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MDI41P16SW00003
| Record Name(s) | Roy - 1982, Hubert Lake - 1982, Tiara - 1982, Tormont - 1982, Chartre/Dufresne - 1997 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Aug-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Silver, Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Farr
Latitude: 47° 46' 38.67" Longitude: -80° 27' 48.81"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 540188 Northing: 5291700 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 41P16SW
Point Location Description: AMIS Shaft location
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1912: 3 shaft were sunk on the property. 1950: Property visit by RGP staff, wrote report to describe the property, the existing shaft and the mineralization. 1952-1954: Roy Silver Mines Ltd. leased the property and operated the mine. During this period, work included deepening the main shaft to 390 feet, 1200 feet of underground development, 1178 feet of underground diamond drilling and 3737 feet of surface diamond drilling. In 1954, 2472 tons of treated ore produced a carload of cobalt-copper concentrate averaging 7% cobalt and 6% copper. 1954- 1956: Tiara Mines Ltd.- diamond drilling (6 DDH, 605 m), surface and underground channel sampling, resource estimation and calculation. 1964: The property produced 1084 ounces of silver. 1966: The property produced 804 ounces of silver. 1996: D. Chartré and R. Dufresne staked part of the property. 1997: With the aid of an OPAP grant, an exploration program was carried out to re-evaluate the silver, cobalt and copper occurrences. The work included stripping, trenching and sampling, as well as line cutting and a magnetometer survey. 2002: A program of drilling, blasting and sampling was completed. 2006-2007: Dufresne, R. J.-stripping, power washing and sampling being completed. This work uncovered a vein about 210 m (690 feet) north of the shaft. 2016-2020: Battery Mineral Resources Ltd.- airborne geophysics (AMAG, ARAD), ground geophysics (MAG, IP), stripping and power washing along a strike length of 900 m, diamond drilling (14 DDH, 2352 m), rocka sampling, assaying and analysis, LiDAR and data compilation.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| CO-0929 | 41P16SW0002 | 41P16SW0002 |
| CO-2377 | 41P16SW2001 | 41P16SW2001 |
| 20000019384 | 20000019384 | |
| 2.25578, CO-2897 | 41P16SW2009 | 41P16SW2009 |
| 2.33286, CO-3149 | 20000001673 | 20000001673 |
| 20000018194 | 20000018194 | |
| 20000018396 | 20000018396 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Calcite | Host |
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| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 2 | Nipissing Diabase Sill | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Erythrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 03, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - The main vein area was exposed for a length of 90 m and is up to 30 cm wide, contains disseminated cobalt arsenides and chalcopyrite. Samples from this main vein averaged 0.7 oz/t silver, 1.64% cobalt, 3.22% copper and 0.16% nickel with best values being 4.7 oz/t silver, 7.4% cobalt, 14.02% copper and 0.55% nickel. Another veins system, located to the east and run parallel to the main vein, contains chalcopyrite and magnetite. Samples from these veins assayed up to 8.46 % copper and 390 ppb of gold (File 20000018396).
Mar 15, 2023 (Q Unknown) - Samples yielded values up to 0.75 g/t Au, 4.12 oz/ton Ag, 6.08% Co, 14.02% Cu and 0.55% Ni.
Date: Aug 16, 2006
Geologist: D Guidon
Notes: Examined the earlier and recent stripping by Dufesne and Chartre. A few subparallel, narrow calcite veins have a north to northeast trend within cylindrical joints of the Nipissing gabbro, similar to those found in the Gowganda area and described by Eakins (1961) and Hester (1967). The veins carry elevated levels of silver, cobalt, copper, nickel and arsenic in typical Cobalt-style mineralization. A number of narrow quartz veins with hematite, exposed by stripping, are located 50 to 100 m both east and west of the main calcite veins. Underground workings were developed on the 66-, 135-, 205- and 305-foot levels with the most extensive on the 205-foot level. Here, the drift has a strike length of about 450 feet (137 m) with about 265 feet (81 m) being north of the shaft. The most recent work on the property uncovered a vein about 210 m (690 feet) north of the shaft. A grab sample of the vein submitted for assessment credit assayed 37 ppm Ag, 550 ppm Co and 4.81% Cu. Grab samples of the vein, collected by the author near the shaft and to the south, assayed up to 233 ppm Ag, 1.96% Co, 13.6% Cu and 1510 ppm Ni.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1966 | 1 |
Silver 58723 Grams |
MDC10, p.343 | PRODUCTION 1964, 1966 - NO TONNAGE DATA |
File - Resident Geologist file CO-0926
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Mono - Report of Activities 1997, Resident Geologists Program, Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist's Report: Kirkland Lake-Sudbury Districts
Publication Number: OFR5973 Date: 1998
Author: Meyer G., Cosec M., Grabowski G.P.B., Guindon D.L., Buckley S., Messier C.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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File - Resident Geologist file CO-0928
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP Office
Mono - Report of Activities 2006, Resident Geologist Program, Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report: Kirkland Lake District
Publication Number: OFR6204 Date: 2007
Author: Guindon D.L., Grabowski G.P.B., Meyer G., Picotte M.C.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - Mining operations in 1954
Publication Number: ARV64-02 Page: 132-133 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Silver cobalt calcite vein deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC010 Page: 343 Date: 1968
Author: Sergiades A.O.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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