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| Record Name(s) | Genex - 1964, Allied Mining Coproration Property - 1975, Mordey Copper Mines Property - 1954, Mordey Prospect - 1969 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jan-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Godfrey
Latitude: 48° 29' .42" Longitude: -81° 33' 25.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 458824.001 Northing: 5370186 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05NE
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From highway 101 travel 11k northwest on highway 576 to the Genex Mine road. The mine site is approximately 5.5 km southwest along the gravel road.
1926: F. Steep and P. Sheehan - staking. 1927-29: Aconda Mines Limited - trenching, 14-DD, ground geophysics. 1937: Alameda Mines Limited - 6-DD. 1942: Peter Bell Copper Mining Syndicate - sampling, mapping. 1944-46: Mordey Copper Mines Limited - trenching, stripping, mapping, DD-5-2513 ft., ground geophysics. 1955: Broulan Reef Mines - ground geophysics, DD-7. 1956-59: Maple Bay Mines Ltd. and Kimberly Copper Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, DD-31-6000 ft. 1959-62: Maple Bay Mines Ltd. - DD-38-11,494ft. 1964-66: Genex Mines Limited - IP, DD, shaft development (name changes to Harrington Mining Company Limited in 1966, then to Irvington Mining Company). 1967: United Obalski Mining Company Limited. - property acquired. 1968: Kennco Explorations Canada Ltd. - DD-15. 1969: Allied Mining Corporation Limited - property acquisition. 1985-2000: Falconbridge Ltd. - DD, stripping, ground geophysics, airborne geophysics. 2001: Prospectors Alliance Corporation - DD-3-410 m, prospecting, mapping. 2015: International Explorers & Prospectors Inc. carried out prospecting, sampling, assaying and analyses, and a ground geophysical survey (beep mat). 2016-2017: International Explorers & Prospectors Inc. carried out 13 diamond drill holes totaling 5,158m, assaying and analyses, and airborne geophysics (VLFEM). 2017: International Explorers & Prospectors Inc. completed 7 diamond drill holes totaling 927.6m, sampling, assaying and analyses. 2018: International Explorers & Prospectors Inc. completed 4 diamond drill holes totaling 199m, assaying and analyses. 2022: Melkior Resources Inc. carried out ground geophysics (induced polarization).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4240 | 42A12SE2008 | 42A12SE2008 |
| T-4598 | 42A05NE2042 | 42A05NE2042 |
| T-4666 | 42A05NE2046 | 42A05NE2046 |
| T-4587 | 42A06NW2026 | 42A06NW2026 |
| T-231 | 42A05NE0506 | 42A05NE0506 |
| T-6858 / 2.56521 | 20000014211 | 20000014211 |
| T-6991 / 2.57507 | 20000013790 | 20000013790 |
| T-6977 / 2.57401 | 20000013777 | 20000013777 |
| T-7017 / 2.57859 | 20000015598 | 20000015598 |
| 20000018702 | 20000018702 | |
| 20000019147 | 20000019147 | |
| 20000021486 | 20000021486 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Jun 23, 2008 (A Wilson) - The deposit lies within the mafic metavolcanic rocks of the Kamiskotia Volcanic Complex. The Kamiskotia Volcanic Complex overlies and is intruded by the Kamiskotia Gabbroic Complex. The KVC has been dated at 2701± 1.4 to 2698± 1.3 Ma.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granitoid-Unsubdivided | 1 | Granophyre | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host | |
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 3 | Near |
Jun 23, 2008 (A Wilson) - Four synvolcanic felsic intrusions are present on the Genex property. They have a general east trend, perpendicular to stratigraphy, and range in apparent thickness from 40 to 150 m. They may represent synvolcanic rhyolite flow domes. They taper to the east, and may be gradational with larger granophyric felsic intrusive masses to the west. The synvolcanic felsic intrusions are physically and texturally similar to nearby massive felsic metavolcanic rocks; both have spherulitic and flow-banded margins, quartz and feldspar phenocrysts, local brecciated areas with flow banded clasts and xenoliths of mafic metavolcanic material. Three of the four synvolcanic masses are strongly altered and mineralized and one was the host rock for some of the H stringer ore zone. Large sill-like mafic bodies are found stratigraphically below and above the Genex deposit. These rocks are possible feeder dikes in the area. Some of these intrusions apparently truncate patterns of alteration and mineralization that cross stratigraphically, but the intrusions are not visibly altered or mineralized.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Covellite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jun 23, 2008 (A Wilson) - The best assays from the drilling completed by Alameda Mines Limited in 1936 returned 7.2% Cu over 8 feet. Grab samples from trenches returned values up to $5.60 gold, 0.44% Cu and 6.43% Zn. The deposit is divided into several zones, with the A, C, and H zones comprising the most economic parts of the deposit. The A and H zones represent copper-rich, quartz- stockwork stringer mineralization. They have a strike that crosses stratigraphy and are situated within the felsic metavolcanic breccia and massive to pillowed mafic metavolcanic rocks. The C zone is conformable and is located at a contact between a mafic pillow breccia and a massive mafic intrusion.
Jan 11, 2024 (Sheree Hinz) - Melkior Resources Inc. completed a prospecting and sampling program in 2023 where 103 samples were collected through chip and float sampling on outcrops and historical trenches. Rock chip sample F213572 assayed 12.6% Cu, 4.48 g/t Au, 24.4 g/t Ag, and 0.047% Co.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genex | 1966 | Unclassified | 38094 | Northern Miner November 10, 1966 | 42,000 tons @ 2.5% Cu | Copper 2.5 Percent |
| C Block | 1959 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 82047 | T-231 | 90,460 tons @ 1.51% Cu | Copper 1.51 Percent |
| H Block | 1959 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 131932 | T-231 | 145,460 tons @ 1.7% Cu | Copper 1.7 Percent |
| H Block | 1959 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 90700 | T-231 | 100,000 tons @ 1.85% Cu | Copper 1.85 Percent |
| C Block | 1959 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 54420 | T-231 | 60,000 tons @ 1.51% Cu | Copper 1.51 Percent |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 217 |
Copper |
Northern Miner September 1, 1966 | 240 t with grade ranging from 21.45% Cu in first car to 27.25% Cu in the fourth car (four carloads of copper concentrate shipped |
File - Resident Geologist files T-570
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological series, Godfrey Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0967 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1974
Author: Middleton R.S., Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division 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:
Mono - Distribution and characteristics of the sulphide ores of the Timmins area
Publication Number: MP041 Page: 10-11 Date: 1970
Author: Pyke D.R., Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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 - Geology of Turnbull and Godfrey townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5118 Page: 203-233 Date: 1975
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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.
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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:
Mono - Annual report for the year 1966, statistics of the mineral industry and mining operations in Ontario for 1966
Publication Number: ARV76 Page: 108 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Timmins data series, Godfrey Township, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2075 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of Godfrey Township
Publication Number: ARV63-07 Page: 43-47 Date: 1997
Author: Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township of Godfrey, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1954-04 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 119-120 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Robb, Jamieson, Loveland, Macdiarmid and Thorburn Townships
Publication Number: P3556 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Page: 50-52 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Volcanic Stratigraphy and Controls on Mineralization in the Genex Mine Area, Kamiskotia Area: Discover Abitibi Initiative
Publication Number: OFR6156 Date: 2005
Author: Hocker S.M., Thurston P.C., Gibson H.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Annual report for the year 1964, statistics of the mineral industry and mining operations in Ontario for 1964
Publication Number: ARV74 Page: 28-29 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report for the year 1965, statistics of the mineral industry and mining operations in Ontario for 1965
Publication Number: ARV75 Page: 93-94 Date: 1997
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Mineralization in the Kamiskotia Area: Discover Abitibi Initiative
Publication Number: OFR6155 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B., Hudak G., Hamilton M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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