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| Record Name(s) | Bowman Pit - 1923, Porcupine Asbestos - 1924, Metro Asbestos - 1956, Daffodil - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1987-Apr-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jun-10 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Deloro
Latitude: 48° 24' 18" Longitude: -81° 15' 54.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 480370 Northing: 5361350 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel 3 km south of Buffalo Ankerite townsite to bush road leading to Delwin and Concordia prospects and then along road 1.7 km to site of pit on southwest side of road. (AMIS 00433)
1923: Bowman Asbestos Mines open cut 12 ft. wide by 10 ft face by 50 ft. length. 1924: Porcupine Asbestos Mining syndicate take over the property and continues production 1926: Porcupine Asbestos Corporation Limited takes over property and continues production for that year 1930s: property acquired by Nakhodos Mining Company. 1950: Asbestos Corp. of Canada options property from Nakhodos and completes 2,657 ft. of diamond drilling in 12 holes. 1956: Metro Asbestos Processors, Limited options property and resumes production from Sept. 1956 to Jan. 1957. 1958-1959: Nicolet Asbestos Mines Limited completed 10,061 ft. diamond drilling. 2000: Ontex Resource Ltd. acquires the Faymar property. 2002-2003: Ontex Resource Ltd. completes line-cutting, magnetometer, VLF-EM, MaxMin and geological surveys, sampling, assays. Drilling was conducted to the south and west of mine site. 2009: Ontex Resources Ltd. conducted prospecting, mapping and sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4803 / 2.25148 | 42A06NE2030 | 42A06NE2030 |
| T-4955 / 2.26984 | 42A06NE2037 | 42A06NE2037 |
| T-4966 / 2.26871 | 42A06NE2036 | 42A06NE2036 |
| T-4963 / 2.27226 | 42A06NE2034 | 42A06NE2034 |
| T-4930 / 2.26677 | 42A06NE2033 | 42A06NE2033 |
| T-6019 / 2.43570 | 20000005414 | 20000005414 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Deloro
Geological Age: Neoarchean
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Peridotite | 1 | Peridotite | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunite | 2 | Dunite | Near | |
| Serpentinite | 3 | Serpentinite | Host | |
| Mafic pillowed flow | 4 | Basaltic Komatiites | Pillowed | Near |
Feb 15, 2019 (Sheree Hinz) - Chrysotile asbestos occurs in serpentinized dunite and peridotite in the basal part of a differentiated sill or flow. The ultramafic body is at least 4 km long and 800 m thick (Carlson, 1967) and may be longer. The upper differentiate consist of layers of gabbro and pyroxenite that in total are about 20 m thick in the area most highly mineralized with asbestos on the Daffodil property, but about 1.5 km to the north, these layers are more than 100 m thick. There is no hyaloclastite or spinifex at the contact between the host pillowed basalts and upper differentiates where this contact is exposed. The Daffodil sill and host volcanic rocks strike northerly and dip 70-85 E. No significant small scale folding is evident and the metamorphic grade is greenschist.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrysotile | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Serpentine | Economic | Ore |
Feb 15, 2019 (G Seim) - Information on grade and tonnage of this deposit is from an unpublished report by W.J. Mullins of Watts, Griffis, and MCQuat Limited, which stated that mapping and drilling indicated at least five fiber zones almost exclusively on 2 mining claims. Two of the zones have indicated lengths of 1100 feet of more and widths of 270 feet or more and all are open on strike both to the north and south. In an area 2000 ft. by 2000 ft. the ratio of ore to waste is estimated at 3 to 1. Within this area, the two principal zones to a depth of 500 ft. have an inferred reserve of 20 million tons. An average grade of 3.23 percent fiber yield is estimated. There are no actual tests from core samples but three bulk samples from surface were tested by Canadian Johns-Mainville Company Limited and an average of 5.35% fiber was recovered and valued at $15.70 per ton of ore (1974 prices).
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWMAN | 1986 | Unclassified | 18140000 | 1986 OGS STUDY 28, PAGES 8, 36-42 | YEAR 1986, INFERRED, 20 MILLION TONS @ 3.23% FIBRE YIELD | Asbestos 3.23 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 54 | IMR 36, ASBESTOS IN ONTARIO, PAGE 42 | Operator: Metro Asbestos Processors Limited | |
| 1956 | 6350 | IMR 36, ASBESTOS IN ONTARIO, PAGE 42 | Operator: Metro Asbestos Processors Limited | |
| 1926 | 13 | IMR 36, ASBESTOS IN ONTARIO, PAGE 42 | Operator: Porcupine Asbestos Corporation Limited | |
| 1925 | 2 | IMR 36, ASBESTOS IN ONTARIO, PAGE 42 | Operator: Porcupine Asbestos Mining Syndicate | |
| 1924 | 156 | IMR 36, ASBESTOS IN ONTARIO, PAGE 42 | Operator: Porcupine Asbestos Mining Syndicate | |
| 1923 | 5 | IMR 36, ASBESTOS IN ONTARIO, PAGE 42 | Operator: Bowman Asbestos Mines |
File - Resident Geologist file T-0349
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Timmins, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2455 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Chrysotile asbestos in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 707
Publication Number: CMB Pub 707 Page: 163 Date: 1931
Author: Ross, J G
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307872
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 42A-101 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR001 Page: 6-7, 12 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1957
Publication Number: ARV67-02 Page: 93 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Ogden, Deloro and Shaw townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5012 Page: 99-100 Date: 1997
Author: Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR036 Page: 26-27, 42 Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Timmins area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R219 Page: 11, 54, 92 Date: 1982
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc, magnesite and asbestos deposits in the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: S028 Page: 8, 36-42 Date: 1986
Author: Kretschmar U.H., Kretschmar D.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV33-07.002 Page: 26 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 - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1924
Publication Number: ARV34-01.001 Page: 83 Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R., Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1925
Publication Number: ARV35-01.001 Page: 31 Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R., Young A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1926
Publication Number: ARV36-01.004 Page: 86 Date: 1997
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Sinclair D.G., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1956
Publication Number: ARV66-02 Page: 2 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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