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| Record Name(s) | Woman River - 1936, S. Stanwick - 1967, Melville - 1971, West Gold Showing - 1973 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1983-Dec-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Baden
Latitude: 48° 1' 37.29" Longitude: -80° 41' 17.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 523245.65 Northing: 5319350.87 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A02SE
Point Location Description: Approximate location of Pit
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Access to the property is by means of float or ski-equipped aircraft or by means of boat or snowmobile north, along the Montreal River from South Porcupine. Alternatively, a bush road about four miles long, north from highway 566, provides access to the west half of the property group.
1985: Hanson Mineral Exploration Ltd: diamond drilling of three holes (no commercial values obtained) 1984: Hanson Mineral Exploration Ltd: ground geophysical surveys (magnetic and VLF electromagnetic). No major zones were outlined. 1971: Melville Mines and Industries Ltd: geological mapping, magnetic and electromagnetic surveys 1957: Geophysical Engineering and Surveys Ltd: electrical resistivity and self potential survey (no significant anomalies revealed on the property) 1936: Woman River Gold Mines: acquired the claim; diamond drilling of four holes 1935: Dyer: described a gold occurrence on the claim 1934: W.T. Robson: he saw visible gold in a lens 2 ft long in an irregular quartz stringer 40 ft long on the claim; much trenching and pitting
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 63.928, KL-0927 | 42A02SE0145 | 42A02SE0145 |
| 2.729 | 42A02SE0134 | 42A02SE0134 |
| 63.3214 | 42A02SE0131 | 42A02SE0131 |
| 2.6738, KL-1086 | 42A02SE0126 | 42A02SE0126 |
| 16, KL-1086 | 42A02SE0144 | 42A02SE0144 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
May 27, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - The Montreal River Fault lies to the east of the gold showing. It is a regional structure and trends to the north-west.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt |
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| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite | ||
| Syenite | 3 | Grey And Red Syenite, Syenite Porphyry | ||
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase Dykes | ||
| Vein | 5 | Quartz | Contains |
May 27, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - Much of the lithology was revealed by diamond drilling.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
May 27, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - Four holes were diamond drilled by Woman River Gold Mines in 1936. Three holes were barren and the fourth is said to have assayed 1.14 oz of gold per ton over a core length of 40 feet. REF: KL 2857. In 1934, W.T. Robson saw visible gold in a lens 2 ft long in an irregular quartz stringer 40 ft long on the claim.
May 27, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - There are some zones of shearing with Silicification and pyritization on the property. REF: ODM 1935, AR 44, Part 2, page 48.
File - Resident Geologist files KL-1767, KL-1842, KL-2857
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Part - Geology and ore deposits of the Matachewan-Kenogami area
Publication Number: ARV44-02.001 Page: 48 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer W.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report 1989 #262
Publication Number: PV 262 Date: 1989
Author: Lovell, H.L.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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: 189-190 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0656 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of the Matachewan area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R051 Page: 31 Date: 1967
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Baden and Alma townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2109 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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