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Record: MDI41P16SW00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Roy - 1982, Hubert Lake - 1982, Tiara - 1982, Tormont - 1982, Chartre/Dufresne - 1997
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-Aug-20
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-03
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Silver

Secondary Commodities: Gold, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt



Location

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



Exploration History

1912: 3 shaft were sunk on the property. 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. 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: Further stripping, power washing and sampling being completed. This work 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 D. Guindon, OGS District Geologist, near the shaft and to the south, assayed up to 233 ppm Ag, 1.96% Co, 13.6% Cu and 1510 ppm Ni.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
CO-0929 41P16SW0002 41P16SW0002
CO-2377 41P16SW2001 41P16SW2001

Geology

Province: Southern

Subprovince: Cobalt Basin

Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup

Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Vein 1 Calcite Host
Gabbroid-Unsubdivided 2 Nipissing Diabase Sill Adjacent

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1BorniteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3SilverEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

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.



Mineral Record Details

Site Visit Information

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.



Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1966 1 Silver 58723 Grams
MRC 10, P.343 PRODUCTION 1964, 1966 - NO TONNAGE DATA

References

File - Resident Geologist file CO-0926

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

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

Location:


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

Location:


Part - Mining operations in 1954

Publication Number: ARV64-02 Page: 132-133  Date: 1997

Author: Field D.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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

Location:


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