Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Garvey Vein - 1930, Ashley Property - 1947, Argyle Property - 2002 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1986-Feb-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Lead
Township or Area: Argyle
Latitude: 48° 1' 34.29" Longitude: -80° 55' 4.6"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 506117.932 Northing: 5319214.776 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A02SW
Point Location Description: Approximate location of quartz vein
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The property can be reached by the Ashley Road from Matachewan, a distance of approximately 16 miles.
2003: Phoenix Matachewan Mines Inc: mapping and prospecting 1975: The Hanna Mining Co: prospecting and sampling 1931-2: Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd: diamond drilling of 4 shallow holes 1931: Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd: trenching
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL5245 | 42A02SW2011 | 42A02SW2011 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
May 05, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - The quartz vein (Garvey Vein) is about 15 inches wide and about 300 feet long; it is relatively flat lying with a dip of about 30 degrees. It is near the bottom part of the rock face created by a small mining operation prior to World War II. The strike is quite variable. REF: KL 2581, page 2; OGS 1979, MDC 18, Page 187.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalts | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Rhyolite | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Syenite | 4 | Porphyritic |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | Pyritic | Disseminated | ||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Specularite | Economic | Gangue |
May 05, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - Chip samples submitted for assay returned values ranging from 0.005 to 0.38 oz/t gold. The latter assay (sample 1630) is from the old Garvey vein at the southernmost part of the quartz vein. REF: KL2581, page 2. The sample had visible gold. REF: Location Sketch of Samples Map, in KL 2581. Chip samples collected by Phoenix Matachewan Mines Inc. in 2003 along the Garvey and Garvey extension veins returned values generally between 0.2 and 1.2 g/t in 12 samples, with the exception of sample No. 1216, representative of a 12-15 cm vein width, which returned 10.73 g/t gold. REF: KL 5245, page 6, fifth paragraph.
May 05, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - Silicification, minor carbonatization (ankerite) and pyrite are common alteration products associated with the veining.
File - Resident Geologist files KL0164, KL2581
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Bannockburn gold area, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM41A Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1997
Author: Rickaby H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Bannockburn gold area
Publication Number: ARV41-02.001 Page: 13, 17-18 Date: 1998
Author: Rickaby H.C.
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: 187 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report 1977 Argyle #190
Publication Number: PV 190 Date: 1996
Author: Lovell, H.L.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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