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| Record Name(s) | Kirkland Lake - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-May-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Molybdenum, Silver
Township or Area: Teck
Latitude: 48° 8' 44.06" Longitude: -80° 3' 24.26"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 570164.43 Northing: 5332910.42 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A01NE
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1911: C.A. McKane – staking of the property. 1912: Vein-fault or ‘Main Break’ discovered on the property. 1913: Kirkland Lake Gold Mines – sinking of the No.1 shaft to 80 feet. 1914: Beaver Consolidated Mines Limited optioned the property and deepened the No.1 shaft to 200 feet, with a level established at 175 feet. 1916-1918: Deepening of No.1 shaft to 700 feet; sinking of No.2 shaft to 500 feet with 3 levels at 300, 400 and 500 feet and at least 600 feet of underground development. 150 ton mill installed and production began in 1918. September 1960: End of production.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Telluride | Economic | Gangue |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2848817 |
Gold 1172955 Ounces |
OFR 6007 |
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: 133-140 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 - Mineral resources and mining properties in the Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area
Publication Number: MDC003 Page: 42-43 Date: 1964
Author: Savage W.S.
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: 175 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: G0212 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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