Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Markay Occurrence - 1965, Foster Group - 1923, J. Leliever Property - 1935, Joseph Property - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jan-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Feb-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Thomas
Latitude: 48° 26' 48.31" Longitude: -80° 50' 38.61"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 511531.765 Northing: 5365968.518 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A07NW
Point Location Description: Trench
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: Travel 12 km south of Highway 101 on the Gibson Lake road to a bush road at the garbage disposal area. Travel 2 km west tot he site area.
1923: H. Hanson - sampling, trenching. 1935-40: J. Leliever - trenching, sampling. 1965: Markay Minning Corporation Limited - ground geophysics, 3 ddh (1487.5 ft). 1972: Cominco Ltd. - airborne geophysics1981: WPM REsources Limited - geochemistry. 1986-87: B. A. Resources Ltd. - ground geophysics, mapping, prospecting, sampling. 1989-90: H. Hutteri - ground geophysics, mapping. 1996-97: Cross Lake Minerals Ltd. - ground geophysics (T-3886)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-3886 / 2.17754 | 42A07NW0017 | 42A07NW0017 |
| T-0650, 2.490 | 42A07NW0162 | 42A07NW0162 |
| T-3459, 63.5577 | 42A07NW0150 | 42A07NW0150 |
| T-3083, 2.9483 | 42A07NW0173 | 42A07NW0173 |
| T-1133, 63.1647 | 42A07NW0165 | 42A07NW0165 |
| T-1133, 10 | 42A07NW0163 | 42A07NW0163 |
| 2.9738, T-3083 | 42A07NW0172 | 42A07NW0172 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Carbonate-Chlorite | Near | |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Andesite | Hanging Wall |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of green carbonate schists and andesite flows. The schist hosts numerous narrow quartz-carbonate veins and stringers.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Mariposite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The best assays from sample conducted in 1923 returned values up to $1.00 Au over 1 ft 3 inches. There are reported values of up to $8.20 over 1.2 ft (Markay Mines prospectus). A chp sample collted by B. A. Resources Ltd. returned 0.034 oz/t Au.
File - Resident Geologist files T-0272, T-1994
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Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Timmins data series, Thomas Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2073 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Map - Langmuir-Sheraton area, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM49H Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Berry L.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Thomas Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0547 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Langmuir-Sheraton area
Publication Number: ARV49-04 Page: 12 Date: 1997
Author: Berry L.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Watabeag River area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: P1078 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Pyke D.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Lake Abitibi Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3398 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1999
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Night Hawk Lake area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R096 Page: 48 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Night Hawk Lake area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2222 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 136 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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