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| Record Name(s) | De Santis Prospect - 1920 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Copper
Township or Area: Turnbull
Latitude: 48° 27' 44.6" Longitude: -81° 41' 57.6"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 448300.997 Northing: 5367931.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05NE
Point Location Description: Shaft for DeSantis Prospect
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel the Mallette haulage road 15 km west of Highway 101 to a gravel road that turns north. Travel north 1.3 km to the Rousseau road and then west 2 km to the site. The site lies 200 m north of the road.
1920-28: De Santis Development Company Limited- stripping, trenching, pitting, in 1924 about a half a ton of the vein material was taken to Timmins and stored prior to a mill run. 1928-30: De Santis Gold Mining Company Limited - shaft sunk to 150 ft, 1000 ft of drifting and crossing at the 125 ft level. 1983-88: 655 Group Holdings & Delbrige Mines Ltd. - airborne geophysics, stripping, shaft dewatering, mapping, ground geophysics, sampling, DD 22-1130 m. 1995: Anderson and Meikle - ground geophysics, prospecting, trenching. 1998-04: S. Anderson - stripping, trenching. 2004: Eloro Resources Ltd. - trenching, sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2725 | 42A05NE0146 | 42A05NE0146 |
| T-2725, 63.5192 | 42A05NE0143 | 42A05NE0143 |
| T-2725, W9006.00039 | 42A05NE0105 | 42A05NE0105 |
| T-2612 | 42A12SE0503 | 42A12SE0503 |
| T-2612 | 42A05NE0106 | 42A05NE0106 |
| T-2612 | 42A05NE0108 | 42A05NE0108 |
| T-3765 | 42A05NE0071 | 42A05NE0071 |
| T-4106 | 42A05NE2014 | 42A05NE2014 |
| T-4106 | 42A05NE2053 | 42A05NE2053 |
| T-5080 | 42A05NE2060 | 42A05NE2060 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbro | 2 | Gabbro | Adjacent | |
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Contains |
Feb 28, 2008 (A Wilson) - The property lies within the Kamiskotia Gabbroic Complex. The quartz vein lies within a quartz feldspar porphyry, adjacent to a diabase dike. The vein strikes N13°W and dips vertically. It is 170 feet long and pinches out at the south end. The vein has a maximum width of 4 feet, widening to 5 feet at depth.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Feb 28, 2008 (A Wilson) - The main vein contains pyrite and chalcopyrite in fractures in the quartz. The sulphides are most abundant along the walls of the vein. Native gold was observed within the mineralized vein. A grab sample collected by the ODM in 1924 returned $94.20 gold (4.71 oz/t gold). A sample collected by Hollinger Gold Mines Ltd. assayed 0.88 oz/t Au. Sampling from the 125-ft level, south drift returned assays ranging from 0.14 oz to 0.58 oz within the quartz vein. Assays from pulps of grab samples from the trenches taken in 1983 returned up to 7.58% Cu. Grab samples collected in 1998 from trenches to the south of the shaft returned assays up to 77.35 g/t gold.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 2 |
Gold 13 Ounces |
AR39 pt 1, p 90 | A 2495 kg sample of hand-cobbed material returned $140 Au to the ton. A total of 13 oz of gold was recovered. |
| 1923 | 1 |
Gold |
AR39 pt 1, p 90 | A 272 kg sample returned $240 Au to the ton |
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A-47 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist files T-322, T-3621
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological series, Turnbull Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0966 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1974
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Kamiskotia Lake gold area, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM34F Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1998
Author: Finley F.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1929
Publication Number: ARV39-01.003 Page: 96-97 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Keeley E.C., Cooper D.F., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 110-111 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Mono - Geology of Turnbull and Godfrey townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5118 Page: 133-139 Date: 1975
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Turnbull, Carscallen and Bristol Townships
Publication Number: P3544-REV Scale: 1:10,000 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B., Hocker S.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Kamiskotia gold area (District of Cochrane)
Publication Number: ARV34-06.002 Page: 59-60 Date: 1998
Author: Finley F.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Turnbull and Godfrey townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2330 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1976
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Page: 54-55 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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