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| Record Name(s) | French - 1935, J.E. McVittie - 1967, Ronda Copper Mines - 1973, Griffiths-Newman - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Apr-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Baden
Latitude: 48° 3' 30.3" Longitude: -80° 45' 43.59"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 517725.67 Northing: 5322820.281 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A02SW
Point Location Description: Approximate location of Pit
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1934: Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd: diamond drilling of six holes. 1973: Ronda Copper Mines Ltd: ground magnetic survey; diamond drilling of 8 holes totalling 1,623 feet.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3082 | 42A02SW0034 | 42A02SW0034 |
| 2.1369 | 42A02SW0030 | 42A02SW0030 |
| 10 | 42A02SW0027 | 42A02SW0027 |
| 63.3213 | 42A02SW0024 | 42A02SW0024 |
| 11 | 42A02SW0026 | 42A02SW0026 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Jun 23, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - 'The showing is a narrow quartz vein cutting massive tuffs and a syenite dyke. Vein strikes NE and dips 60 degrees to the SE.' REF: KL 0895. The quartz vein is in the contact zone between massive volcanic rocks (possibly tuffs) on the west and syenite porphyry on the east. A diabase dyke is 60 feet east of the contact. REF: OGS 1967, GR 51, P29.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic Tuff | 1 | Basalt/Andedite Tuff | Massive |
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| Syenite | 2 | Syenite Dyke | Red-Coloured, Porphyritic | Host |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase Dyke |
Jun 23, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - 'Sandy area in which outcrops are scarce. Property underlain by tuffs of Keewatin age, cut by occasional dykes of syenite and diabase.' REF: KL 0895.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Hematite | Alteration | Hematization | 1 |
Jun 24, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - A grab sample of red syenite porphyry containing quartz stringer was taken by Lovell, H.L. It gave an assay of 0.14 oz of gold per ton. A loose sample of vein quartz taken from a dump on the property in 1963, and containing small amount of chalcopyrite and pyrite assayed 8.41 oz/t gold and 9.79 oz/t silver. REF: KL 0895; ODM 1967, GR 51, page 29. A sample from the vein in the main pit was collected by H.A. Halet in October, 1972. The material was quartz, slightly mineralized with fine pyrite and chalcopyrite with no visible gold. It yielded an assay of 3.44 oz of gold per ton. REF: Report by I.C. Christopher (dated January 17, 1973), page 3, in KL 2411. 'Hollinger officials report that over a length of 90 feet and a width of 11 inches, values of 1.5 oz/t of gold were found. The ore body was also located in drilling. At both ends of the 90-foot section the fracture continues farther, but little quartz and no values were found.' REF: OGS 1967, GR 51, P29.
Jun 23, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - The red colour of the syenite wallrock is probably caused by hematite contributed from the hydrothermal solutions that introduced the quartz. REF: OGS 1967, GR 51, P29.
File - Resident Geologist file KL-0895
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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:
Part - Geology and ore deposits of the Matachewan-Kenogami area
Publication Number: ARV44-02.001 Page: 47 Date: 1998
Author: Dyer 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: 189 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Matachewan area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R051 Page: 29 Date: 1967
Author: Lovell H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0661 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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