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| Record Name(s) | De Santis Mine - 1930, New Hope Porcupine Property - 1963, Langmuir Property - 1922, Worthington Claims - 1914 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Jun-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Ogden
Latitude: 48° 25' 49.95" Longitude: -81° 22' 59.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 471653 Northing: 5364226 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NW
Point Location Description: Capped shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel south from Timmins along Pine Street south 3 km to the De Santis road and west 4 km to the site.
1914-16: shaft sunk on most westerly vein to 70 ft. 1922: Langmuir - shaft deepened to 125 ft; second shaft sunk to 60 ft on easternmost vein. 1930-34: De Santis Gold MIning Company Ltd. - property optioned, shaft to 215 ft, underground development, test mining in 1933 (milled at Hayden mill), diamond drilling. 1935-44: De Santis Porcupine Mines Limited - name change, new shaft started to 480 ft, underground development, diamond drilling, mill installed in 1939. 1960: Kenilworth Mines Ltd. - suface diamond drilling 25 holes, 16211 ft). 1962-64: New Hope Porcupine Mines Ltd. - property optioned from Kenilworth Mines Ltd., underground development, diamond drilling (6 ddh underground), 1490 tons ore hoisted from the mine, ground geophysics, surface diamond drilling.1973: Biko Resources Inc. - DD-2-440 m. 1978-96: J. C. Bonhomme and Prospector's Alliance Corporation- ground geophysics, diamond drilling ( 5 ddh). 1985-86: Stan West Mining Corp. - DD-44- 16,235m. 2005-2007: Lake Shore Gold Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, DD-10-7248 m. 2010: Lateegra Gold Corp./Excellon Resources Inc. - DD-15-5888 m. 2011-2012: Excellon Resources Inc. - DD-12
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-0140 | 42A06NW0201 | 42A06NW0201 |
| T-1916 | 42A06NW0229 | 42A06NW0229 |
| T-1968 / 63.3962 | 42A06NW0205 | 42A06NW0205 |
| T-1968 | 42A06NW0227 | 42A06NW0227 |
| T-1968 / 2.4559 | 42A06NW0212 | 42A06NW0212 |
| T-1978 / 2.3798 | 42A06NW0901 | 42A06NW0901 |
| T-1978 / 2.4326 | 42A06NW0210 | 42A06NW0210 |
| T-1978 / 2.4328 | 42A06NE0415 | 42A06NE0415 |
| T-1978 / 2.4347 | 42A06NW0214 | 42A06NW0214 |
| T-1978 / 2.4343 | 42A06NW0208 | 42A06NW0208 |
| T-1978 / 2.3797 | 42A06NW0221 | 42A06NW0221 |
| T-1978 / 2.4345 | 42A06NW0209 | 42A06NW0209 |
| T-1978 / 2.4302 | 42A06NW0219 | 42A06NW0219 |
| T-1978 / 2.4301 | 41P06SE0018 | 41P06SE0018 |
| T-1978 / 2.4339 | 42A06NW0215 | 42A06NW0215 |
| T-1978 / 2.3367 | 42A06NE0007 | 42A06NE0007 |
| T-1978 / 2.4346 | 42A06NW0211 | 42A06NW0211 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Sheared | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Contains | ||
| Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 3 | Quartz-Feldspar | Near | |
| Intermediate pillowed flow | 4 | Carbonate Altered | Pillowed | Near |
Sep 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - Three individual flows were identified in mapping of the underground workings. To the south, the rocks consist of green-carbonate pillow volcanics (intermediate). The middle unit consists of ankeritized pillow volcanics and the northermost unit conists of highly carbonaitzed, sericited schist. The flows are cut by narrow dikes of quartz-plagioclase porphyry. Gold is associated with flat quartz veinswithin the carbonatized pillows and near the contact with the green carbonate flow. Gold is also associated with lenticualr veins in the interflow tuff beds and within the silicified, carbonatized and tormalinized quartz porphyry dikes. The entire northern portion of the property is underlain by greywacke and slate belonging to the Porcupine Group. Occasional pyritized graphitic zones occur within the slate beds but otherwise these rocks are unmineralized. Along the southern unconformable contact between the younger Porcupine and older Tisdale Groups there is reportedly a pyritized graphitic zone reflecting the unconformity and buff-coloured, very fine-grained, carbonate-rich metasedimentary rocks occur immediately beneath the unconformity. These rocks have occasional carbonaceous partings and appear conformable with the hydrothermal alteration at the DeSantis Mine site. Volcanic rocks of intermediate composition, including: pillows, bombs, lapilli and amygdaloidal flows, underlie most of the southern part of the Property. These rocks are reportedly massive and light to medium green in colour. Mafic volcanics, probably massive flows, pillow lavas and tuffs, apparently conformably underlie the intermediate volcanics towards the southern property boundary. These rocks are dark green, chloritic and carbonate altered. Ultramafic rocks occur immediately south of the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone along the southern property boundary.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Sphalerite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Scheelite | Economic | Gangue |
Sep 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - All volcanic and sedimentary rocks underlying the property have been metamorphosed to generally subgreenschist to greenschist facies. Regionally the metamorphic grade may reach amphibolite facies near the margins of larger intrusions. Mineral alteration assemblages include: chlorite, sericite, carbonate, albite, quartz, tourmaline and iron-oxides. Bradshaw describes a zone of hydrothermal alteration up to 46 m wide spatially associated with the known gold-bearing mineralization. It is reportedly quite massive and siliceous with quartz and quartzcarbonate veinlets and stringers, hosting concentrations of pyrite (up to 10% of rock volume) and often has associated tourmaline (up to 30%). Intensely tourmalinized zones are associated with narrow zones of ‘tiny’ vugs. Where the host rocks are massive, silicified and barren of mineralization they appear aplitic and were called ‘albitite’ by previous workers.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mesothermal |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| DESANTIS MINE | 1998 | Unclassified | 514373 | 1998 OGS OFR 5990; TABLE 10 | INACTIVE; 405000 TONS AT 0.17 OZ/TON AND 162000 TONS AT 0.5 OZ/TON | Gold 8.2 Grams per Tonne |
| De Santis | 1989 | Unclassified | 182505 | NI 43-101 rpt, p. 14 | Albitite and Hydrothermal Alteration Zones | Gold 8.64 Grams per Tonne |
| DE SANTIS | 1980 | Unclassified | 117000 | T-4516 P. 77 | 117,000 TONNES GRADING 9.08 G/T AU; NON 43-101 COMPLIANT | Gold 9.08 Grams per Tonne |
| DE SANTIS 950 FT-LEVEL | 1963 | Unclassified | 142727 | T-140, KENILWORTH MINES LTD. PROSPECTUS | 157,000 TONS @0.40 OZ/T AU | Gold 11.3 Grams per Tonne |
| DE SANTIS STOPE 833-80 | 1963 | Unclassified | 98182 | T-140; KENILWORTH MINES PROSPECTUS | 108,000 TONS @ 0.40 OZ/T (NON-43-101 COMPLIANT) | Gold 11.3 Grams per Tonne |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 35373 |
Silver 21688 Gold 188527 |
AR 52, P. 1, TABLE FACING P. 10 | 6650 OZ AU, 765 OZ AG FROM 38,910 TONS MILLED |
| 1941 | 54914 |
Silver 29767 Gold 302041 |
AR 51 PT 1, TABLE FACING P. 16 | 10,654 OZ AU, 1050 OZ AG FROM 60,405 TONS MILLED |
| 1940 | 51313 |
Silver 23275 Gold 318852 |
AR 50 PT 1A, TABLE FACING P. 8 | 11,247 OZ AU, 821 OZ AG FROM 56,444 TONS ORE MILLED |
| 1939 | 32308 |
Silver 13324 Gold 188783 |
AR 49 PT 1, TABLE FACING P. 12 | 6659 OZ AU, 470 OZ AG FROM 35,539 TONS MILLED |
| 1933 | 5118 |
Silver 1020 Gold 1616 |
AR 43 P 1, P. 7 | 570 OZ AU, 36 OZ AG FROM 5630 TONS |
| 1926 | 1 |
Gold |
AR 44 PT 1, P. 13 | $146 AU PRODUCED FROM THE PROPERTY IN 1926 |
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: 119 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist files T-0270, T-4516
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Ogden Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0341 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Ogden Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0341 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
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:
Part - Geology of Ogden, Bristol, and Carscallen townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: ARV35-06.001 Page: 27-28 Date: 1998
Author: Hawley J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Ogden, Deloro and Shaw townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5012 Page: 80-81 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 82-83 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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:
Mono - Report of Activities 1998, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR5990 Page: Table 2A Date: 1999
Author: Atkinson B.T., Hailstone M.H., Pressacco R.E., Wilson A.C., Hope P., Morra P.M., Draper D.M., Egerland D.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5943 Page: 245 Date: 1996
Author: Baker C.L., Fyon J.A., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1930
Publication Number: ARV40-01.002 Page: 71-72 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Keeley E.C., Cooper D.F., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1931
Publication Number: ARV41-01.002 Page: 68 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Keeley E.C., Cooper D.F., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1933
Publication Number: ARV43-01.002 Page: 7, 9, 67 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cleland R.H., Cooper D.F., Keeley E.C., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1932
Publication Number: ARV42-01.001 Page: 11 Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R., Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1934
Publication Number: ARV44-01.003 Page: 88-89 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:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1935
Publication Number: ARV45-01.003 Page: 101 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:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1936
Publication Number: ARV46-01.003 Page: 124-125 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Tower W.O., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1937
Publication Number: ARV47-01.003 Page: 115 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Tower W.O., Taylor J.B., Douglass D.P., Bayne A.S., Cave A.E., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1938
Publication Number: ARV48-01.003 Page: part 1, 104 Date: 1997
Author: Sinclair D.G., Cave A.E., Tower W.O., Taylor J.B., Douglass D.P., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1939
Publication Number: ARV49-01.003 Page: 109 Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Cave A.E., Taylor J.B., Douglass D.P., Hargrave W.G., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1940
Publication Number: ARV50-01.001 Page: 33 Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Cave A.E., Taylor J.B., Little E.S., Hargrave W.G., Bayne A.S., Cooper D.F., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1941
Publication Number: ARV51-01.003 Page: 97-98 Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Cave A.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Bawden W.E., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1942
Publication Number: ARV52-01.003 Page: 99-100 Date: 1997
Author: Tower W.O., Smith R.L., Bawden W.E., Cooper D.F., Taylor J.B., Little E.S., Weir E.B., Douglass D.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Annual report for the year 1964, statistics of the mineral industry and mining operations in Ontario for 1964
Publication Number: ARV74 Page: 34 Date: 1998
Author: Riddell G.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Technical Report on the De Santis Property, 113 p
Publication Number: NI 43-101 Rpt Date: 2012
Author: J. D. Blanchflower
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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