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| Record Name(s) | Preston (New York) Mine - 1984, Martin Claim - 1923, New York Porcupine - 1923 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Jun-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Tisdale, Tisdale
Latitude: 48° 27' 13.95" Longitude: -81° 14' 47.6"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 481770 Northing: 5366778 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE
Point Location Description: Shaft at east end of Simpson Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is part of the Dome Mine site.
1923: New York Porcupine Mines Limited - trenching, DD-11-6528 ft, shaft sunk to 30 ft. 1926-27: New York Porcupine Mines Limited - resumption of work; shaft sinking and underground development. 1933: Buffalo Ankerite Mines Ltd. Limited - worked under lease from A. G. Lyons, trustee for New York Porcupine Mines, 3000 t of ore from dump treated at Marbuan mill. 1935: Federated Mining Corporation Ltd. - de-watering of shaft. 1980-81: Diepdaume Mines Ltd. - trenching, U/G rehabilitation, dewatering, DD-3, prospecting, ground geophysics. The property is now part of the Dome Open Pit Mine.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-2623 / OM86-PE81-C-81 | 42A06NE0202 | 42A06NE0202 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Talc-Serpentine | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Host | ||
| Quartz Porphyry | 3 | Quartz | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Gangue |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1933 | 2722 |
Silver 567 Grams Gold 4337 Grams |
ARV43-1, p. 94 | 3000 tons treated from waste dump, $3164 credited to New York Porcupine |
File - Resident Geologist file T-0109
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV33-07.002 Page: 78 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Mining accidents in Ontario, 1926
Publication Number: ARV36-01.003 Page: 127 Date: 1997
Author: Sutherland T.F., Cole G.E., Sinclair D.G., McMillan J.G., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Mines of Ontario in 1927
Publication Number: ARV37-01.003 Page: 134 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Sinclair D.G., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Mines of Ontario in 1933
Publication Number: ARV43-01.002 Page: 94 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Cooper D.F., Keeley E.C., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Mines of Ontario in 1934
Publication Number: ARV44-01.003 Page: 93 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Keeley E.C., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
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: 106-107 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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:
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.
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Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Timmins data series, Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2122 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1981
Author: MacRae B.A., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology and ore deposits of Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R058 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
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