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Record: MDI42A02SW00059

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Loki-3 - 1979, Loki 'B' - 1922
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-09
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-16
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold, Lead

Secondary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Holmes

Latitude: 48° 2' 12.69"    Longitude: -80° 28' 38.72"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 538954.033   Northing: 5320528.911    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A02SW

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

Around 1922: Coniagas Mines Ltd: diamond drilling. 1933: Agaura Explorations Ltd: channel sampling. 1966: J.C.G. Moore: sampling.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Feldspar Porphyry 1 Host
Vein 2 Quartz Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
2GalenaEconomicGangue
3ChalcopyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Jul 12, 2010 (J Suma-Momoh) - 'A third showing in the southwest quarter of the north half of lot 7, concession 2, Holmes Township, consists of veinlets of quartz, mineralized with a few specks of galena and pyrite, in feldspar porphyry.' A grab sample, taken by J.C.G. Moore assayed 0.63 ounces of gold per ton and 6.8 percent lead. REF: OGS 1966, GR 44, page 14. Visible gold and high assays have been reported. REF: OGS 1979, MDC 18, P205.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist file KL1642

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


MonoMap - Geology of Holmes-Burt area, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: R044 Page: 14  Date: 1997

Author: Moore J.C.G.

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: 205  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: G0351  Date: 1983

Author: Hodgson C.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


File - Res/Reg Property Visit KL#147

Publication Number: PV-147 Date: 1981

Author: Lovell, H.L

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


File - Res/Reg Property Visit KL #146

Publication Number: PV-146-1 Date: 1978

Author: Lovell, H.L

Publisher Name:

Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 378  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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