Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | F. & E. Galata Property - 1959, Warren Lake Occurrence - 1968, Mosher Lake Grid - 1998 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Iron
Township or Area: Keefer
Latitude: 48° 17' 41.07" Longitude: -81° 44' 38.44"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 444817.158 Northing: 5349327.747 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A05SW
Point Location Description: Trenches on west side of lake.
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is located approximately 17 km east of the highway 101 and 144 junction. The property is accessible by driving south along a forestry access road for approximately 1.5 km.
1959: trenching, dip needle survey. 1964: PCE Explorations Ltd. - 2 ddh (206 ft). 1971: Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. - airborne geophysics, 3 ddh (933 ft). 1974-98: F. and E. Galata - trenching, ground geophysics, 8 ddh (3445.6 ft). 1981: TBS Corp - airborne geophysics. 1989: Keefer Lake Resources Inc. - mapping, ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1556, 2.9953 | 42A05SE0211 | 42A05SE0211 |
| T-414, 2.671 | 42A05SE0081 | 42A05SE0081 |
| T-670, 12 | 42A05SE0219 | 42A05SE0219 |
| T-4070 | 42A05SE2004 | 42A05SE2004 |
| T-4056 | 42A05SE2003 | 42A05SE2003 |
| T-3146, 16 | 42A05SE0203 | 42A05SE0203 |
| T-2611 | 42A05NE8502 | 42A05NE8502 |
| 15, T-3146 | 42A05SE0204 | 42A05SE0204 |
| 2.11547, T-3146 | 42A05SE0205 | 42A05SE0205 |
| 2.10939, T-3146 | 42A05SE0127 | 42A05SE0127 |
| 14, T-3146 | 42A05SE0206 | 42A05SE0206 |
| 2.11480, T-3146 | 42A05SE0207 | 42A05SE0207 |
| 2.11048, T-3146 | 42A05SE0208 | 42A05SE0208 |
| 2.12851, T-3146 | 42A05SE0104 | 42A05SE0104 |
| 63.6069, T-3146 | 42A05SE0100 | 42A05SE0100 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic Tuff | 2 | Tuff | Near | |
| Gabbroid-Unsubdivided | 3 | Gabbro-Diorite | Near | |
| Vein | 4 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Mineralization is related to quartz-carbonate shears and veins in a siliceous volcaniclastic metasediment Iron formation). The iron formation is discontinuous and appear to occupy pockets within the siliceous metasediments. The iron formation is interbedded within mafic metavolcanic flows.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - In 1986, a grab sample of sulphidized mafic metavolcanic rocks, collected by the OGS returned assays ranging from 0.27 to 0.98 g/t Au.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 304.8 | 19.8 |
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-82 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of Keefer Township, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2500 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Choudhry A.G.
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:
Map - Keefer-Eldorado area, District of Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM47D Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D., Berry L.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 467 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Keefer Township
Publication Number: P0027 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A., Rogers D.P., Berry L.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - The geology of Keefer, Denton and Thorneloe townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5699 Page: 75-78 Date: 1989
Author: Choudhry A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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