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| Record Name(s) | Compton Explorations Ltd. - 1966 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Playfair, Black
Latitude: 48° 21' 56.89" Longitude: -80° 19' 47.93"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 549626 Northing: 5357176.01 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08NW
Point Location Description: Trench
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible by a 2.5 mile-long road between lots 3 and 4 Playfair Township beginning at Higway 11, 1.5 miles south of Ramore.
1966: Compton Explorations Ltd. – geological mapping, ground geophysics, prospecting, sampling, prospectus. 1985: Noranda Exploration Company Limited – airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8280 | 42A08NE0259 | 42A08NE0259 |
| KL-0545/63.2073 | 42A08NW0234 | 42A08NW0234 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Gabbro | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Rhyodacite | Sheared | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 20, 2016 (A Wilson) - Two samples returned values of 0.02 oz/t Au and 0.04% Cu. Two additional samples returned nil gold values and 0.03 to 0.05% Cu.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
File - Resident Geologist file KL-2018
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Folio - Playfair Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF344 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Ramore area, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM45D Scale: 1:47,520 Date: 1997
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology and ore deposits of the Ramore area
Publication Number: ARV45-06.001 Page: 36 Date: 1998
Author: Moore E.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Central Abitibi Greenstone Belt: Kapuskasing Structural Zone to the Quebec Border
Publication Number: P3565 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2005
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Hall L.A.F., Houlé M.G., Johns G.W., Josey S.D., Madon Z.B., Rainsford D.R.B., Trowell N.F., Vaillancourt C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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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:
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