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| Record Name(s) | Tisdale Ankerite Mine - 1935, Nakhados Option - 1941, Edwards Claim - 1924, Fuller Claims - 1935 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Aug-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Township or Area: Tisdale, Tisdale, Tisdale, Tisdale
Latitude: 48° 27' 8.14" Longitude: -81° 16' 22.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 479829 Northing: 5366605 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NW
Point Location Description: Edward’s Shaft
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Travel north of the Vedron Mine along the powerline to the site.
1924: inclined shaft to 2400 ft, one level developed, drifting, cross-cutting; 1000 ft DD. circa: 1935: Tisdale Ankerite Mines Limited – trenching, sampling. 1938: Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Limited – property optioned from Tisdale Ankerite Mines Limited, mapping, DD-25-14,000 ft., drifting from Buffalo Ankerite Mine. 1940: Nakhodas Mining Company – DD-41-10,900 ft, UGDD-83 sampling, in production. 1953: Tisdale Ankerite Mines Limited – U/G development, UGDD-77-22,611 ft., in production. 1983: Vedron Ltd. – DD-2-500 ft. 1983: Vedron Ltd and Pamour Gold Mines Ltd. J/V – DD-15-4085 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-2479/ 63.4231, OM83-5C-88 | 42A06NW0002 | 42A06NW0002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Serpentinite | 1 | Serpentinite | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Basalt | Pillowed, Brecciated | Adjacent |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz-Carbonate | Contains | |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 4 | Feldspar | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Silver | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 11, 2014 (A Wilson) - Assays from samples collected by H.C. Ancher in 1935 returned assays of $4.50 Au/t over 27 feet, $10.38 Au/t over 5 feet. Values from the contact zone between the porphyry and the mafic volcanics ranged from $1.00 to $13.00 Au. Assays from the shaft on the central part of the claim averaged $7.00 Au/t. Assays from the 1940 underground (?) drilling program returned assay values ranging from $2.10 over 5 ft to $83.80 over 82.5 ft The average cut grade from muck samples collected by Tisdale Ankerite in 1953 was 0.196 oz/t Au. Assays from a drilling program completed by Vedron Ltd. in 1983 returned values ranging from 0.002 oz/t Au over 2 ft to 0.170 oz/t Au over 2 ft in a quartz vein.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 13295 |
Gold 2236 Ounces |
OFR5943, p. 245 | 2236 oz Au, 14655 tons milled at 0.15 oz/ton |
| 1942 | 39942 |
Silver 586 Ounces Gold 6543 Ounces |
T-0045 | 6543 oz Au, 586 oz Ag from 44028 tons milled |
File - Resident Geologist files T-0045, T-0126, T-2479
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
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:
Compend - Report of activities, 1983, Regional and Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP117 Page: 111 Date: 1984
Author: Kustra C.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: 107 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1952
Publication Number: ARV62-02 Page: 80-81 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - MNINER 83-09-15
Publication Number: Date: 1983
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
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: 203 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
MonoMap - Geology and ore deposits of Tisdale Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R058 Page: 152-153 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:
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 - 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
Location:
Part - The Porcupine gold area
Publication Number: ARV33-02.001 Page: 14, 19, 78 Date: 1998
Author: Burrows A.G.
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:
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
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:
Publication - Canadian Mineral Deposits not Being Mined in 1989
Publication Number: MR 223 Page: ONT-272 Date: 1990
Author:
Publisher Name: Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Location: Timmins RGO
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