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MDI42A05NE00079
| Record Name(s) | McKinley & Molesky Claim 8405 - 1921, McKinley & Daly Claims - 1923, Allerston Option - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1979-Oct-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Bristol
Latitude: 48° 25' 13.4" Longitude: -81° 33' 1.94"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 459267.203 Northing: 5363172.86 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05NE
Point Location Description: Trenches
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The property is accessible via the Mallete Road which intersects highway 101W approximately 10 km west of Timmins. Drive north for 7 km to a south trending bush road. Follow the bush road for approximately 2 km to the site.
1921-27: F. McKinley and D. J. Molesky - discovery, sampling. 1926: Foley-O'Brien Limited - 3 ddh. 1974: R. Allerston - stripping. 1975: Gedex Limited - 4 ddh (1010 ft). 1975-79: Kidd Creek MInes Ltd. - OVD, ground geophysics, 4 ddh (1487 ft). 1986-87: Comico Ltd. - mapping, ground geohysics. 1996-97: Prospectors Alliance Corp. - mapping, ground geohysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1789, 2.2476 | 42A06NW8431 | 42A06NW8431 |
| T-1941, 2.3085 | 42A05NE8457 | 42A05NE8457 |
| T-1948, 2.10453 | 42A06NW8427 | 42A06NW8427 |
| T-3814, 2.17697 | 42A05NE0167 | 42A05NE0167 |
| T-4223 | 42A05NE2018 | 42A05NE2018 |
| T-1610, 19 | 42A05NE8449 | 42A05NE8449 |
| 20, T-1610 | 42A05NW8436 | 42A05NW8436 |
| 2.2517, T-1789 | 42A06NW8471 | 42A06NW8471 |
| 2.2513, T-1789 | 42A06NW8485 | 42A06NW8485 |
| 2.2300, T-1789 | 42A06NE8435 | 42A06NE8435 |
| 2.3003, T-1941 | 42A05NE8455 | 42A05NE8455 |
| 21, T-1941 | 42A05NE8479 | 42A05NE8479 |
| 2.3888, T-1941 | 42A06NW0303 | 42A06NW0303 |
| 2.5041, T-1941 | 42A06NW8425 | 42A06NW8425 |
| 2.4323, T-1941 | 42A06NW8486 | 42A06NW8486 |
| 2.17904, T-3814 | 42A05NE2001 | 42A05NE2001 |
| 2.16819, T-3814 | 42A05NE0094 | 42A05NE0094 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Carbonatized | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz- Carbonate | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling by Texasgulf intersected a sequence of altered mafic tuffs and fragmentals. The alteration consists of chlorite, carbonate and sericite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - In 1926, grades from the occurrence reportedly ran as high as $17.00 Au. Grab samples collected in 1923 returned assays up to $142.60. The best assay obtained in Kidd Creek drill hole BR-79-5 returned 0.07 oz/t Au over 5 ft in a quartz carbonate vein.
File - Resident Geologist files T-63, T-3584
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Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Bristol Township, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1957-07 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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-64 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - The townships of Carscallen, Bristol and Ogden, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM35G Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1998
Author: Hawley J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Timmins West - Bristol and Ogden Townships
Publication Number: P3436 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2001
Author: Vaillancourt C., Pickett C.L., Dinel E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Part - Geology of Ogden, Bristol, and Carscallen townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: ARV35-06.001 Page: 18, 19, 31 Date: 1998
Author: Hawley J.E.
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:
Part - Geology of Bristol Township
Publication Number: ARV66-07 Page: 29-30 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 124 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Article - New Geological Mapping and Compilation in the Timmins West Area - Bristol and Ogden Townships
Publication Number: OFR6032.004 Page: 4-1 - 4-11 Date: 2000
Author: Vaillancourt C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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