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MDI42A08NE00038
| Record Name(s) | Southwest Zone - 1994, Moneta #3 Zone - 1992, Moneta Porcupine - 1992, Miller - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1992-Feb-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Michaud
Latitude: 48° 28' 30.04" Longitude: -80° 2' 15.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 571125 Northing: 5369545 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08NE
Point Location Description: Zone
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1989: Unocal Canada Ltd. optioned the property and drilled 5 DDH totalling 1178.2 m. 1994-1995: Lac Exploration Ltd. completed line cutting, detailed ground magnetic geophysical survey and 4734 m of diamond drilling. 1996: Barrick Gold Corporation completed IP and diamond drilled 23 holes totaling 11 557 m. Based on the drilling, a resource calculation was completed. 1997: Lac Exploration Inc. diamond drilled 44 holes totaling 22 270 m on the Southwest Zone. 2002: Acrex Ventures Ltd. and Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. diamond drilled hole MA-02-02. Numerous intersection up to 11.76 g/t gold over 0.5 m. Diamond drilled hole MA-02-05. Best intersection 5.90 g/t gold over 0.5 m. MA-02-08 intersected 2.86 g/t Au over 0.5 m Diamond drill hole MA-02-09 intersected 20.62 g/t gold over 0.5 m. Diamond drill hole MA-02-01 contained numerous intersections including 6.70 g/t gold over 0.5 m. 2010-2011: Part of a 30 000 m diamond drilling program by Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. Update NI 43-101 resources estimate released December 1, 2011. 2017-18: Moneta drilled 52 DDH totalling 32,706.9 m.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-5148 | 42A08NE2018 | 42A08NE2018 |
| KL-3914, W9680.00306 | 42A08NE0061 | 42A08NE0061 |
| KL-4360 | 42A08NE2001 | 42A08NE2001 |
| KL-3965, W9680.00385 | 42A08NE0067 | 42A08NE0067 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
May 08, 2023 (Therese Pettigrew) - In the Southwest deposit area, the regional BIF consists of two iron formations, where the southern, termed BIF-A is in contact with a conglomerate unit and the northern BIF-B lacks a conglomerate unit. The Timiskaming sediments consist of a polymictic conglomerate unit, coarse lithic greywackes with occasional sericitic argillite fragments, weakly bedded, medium to fine greywackes, bedded greywackes and argillites (from the south contact of the BIF towards the Blake River mafic volcanics to the south). The sediments overall fine towards the south. In the centre of the Timiskaming sediments, a narrow horizon of weakly magnetic hematitic greywacke units interbedded with fine greywackes (termed IF-C) is present. The sedimentary bedding generally strikes northeast or southwest and dips steeply to the northwest or southeast. The Timiskaming sediments are pervasively chloritized and in the vicinity of the BIF, hematization overprints the chloritization. Local sericitization occurs within the coarse greywackes as bands and the argillite units are often strongly sericitized (Raponi and Dusfresne, 2022).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue |
May 08, 2023 (Therese Pettigrew) - The Southwest deposit comprises a series of mineralized extensional veins and stockwork veins. The vein arrays and associated stockwork veining occur as stacked vein structures within Timiskaming sediments, south of the southern contact of a regional BIF. The regional BIF at the Southwest deposit is a banded jasperoid-hematite-magnetite formation varying in thickness from 1 m up to 25 m. It has been traced for approximately 5 km, from the 55 deposit to the eastern boundary of the property. Drilling to date has outlined southeast-trending extensional veins and associated stockwork vein zones. These tension vein arrays are continuous from the Gap area to the Main Fault over a distance of 1.2 km along a northeast strike. The vein arrays and stockwork dip shallow to moderately to the southwest at 30° to 40°. The veins and associated stockwork zones generally have an average width of approximately 2.8 m and up to 25 m in proximity to the regional BIF. These mineralized structures generally occur 25 m to 30 m apart. The vein arrays and stockwork zones can be traced for 300 to 400 m southeast from the southern regional BIF contact. The vein structures have been intersected at depths up to 1,200 m below surface and remain open down dip. The vein arrays are extensional quartz-carbonate-pyrite veins and/or quartz-carbonate stockwork style veining with distinct narrow (millimetres to centimetres in size) ankerite-silica alteration halos. Gold mineralization occurs associated with 1% to 3% pyrite in the veins and vein alteration halos, as well as visible gold. In some cases, a zone of quartz-pyrite veinlets occurs adjacent to the veins and hosts mineralization. The veins can be brecciated and occur as quartz matrix-supported breccia zones. In proximity to the southern contact of the BIF, the vein arrays expand into stockwork zones and are up to 25 m wide in the porous coarse greywackes. The stockwork of quartz-carbonate-pyrite veins (3% to 20% veining) occurs within a distinct ankerite-silica alteration halo occasionally with sericite. Gold mineralization occurs associated with pyrite in the veins and vein alteration halos, as well as visible gold Raponi and Dusfresne, 2022).
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| South West Underground | 2022 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 6761000 | 2022 NI 43-101 | 948,000 oz Au contained | Gold 4.36 g/t |
| South West Underground | 2022 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 168000 | 2022 NI 43-101 | 25000 oz Au contained | Gold 4.54 g/t |
| South West Open Pit | 2022 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 11176000 | 2022 NI 43-101 | 316,000 oz Au contained | Gold 0.88 g/t |
| South West Open Pit | 2022 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 41178000 | 2022 NI 43-101 | 1,195,000 oz Au contained | Gold 0.9 g/t |
| Golden Highway - out of pit | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 11684000 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. press release October 25, 2012 | 2.00 g/t cut-off | Gold 3.28 g/t |
| Golden Highway - pit | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 30000000 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. press release October 25, 2012 | 0.37 g/t cutoff | Gold 1.01 g/t |
| Golden Highway - pit | 2012 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 71627000 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. press release October 25, 2012 | 0.37 g/t cut-off | Gold 0.86 g/t |
| Golden Highway - out of pit | 2012 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 1080000 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. press release October 25, 2012 | 2.00 g/t cut-off | Gold 3.29 g/t |
| Southwest Zone - out of pit | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 6980800 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. press release December 1 2011 | Gold 3.43 g/t | |
| Southwest Zone - out of pit | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 556200 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. press release December 1 2011 | Gold 3.41 g/t | |
| Southwest Zone - pit | 2011 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 10708300 | Monetal Porcupine Mines Ltd. press release December 1 2011 | Gold .97 g/t | |
| Southwest Zone - pit | 2011 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 20455300 | Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. press release December 1 2011 | Gold 1.17 g/t | |
| Southwest | 1997 | Possible | 3200000 | Acrex Ventures press release April 22, 2004 | Resource calculated by Barrick Gold in 1997 | Gold 5.98 g/t |
File - Resident Geologist files KL-1909, KL-1910
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Publication - Tower Gold Project, NI 43-101 Report & Mineral Resource Estimate
Publication Number: 2022 NI 43-101 Date: 2022
Author: Raponi, T.R., Dufresene, M.B.
Publisher Name: Ausenco Engineering for Moneta Gold
Location: SEDAR
Book - Company Annual Report 1986
Publication Number: Date: 1986
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Book - Northern Miner April 17, 1989 Moneta p. 3
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1989
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Publisher Name: Northern Miner
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Book - Northern Miner March 6, 1989 Moneta p. 14
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1989
Author:
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location:
Folio - Michaud Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF382 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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