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| Record Name(s) | Dome Mine - 1909, Blueberry Hill - 2019 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Compound |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Feb-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jan-23 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Tungsten
Township or Area: Tisdale
Latitude: 48° 27' 48.64" Longitude: -81° 14' 33.79"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 482057 Northing: 5367848.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE, 42A06NW
Point Location Description: centre of mine complex
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
1909: J.S. Wilson – discovery. 1910-2019: In production. 2020: Production ceased at Blueberry Hill open pit.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4196 / 2.19098 | 42A06NE2011 | 42A06NE2011 |
| T-4461 / 2.20525 | 42A06NE2021 | 42A06NE2021 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Quartz Porphyry | 3 | Quartz | Adjacent |
Mar 05, 2014 (A Wilson) - The Dome Mine lies on the south limb of the Porcupine syncline where the Keewatin rocks are overlain by the Timiskaming series of sedimentary slate and conglomerate and where the north-eastern plunge of this folded assemblage creates the structure known as the “Greenstone Nose”. South of the sediments lies a zone of magnesium-rich, metamorphosed and carbonatized rocks which trend east-northeast and which are presumed to occupy a fault zone associated with a branch of the main Porcupine-Destor Fault. To the west, this highly altered and carbonated rock zone passes between the Paymaster and the Preston porphyries, before grading to a chloritic and talcose zone and before joining the main Porcupine Destor Fault. To the east, within the carbonatized zone, are found lenses of popphyry-type rocks which are similar to the main porphyry bodies. South of the highly altered-porphyry-carbonate rock zone are the south greenstones. They consist of a series of south dipping massive flows.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Silver | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Scheelite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 05, 2014 (A Wilson) - Gold occurs primarily as coarse native metal in quartz or ankerite-type veins. Several tellurides, namely altaite, petzite and tellurobismuthite have also been recognized, but constitute a very minor source of the total gold production. The Dome Mine produced 72 pounds of scheelite valued at $73.00.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lode (Gold) |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dome Century | 2016 | Measured + Indicated Resource | 130600000 | Goldcorp Inc, Management's Discussion and Analysis, 02/15/2017 | Potential large-scale open pit mine | Gold 1.02 Grams per Tonne |
| Dome Century | 2016 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 35000000 | Goldcorp Inc., Management's Discussion and Analysis, 02/15/2017 | Potential large-scale open pit mine | Gold 0.81 Grams per Tonne |
| Goldcorp Timmins Mines | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 37200000 | OFR6286, p. 9 | Actinolite 1.25 Grams per Tonne | |
| Goldcorp Timmins Mines | 2012 | Measured Mineral Resource | 80980000 | OFR6286, p. 9 | Gold 1.25 Grams per Tonne | |
| Goldcorp Timmins Mines | 2012 | Probable Mineral Reserve | 80980000 | OFR6286, p. 9 | Gold 1.13 Grams per Tonne | |
| Goldcorp Timmins Mines | 2012 | Proven | 27790000 | OFR6286, p. 9 | Gold 1.57 Grams per Tonne | |
| Goldcorp Timmins Mines | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 18850000 | OFR6286, p. 9 | Gold 1.95 Grams per Tonne |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43189 |
Gold 1033 Ounces |
OFR6366, p.8 | Production from Blue Berry Hill. Head grade 0.744 g/t. Recovery 89.98%, Recovered ounces: 929 oz. |
| 2018 | 208452 |
Gold 3896 Ounces |
OFR6354, p.9 | Production coming from ore mined at Blue Berry Hill and Waste-to-ore demonstration project. |
| 2017 | 314394 |
Gold 42127 Ounces |
OFR6339, p.8 | |
| 2015 | 553800 |
Gold 55059 Ounces |
OFR6317, p.9 | The mine produced 55059 oz of gold, at a head grade of 3.43 g/t. |
| 2014 | 461300 |
Gold 59903 Ounces |
OFR6304, p3 | The mine produced 59903 oz of gold, from at a head grade of 4.48 g/t gold. |
| 2013 | 475105 |
Gold 154873 Ounces |
OFR6294, p.9 | The mine produced 154 873 oz of gold. |
| 2012 | 868576 |
Gold 73120 Ounces |
OFR6286 p. 9 | 73,120 oz Au, grade 2.168 g/t |
| 2011 | 2926622 |
Gold 84357 Ounces |
84,357 oz Au, grade 0.897 g/t | |
| 2010 | 684759 |
Gold 67030 Ounces |
OFR6264 p. 10 | 67,030 oz Au, grade 3.04 g/t |
| 2009 | 106249003 |
Gold 15911039 Ounces |
OFR5943, Fig 4 | 1910-2009; 15911039 oz Au, 104570962 tons milled at 0.152 oz/ton |
File - Resident Geologist file T-0036
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Book - Gold 86, Excursion Guide, p. 30-33
Publication Number: Date: 1986
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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: 128 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV32-06.002 Page: 49-50 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - The Porcupine gold area
Publication Number: ARV33-02.001 Page: 73-78 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and ore deposits of Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R058 Page: 82-98 Date: 1968
Author: Ferguson S.A., Buffam B.S.W., Carter O.F., Griffis A.T., Holmes T.C., Hurst M.E., Jones W.A., Lane H.C., Longley C.S.
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: 96 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Tisdale Township, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2075 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1998
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5943 Page: 244-245 Date: 1996
Author: Baker C.L., Fyon J.A., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2009, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6247 Page: Figure 4 Date: 2010
Author: Atkinson B.T., Pace A., Beauchamp S.A., Bousquet P., Butorac S., Draper D.M., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2011, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6274 Page: 10 Date: 2012
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Butorac S., Harvey S., Draper D.M., Debicki R.L., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Special Project: Timmins Ore Deposit Descriptions
Publication Number: OFR5985 Page: 1-39 Date: 1999
Author: Pressacco R.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Structural geology, Tisdale Township
Publication Number: P3173 Scale: 1:10,000 Date: 1991
Author: Piroshco D.W., Kettles K.
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:
Mono - Report of Activities 2019, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6366 Date: 2020
Author: van Hees E., Bousquet P., Suma-Momoh J., Daniels C.M., Hinz S.L.K., Boucher C., Sword P., Wang L., Fudge S.P., Millette A., Patterson C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2010, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6264 Page: 10 Date: 2011
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Burnett S., Butorac S., Draper D.M., Metsaranta D.-A., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Article - Volcanic-tectonic setting of gold deposits in the Timmins District--carbonate-bearing rocks at Dome Mine
Publication Number: MP098.032 Page: 222-228 Date: 1997
Author: Roberts R.G., Reading D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2018, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6354 Date: 2019
Author: van Hees E., Bousquet P., Bustard A., Pressacco R.E., Daniels C.M., Fudge S.P., Walker J., Streit L., Wang L., Sword P., Patterson C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2017, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6339 Date: 2018
Author: van Hees E., Pace A., Bustard A., Gomwe T.S., Bousquet P., Daniels C.M., Wilson A.C., Streit L., Sword P., Patterson C., Fudge S.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2012, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6286 Page: 10 Date: 2013
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Debicki R.L., Grabowski G.P.B., Lockwood H.C., Wilson A.C., Halet S.E., Larche C., McMillan R., Draper D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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