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| Record Name(s) | Paymaster Mine - 1930, Claim HR908 - 1910 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Dec-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Zinc
Township or Area: Tisdale, Tisdale, Tisdale, Deloro
Latitude: 48° 27' 28.4" Longitude: -81° 15' 42.84"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 480637 Northing: 5367228 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NE, 42A06NW
Point Location Description: shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The Paymaster property is located on Gold Mine Road, locally known as the “Back Road” from South Porcupine to Timmins, the road bisects the property. Numerous mine roads are found throughout the remainder of the property.
1910: Standard Gold Mines Limited - shaft sinking to 83 ft, underground development. 1910-11: West Dome Mines Limited - shaft sinking (5). 1915-1928: West Dome Mines Limited & Consolidated West Dome Mines Ltd. - shaft sinking (4), underground development, mine in production (1915-19, 1922-66). 1930-66: Paymaster Consolidated Mines Ltd. & Porcupine Paymaster Limited - underground development, in production. 1989: Placer Dome Ltd - property acquisition, mapping, geochemical sampling, ground geophysics, stripping, sampling
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Tisdale
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic pillowed flow | 1 | Basalt | Pillowed | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Contains | ||
| Quartz Porphyry | 3 | Quartz-Porphyry | Host |
Jul 08, 2013 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is located primarily within a narrow pillowed mafic volcanic flow unit of the Central Series, Tisdale Assemblage. The volcanic rocks are complexly folded around the South Tisdale Anticline and Kayorum Syncline resulting in an S-shaped flexure in the stratigraphy. The pillowed mafic volcanic unit, which hosts the main mineralized domains of the Buffalo Ankerite South property, is flanked to the north and south by Hershey Lake Series ultramafic flow units. In the area of the property, the volcanic flows strike between 065 and 070°, and dip at approximately 60° to the north and thicken to the west. A discontinuous conglomerate unit is located along the contact between a flow textured mafic volcanic unit and the south ultramafic unit. The conglomerate is interpreted as Timiskaming in age containing mainly bleached mafic volcanic clasts with occasional porphyry and ultramafic clasts and typically follows this contact and is similarly oriented for dip. Quartz-feldspar porphyries intrude the volcanic units and late northwest-trending diabase dykes cut all the above rock types.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Molybdenite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Scheelite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Galena | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 08, 2013 (A Wilson) - The gold mineralization found in the porphyry appears to be related to various combinations of the following parameters. Tectonized porphyry with variable silicification, tourmalinization and sericitization seems to define corridors of low level gold mineralization. Within these the density of quartz-pyrite-tourmaline stringers and microveins appears to determine both the elevated and peaky pattern of the gold mineralization. These low grade zones are believed to generally trend east north-east but locally show more northerly orientations. There is some suggestion that a late stage of folding or deformation has modified a more linear and primary mineralization trend in addition to generating some of the narrow but often very high grade veins/veinlets. Their orientation is more north-north-westerly. The veinlets/stringers define steeply northerly plunging rod-like zones as suggested by several of the stopes. From the gold distribution, the southern half and the central section of the porphyry appear to have the more pervasive gold mineralization, which is also where most of the past mining has taken place. Mineralization in the 2 Shaft Porphyry is similar to that in the Main Porphyry although the alteration is heavily weighted in favour of silicification and potassic alteration. Sericitization is generally weak and erratic. The porphyry is laced with quartz veins of varying intensities and orientations. Rubble or blocky zones are common, reflecting the more brittle nature of the tectonization. Pyrite is the common sulphide and can reach 10% locally. Low grade gold mineralization is nearly pervasive, although there seem to be linear zones of more continuous mineralization with a general northerly trend. To the south the porphyry body turns west and mineralization decreases rapidly. A similar situation exists to the north where the porphyry system turns to the east. The overall shape of the porphyry suggests a strong shear or deformation zone sub-parallel to the central and mineralized portion.
Jul 08, 2013 (A Wilson) - The pillowed mafic volcanic rocks show moderate ankerite and weak sericite alteration while the flanking ultramafic rocks show moderate to strong ankerite alteration with minor local fuchite. The ultramafic rocks are in fault contact with the mafic volcanic rocks as evidenced by talc faultgouge at the contacts. The degree of alteration intensity varies from east to west, with the strongest alteration in the east where the mafic volcanic rocks are narrow towards the Buffalo Ankerite Fault and weakest in the west, where the thickness of the mafic volcanics increases.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paymaster Project | 2013 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 1809579 | NI 43-101 rpt, p.6 (06/13) | 1,781,000 tons, 115,000 ounces | Gold 0.065 Ounce per Ton |
| Paymaster Project | 2013 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 5217400 | NI 43-101 rpt, p.6 (06/13) | 5,135,000 tons, 242,000 ounces | Gold 0.047 Ounce per Ton |
| Paymaster Project | 2010 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 2786498 | NI 43-101 rpt, p.6 (12/10) | 154,404 ounces | Gold 1.77 Grams per Tonne |
| Paymaster Project | 2010 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 3231553 | NI 43-101 rpt, p.6 (12/10) | 189,082 ounces | Gold 1.82 Grams per Tonne |
| PAYMASTER 36 ZONE | 2003 | Unclassified | 1650000 | Porcupine Joint Venture PDAC 2004 poster | Gold 6.94 Grams per Tonne | |
| Paymaster | 1998 | Unclassified | 1800000 | OFR5990, Table 10 | Gold 6.8 Grams per Tonne | |
| Paymaster | 1966 | Unclassified | 389958 | AR76 p. 58 | 383,800 tons @0.250 oz/t | Gold 0.25 Ounce per Ton |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5085913 |
Silver 325088 Ounces Gold 1192206 Ounces |
OFR5990, Table 2A | years 1915-19 AND 1922-66; 5607402 tons milled, 1192206 oz Au at 0.211 oz/t |
File - Resident Geologist files T-0101
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV21-01.003 Page: 154 Date: 1998
Author: Corkill E.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The Porcupine gold area
Publication Number: ARV33-02.001 Page: 53, 76-78 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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: 183 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Core - Resident Geologist core library
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 103-104 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and ore deposits of Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R058 Page: 138-141 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:
Book - Structural Geology of Canadian Ore Deposits, Paymaster Mine, p. 520-528
Publication Number: Date: 1944
Author: C.S. Longley and T.A. Lazier
Publisher Name: CIMM
Location: Timmins RGO
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1928
Publication Number: ARV38-01.003 Page: 153-154 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Keeley E.C., Jarrett G.S., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report for the year 1966, statistics of the mineral industry and mining operations in Ontario for 1966
Publication Number: ARV76 Page: 56-59 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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 - 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 2012, Resident Geologist Program, Red Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report: Red Lake and Kenora Districts
Publication Number: OFR6283 Page: 11 Date: 2013
Author: Lichtblau A.F., Ravnaas C., Storey C.C., Debicki R.L., Lockwood H.C., Tuomi R.D., Zurevinski S.E., Moses P., Bongfeldt J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - NI 43-101 Technical Report and Updated Resource Estimate on the Buffalo Ankerite, Fuller, Paymaster and Davidson Tisdale Gold Deposits 278p.
Publication Number: Date: 2013
Author: W. Ewart, E. Puritch, T. Armstrong, Y. Wu, A. Yassa, R. Routledge, K. Masu
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins rGO
Publication - NI 43-101 Summary Report on Exploration and Resource Technical Report on the Paymaster Option, 112p.
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Date: 2010
Author: K. Guy
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Publication - Canadian Mineral Deposits not Being Mined in 1989
Publication Number: MR 223 Page: ONT-269 Date: 1990
Author:
Publisher Name: Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Location: Timmins RGO
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