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| Record Name(s) | Tan-Mac Porcupine Mines Property - 1939, Hallett Claims - 1935, G. K. Sanford Property - 1974 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-06 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-01 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Ogden
Latitude: 48° 27' 14.23" Longitude: -81° 20' 47.3"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 474382.32 Northing: 5366815.03 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NW
Point Location Description: Filled shaft on former claim PP 67
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel along the power line west of Timmins cemetary to a gravel road that heads south. At the large sand pit veer southeast. The site lies on the left side of the road.
Pre-1927: 55 ft shaft with two drift rounds. 1939: Ian-Mac Porcupine Mines Ltd. - property acquired. 1965: Globe Exploration and Mining Co. Limited - ground geophysics. 1974:. G. K. Sandford - trenching, stripping. 1980-86: Canamax Minerals Exploration and Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, mapping, overburden drilling, 3 ddh (1234 ft). 1997-98: Canadian Golden Dragon Resources - ground geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1978, 2.3367 | 42A06NE0007 | 42A06NE0007 |
| T-3931, 2.18306 | 42A06NW2004 | 42A06NW2004 |
| T-0932, 63.1415 | 42A06NW0238 | 42A06NW0238 |
| T-2817, 63.4117 | 42A06NW8492 | 42A06NW8492 |
| T-1624, W7406-00098 | 42A06NW5153 | 42A06NW5153 |
| T-0452 | ||
| T-2842, 2.6499 | 42A06NW0274 | 42A06NW0274 |
| 2.4343, T-1978 | 42A06NW0208 | 42A06NW0208 |
| T-1624, W7406-00096 | 42A06NW5151 | 42A06NW5151 |
| T-1624, W7406-00097 | 42A06NW5152 | 42A06NW5152 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Contains | |
| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 3 | Greywacke | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence consists of several small quartz stringers within sheared metasediments and mafic metavolcanic rocks. No mafic metavolcanics were encountered in subsequent diamond drilling on the property.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Samples collected from outcrop and muck pile by Hollinger GML in 1935 returned low gold values. Samples collected by Ianmac Porcupine Mines in 1946 returned trace gold. Correspondence in assessment files reports assay values up to $2688.00 Au from the quartz vein.
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: 42A-142 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
File - Resident Geologist files T-0452, T-2788
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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 - 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:
Part - Geology of Ogden, Bristol, and Carscallen townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: ARV35-06.001 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:
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:
MonoMap - Geology of Ogden, Deloro and Shaw townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5012 Page: 87 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:
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