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Record: MDI42A05NE00119

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hollinger Sample H-3 - 1934, Gauthier Placer Gold - 1925, Britaura Porcupine Mines - 1937
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2004-Aug-10
Date Last Modified 2023-Mar-06
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Bristol

Latitude: 48° 22' 31.87"    Longitude: -81° 30' 58.66"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 461767.189   Northing: 5358167.84    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A05NE

Point Location Description: East side of Tatachikapika River on former claim P. 23966

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible via a series of logging roads.



Exploration History

1931: E. Gauthier et al. - panning. 1934: Hollinger Gold Mines Ltd. - panning, sampling. 1996-97: Band-Ore Resources Ltd. - ground geophysics. 1996: Pelangio Larder Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3753, 2.17796 42A05NE0165 42A05NE0165
T-3753, W9560-00353 42A05NE0086 42A05NE0086
2.16772, T-3753 42A05NE0092 42A05NE0092

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Neoarchean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A concentrate was taken from the banks of the Tatachikapika River.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Results of testing by Gauthier et al. returned 0.03 oz/t Au. Sampling by Hollinger in 1934 returned a best assay of $0.37 Au or 0.018 oz/t Au.



Mineral Record Details

References

File - Resident Geologist files T-625, T-3616

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Location: Timmins RGP office


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:


Part - Geology of Ogden, Bristol, and Carscallen townships, Cochrane District

Publication Number: ARV35-06.001 Page: 23  Date: 1998

Author: Hawley J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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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

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Part - Tashota-Onaman gold area (District of Thunder Bay)

Publication Number: ARV34-06.003 Page: 23-24  Date: 1998

Author: Gledhill T.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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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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Mono - Ontario occurrences of float, placer gold and other heavy minerals

Publication Number: MDC017 Page: 162  Date: 1978

Author: Ferguson S.A., Freeman E.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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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

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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

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