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| Record Name(s) | Teck-Hughes - 1913, Steven Orr - 1911 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1988-Feb-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
Township or Area: Teck
Latitude: 48° 8' 49.98" Longitude: -80° 3' 9.56"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 570466 Northing: 5333097 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A01NE
Point Location Description: AMIS Crown pillar location
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1911 (winter): Stephen Orr – staking of the first three claims on the property. 1911 (spring): John Reamsbottom – additional staking of 3 claims adjoining Orr’s; the staked claims were later acquired by James Hughes. 1912: James Hughes and Sandy McIntyre discovered gold on one of the adjoining claims. 1913: Teck Hughes Gold Mines - acquired the Hughes claims, prospecting and trenching. 1914: Nipissing Mining Co. – optioned the property; sinking of the No.1 shaft. Early 1915: Nipissing Mining Co. – dropped the option. Later that year, Charles Dennison and Associates of Buffalo optioned the property; the No.1 shaft had reached a depth of 500 ft, and a 50-ton mill installed by late 1916. 1917: Kirkland Porphyry Co. – optioned the Orr claims on the south, a shaft was sunk to a depth of 400 ft on a vein in a structure later shown to be the Kirkland Lake ‘Main’ break. 1923: Teck-Hughes Gold Mines Ltd. – acquired the Orr property giving the company a full quarter mile along the Main break. 1917-1968: Production. (Gordon, J.B. et al., 1979; Savage, W.S. 1964)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Telluride | Economic | Gangue |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teck Hughes | 1991 | Unclassified | 340909 | CMH 1991-1992, P.270 | Gold 6.86 g/t |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8667496 |
Gold 3709007 Ounces |
OFR 6007 p. 40 | Total production 1917-1968 |
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2640
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Township of Teck, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: M1945-01 Date: 1997
Author: Thomson J.E., Hopkins H., Gerrie W., MacLean A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the main ore zone at Kirkland Lake
Publication Number: ARV57-05.002 Page: 141-149 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E., Hawley J.E., Ward W., Perry O.S., Griffin K., Charlewood G.H., Hopkins H., MacIntosh C.G., Ogrizlo S.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 29-32 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
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 Page: 179 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: G0211 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit KL #12
Publication Number: PV-12 Date: 1901
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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