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| Record Name(s) | Erie Canadian Mines Ltd. - 1935, Heavens and Smith Property - 1935, Trench 4 - 1935 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead
Township or Area: Hislop
Latitude: 48° 27' 48.41" Longitude: -80° 24' 48.54"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 543358.09 Northing: 5367978.72 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08NW
Point Location Description: Trench #2.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: A point 2.30 km north and 1.80 km east of the southwest corner of Clergue Township.
1934: W.T. Birch geologically mapped the area. 1934-1935: A.E. Heavens and A.R. Smith optioned claims to Erie Canadian Mines Ltd.; 14 trenches were excavated on quartz stringers, veins, and lenses.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.3096 | 42A08NW8814 | 42A08NW8814 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Apr 15, 2016 (C Salo) - The area is underlain by sparsely exposed weakly metamorphosed (greenschist or lower metamorphic facies) subaqueously deposited basalt of the (Archean) Kinojevis Group which strikes east, dips steeply, faces south, and occupies part of the north limb of the Blake River Synclinorium. These volcanic rocks may be pillowed, brecciated, and may be amygdaloidal.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Basalt | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Andesite | Near | |
| Vein | 3 | Quartz Stringers & Veins | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Apr 15, 2016 (A Wilson) - The first sampling of Trench 4 showed a small lense of ore near the North end of the trench, 23' long, 57" wide at the middle, and tapering to zero at either end. Average value: $7.27. Reblasting and check sampling over this same area, showed the same ore lense, 16' long and 76" wide in the centre, and averaging $13.75. The north part of Trench 4 was then re-drilleci and blasted to a depth of from 2' to 6'. This was then sampled. Except for four scattered assays from $1.60 to $3.60, there were no results which showed over $0.80 and the great majority ran trace.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - The main feature explored by the trenches is reported (assessment files, Resident Geologist's Office, Kirkland Lake) to be a series of weakly developed shears which strike 060-065 and dip east 75-85 degrees. These shears are reported to range from 1 to 4 feet in width and to be spaced 80 to 100 feet apart. Pyrite, galena, and chalcopyrite are reported to accompany quartz stringers, veins, and lenses within these shears. The best reported gold assay is 0.4 ounce of gold per ton from a 2 foot sampling length (assessment files, Resident Geologist's Office, Kirkland Lake).
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
File - Resident Geologist file KL-1112
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Geological series, Quaternary geology of the Ramore area, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming
Publication Number: P2381 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1980
Author: Baker C.L., Seaman A.A., Steele K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Hislop Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF404 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Ramore area, northwestern part, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2860 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1985
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Ramore area, districts of Cochrane and Timiskaming
Publication Number: P3131 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1989
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 1539-1542 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, preliminary results of bedrock samples from the sonic drilling, 1985, Lake Abitibi-Matheson area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2986 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1986
Author: Jensen L.S., Steele K.G., McClenaghan M.B., Baker C.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and petrogenesis of the Archean Abitibi belt in the Kirkland Lake area, Ontario
Publication Number: MP123 Date: 1985
Author: Jensen L.S., Langford F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, bedrock samples from the sonic drilling program 1987, Matheson area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P3114 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1989
Author: Johnstone R.M., Sutcliffe R.H., Steele K.G., Baker C.L., McClenaghan M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Matheson-Black River area, Hislop Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: M80595 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1984
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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
Location:
Part - Geology of Hislop Township
Publication Number: ARV65-05 Date: 1997
Author: Prest V.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hislop Township Area
Publication Number: M2527 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2000
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Geological investigations of the Destor-Porcupine deformation zone east of Matheson
Publication Number: MP146.023 Page: 136-143 Date: 1997
Author: Troop D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Article - Reconnaissance till sampling program, Matheson-Lake Abitibi area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP141.081 Page: 472-477 Date: 1997
Author: Steele K.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6091 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP136.294 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Quaternary geology and geochemical exploration in the Matheson area
Publication Number: MP140.294 Page: 112-123 Date: 1997
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Lavin O.P., Nichol I., Shaw J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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