Commodities: Gold, Lead
Township or Area: Cairo
Latitude: 47° 56' 47.94" Longitude: -80° 38' 59"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 526156 Northing: 5310430 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P15NE
Point Location Description: Pit in claim 5559, SW corner of Cairo twp.
Location Method: Data Compilation
1965: Midrim Mining Company Limited – ground geophysics.1981-84: Pamour Exploration Limited – VLF-EM, mapping, soil sampling, ground magnetic survey, overburden drilling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-2174/2.6846 | 41P15NE8605 | 41P15NE8605 |
| KL-2174 / 2.5140 | 41P15NE8332 | 41P15NE8332 |
| KL-2174/2.4699 | 41P15NE8334 | 41P15NE8334 |
| KL-2174/2.4701 | 41P15NE8610 | 41P15NE8610 |
| KL-2174/ 2.4724 | 41P15NE8333 | 41P15NE8333 |
| 2.3674 | 41P15NE8338 | 41P15NE8338 |
| KL-1866/ 63.1909 | 20000004997 | 20000004997 |
| KL-2174/ 2.5018 | 41P15NE8335 | 41P15NE8335 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic massive flow | 1 | Massive, Sheared | Contains |
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| Syenite | 2 | Contains | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
Mar 20, 2015 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is hosted in green carbonate altered mafic metavolcanics and syenite that are cut by quartz veins.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Unknown | Replacement | ||
| Fuchsite | Alteration | Unknown | 2 | Medium | Replacement | ||
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 3 | Medium | Replacement |
Mar 20, 2015 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by H. Lovell in 1966 returned traces of gold and silver and one sample contained a trace of gold and 1.07 oz/t Ag.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Matachewan area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R051 Page: 49 Date: 1967
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Highway 66 Area, Swastika to Matachewan
Publication Number: M2677 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2006
Author: Berger B.R., Pigeon L., Leblanc G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 377 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report 85
Publication Number: PV 85 Date: 1965
Author: H.L. Lovell
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis Along Highway 66 from Matachewan to Swastika
Publication Number: OFR6177 Date: 2006
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Matachewan gold area, townships of Powell and Cairo, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM44A Scale: 1:24,000 Date: 1997
Author: Dyer W.S., Charlewood G.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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