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MDI42A06NW00052
| Record Name(s) | Polaris - 1935, Apollo Porcupine - 1947 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Mountjoy
Latitude: 48° 29' .8" Longitude: -81° 20' 41.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 474525.001 Northing: 5370105.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A06NW
Point Location Description: Polaris shaft location
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1928-1929 - Polaris Gold Mines of Canada, Limited: Discovery and shaft-sinking (2-compartment to 265ft), erection of surface mine plant; operations ceased April 15, 1929 (AR Vol. 39-1, p.120) 1935-1937 - Polaris Gold Mines (Canada) Limited: Dewatering and sampling within shaft, assays, Mag, GL, DD (T-203) 1947-1948 -Apollo Porcupine Mines Ltd.: Shaft dewatering, Samp, assays (T-203)
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Intermediate massive flow | 3 | Andesite | Massive, Pillowed | Adjacent |
Feb 27, 2008 (D Draper) - Quote from H.G. Way report, T-203: The shaft was started on a quartz vein and sheared section, which dipped out of the shaft at 39 feet. It is in mineralized schist and carries values. A few feet above this point, a channel assay...[returned] $10.80 and $11.20 per ton in gold. Several other well defined veins from 4 to 12 feet wide penetrated the shaft, and are filled with quartz and good mineralization. (Gold at $20.67 per ounce for values quoted) Sampling by Apollo in 1947: 5 grab samples from the surface dump near shaft returned from 17.69 to 40.71 opt Au; 3 samples of vein material within shaft returned 0.09, 0.11 and 11.2 opt Au.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist files T-0203
Publication Number: Date:
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1929
Publication Number: ARV39-01.003 Page: 120 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 1936
Publication Number: ARV46-01.003 Page: 192 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:
Book - Canadian Mines Handbook 1938
Publication Number: CMH 1938 Page: 223 Date: 1938
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner Press
Location:
Journal - Newsclippings: Apollo Porcupine Mines Ltd., 1947-1948
Publication Number: Date:
Author: The Northern Miner
Publisher Name: Northern Miner Press
Location: Timmins RRGO newsclippings file
Journal - Financial Post 1949, Survey of Mines
Publication Number: Page: 167 Date: 1949
Author:
Publisher Name:
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Map - Mountjoy Township
Publication Number: P0022 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A., Hurst M.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 80 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of Tisdale Township and Parts of Deloro, Mountjoy and Ogden Townships
Publication Number: P3555 Scale: 1:10,000 Date: 2005
Author: Bateman R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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