Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Nelson Property - 1936, Claim TRS1760 - 1936, Telluride Shaft - 1965, Sylvanite Occurrence - 1979, Telluride Lake Property - 2011 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Jun-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Beemer
Latitude: 48° 4' 12.19" Longitude: -81° 21' 57.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 472745 Northing: 5324151 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A03SW
Point Location Description: shaft on former claim TRS1760
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Approximately 45 km south of Timmins on the Papamika and Telluride gravel roads. An ATV trail connects the Telluride road with the Muskasenda Lake road. Approximately 100 m along the road to the site.
1925: J.C. Nelson - discovery of gold. 1932: Sylvanite Gold Mines Ltd. - sampling. 1981-83: Lynco Resources Inc. - mapping, ground geophysics. 1984-85: Marjel Resources Inc. - sampling, ground geophysics. 1987-88: HSK Minerals Ltd. - ground geophysics, airborne geophysics, DD - 1-185. 1995-97: Driver Resources Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1997-99: Starfire Minerals Inc. - ground geophysics, DD-1-251 m. 2008-2009: Ashley Gold Mines Limited - ground geophysics, prospecting. 2011: D.M. Lefert and S.B. Simon - prospecting, sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0056/2.5519/ OM82-6C-174 | 42A03SW0053 | 42A03SW0053 |
| T-3186/2.11642 | 42A03SE0208 | 42A03SE0208 |
| T-3873/2.17532 | 42A03SW0002 | 42A03SW0002 |
| T-3986/2.18442 | 42A03SW2001 | 42A03SW2001 |
| T-4390/2.20296 | 42A03SW2002 | 42A03SW2002 |
| T-5749/ 2.39015 | 20000003208 | 20000003208 |
| T-5846/2.40703 | 20000003936 | 20000003936 |
| T-5897/2.41726 | 20000004207 | 20000004207 |
| T-5911/ 2.42064 | 20000000088 | 20000000088 |
| T-6119/ 2.46016 | 20000004695 | 20000004695 |
| T-6276/ 2.49623 | 20000006877 | 20000006877 |
| T-3186/2.11224 | 42A03SE0210 | 42A03SE0210 |
| T-0057/2.8616/OM84-6C-126 | 42A03SW0052 | 42A03SW0052 |
| T-0056/2.4068 /OM81-6C-3 | 42A03SW0054 | 42A03SW0054 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Andesite | Hanging Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Footwall | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Host |
Aug 30, 2007 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of a quartz vein lying at the contact between a gabbro and massive intermediate metavolcanics. Shearing is exposed on the footwall side of the vein.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 30, 2007 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected from the pit in 1932 returned assays of $15.40 and $13.20 gold. Grab samples collected by Marjel Resources in 1984 returned gold values up to 0.04 oz/t Au from the shear zone. The best assay from drill hole MK-88-03 returned 1.07 g/t Au over 1.03 m from a quartz vein in gabbro.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
| 2 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist file T-0052
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Author:
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Beemer Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0453 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Peterlong Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Sudbury
Publication Number: R171 Page: 41-42 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Kirkland Lake data series, Tannahill Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2289 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1979
Author: Ploeger F.R., Grabowski G.P.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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: 90 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Peterlong Lake
Publication Number: M2345 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1978
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Ferrier Lake-Canoeshed Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R231 Page: 50-51 Date: 1984
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Matachewan Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3527 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 2003
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F., Josey S.D., Nevills M., Valade L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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