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| Record Name(s) | Barton Creek Mine - 1957, Canadian Johns-Manville Ltd. - 1949, Johns-Manville Ontario Ltd. - 1951, C Asbestos Orebody - 1971 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Beatty, Munro
Latitude: 48° 34' 28.99" Longitude: -80° 17' .07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 552862 Northing: 5380429 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A09SW
Point Location Description: Shaft
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Travel 0.4km east of the junction of highways 101 and 572 to the Munro Mine Road. A 3km trail exists northwest of the Munro Mine site.
1948: By this time, Canadian Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. had acquired extensive land holdings in Beatty and Munro Townships, including claims on which the Munro Mine (in Munro Township) and the Barton Creek (or C asbestos body) would subsequently be discovered. 1949-1951: Canadian Johns Manville Co. Ltd. - DD-30,459 ft., 2 compartment shaft, sunk to 314 ft.; 1176 ft. drifting, 2,972 ft. crosscutting, 11,000 ton bulk sample removed in and near claim 25,634 (the northwest quarter of the south half of lot 1, concession 3, Beatty Township). 1951: On patented claim 25,634, Johns-Manville Ontario Ltd. sank a 2 compartment, 314 feet deep vertical shaft to bulk sample the Barton Creek asbestos body. A level was established at 300 feet beneath surface, 1,176 feet of drifting and 2,972 feet of crosscutting were completed, and an 11,000 ton bulk sample was removed and milled at the Munro (asbestos) Mine. 1956-58: Johns-Manville Co. Ltd. - dewatered and repaired the Barton Creek shaft and completed further bulk sampling and diamond drilling shaft deepended to 257 ft., 217 ft. cross cutting, DD-38-17,833 ft.; crosscut from Munro Mine to Barton Creek body was commenced, but halted in 1962,. 1994: Falconbridge Resources Ltd. - property reclaimed. 2004: Lake Shore Gold Corp. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 42A09SW0133 | 42A09SW0133 |
| 2.28549 | 42A09SW2027 | 42A09SW2027 |
| 2.18975 | 42A09SW2002 | 42A09SW2002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Stoughton-Roquemaure
Geological Age: Mesoarchean
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Feb 11, 2016 (R Degagne) - Geological mapping indicates that the Barton Creek asbestos body is hosted by a complex assemblage of weakly metamorphosed (greenschist or lower metamorphic grade) layered mafic to ultramafic sills and flows of the (Archean) Stoughton-Roquemaure Group which are intruded by at least one and perhaps multiple variably discordant peridotite-dunite bodies. Local stratigraphy is southeast striking, steeply dipping and north facing and occupies part of the south limb of the southeast striking and northwest plunging McCool Hill Syncline. The deposit is a few hundred metres south of a prominent southeast striking swamp that coincides with the location of the Munro Fault Zone (or, in the terminology of Jensen and Langford (1985), the Middle Branch of the Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone). The Barton Creek asbestos body is nowhere exposed at surface. Diamond drilling and underground exploration indicates that it is similar geologically and mineralogically to the Munro Mine orebodies which are about 3 km along strike to the southeast in southwest Munro Township.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pyroxenite | 1 | Serpentinized Pyroxenite | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peridotite | 2 | Serpentinized Peridotite | Host | |
| Gabbro | 3 | Gabbro | Near |
Feb 11, 2016 (R Degagne) - The Barton Creek asbestos body is not exposed at surface. Diamond drilling and underground exploration indicates that it is similar geologically and mineralogically to the Munro Mine orebodies which are about 3 km along strike to the southeast in southwest Munro Township. Hendry and Conn described the Barton Creek body as follows: The zone of fibre concentration known as the Barton Creek orebody is located 2 miles westerly along the serpentine sill from the Munro mine. The area is extensively overburdened and no surface outcrops are available for study. The ultrabasic sill in this location is indicated, from diamond drilling information and limited underground work, to have a total width of 1,500 feet and to show a steep dip to the south. Serpentinized peridotite is in contact with gabbro at the north contact of the sill and can be observed in direct contact with the volcanic series on the south. The lithology of the sill in this section has not been studied in detail, but is similar to that in the Munro mine area. The host rock within the limits of the fibre area, is a medium to light green highly serpentinized dunite. Brucite and talcy serpentinite alteration is common in shear zones and a zone of talcy serpentinite adjoins many fibre veins. A series of pyroxene dykes, cut by serpentine veinlets, intrude the sill in this vicinity.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asbestos | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Talc | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Epidote | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Serpentinization | 1 | Strong | Network | ||
| Brucite | Alteration | Argillic | 2 | Unknown | Stockwork | ||
| Talc | Alteration | Serpentinization | 3 | Unknown | Replacement |
Feb 11, 2016 (R Degagne) - Asbestos fibre is reported to be of a softer and silkier character than that present at the Munro Mine (about 2 miles southeast of the Barton Creek shaft) is hosted by serpentinized peridotite. The host rock within the limits of the fibre area, is a medium to light green highly serpentinized dunite. Brucite and talcy serpentinite alteration is common in shear zones and a zone of talcy serpentinite adjoins many fibre veins. A series of pyroxene dykes, cut by serpentine veinlets, intrude the sill in this vicinity. The asbestos veins vary in width from a fraction to over one inch in width and form a stockwork within the limits of the zone. The fibre in the orebody tends to be silky and to have a higher talc content than that of the Munro mine.
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The host rock within the limits of the fibre area, is a medium to light green highly serpentinized dunite. Brucite and talcy serpentinite alteration is common in shear zones and a zone of talcy serpentinite adjoins many fibre veins. A series of pyroxene dykes, cut by serpentine veinlets, intrude the sill in this vicinity.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Metamorphic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 183 | 107 | 238 |
Date: Jun 24, 1999
Geologist: D Guidon
Notes: An 11,000 ton bulk sample was removed from the 300 foot level in 1951 and additional bulk sampling from underground is reported to have taken place in 1956. The results of this sampling are unknown to the Bath. In 1953, Hewitt and Satterly reported that the Barton Creek asbestos body was known to be about 1,300 feet long and about 600 feet wide. Reserves are not known.
Map - Quaternary geology of Matheson area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: P2735 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1985
Author: Vagners U.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Township of Munro, District of Cochrane, Ontario
Publication Number: M1951-05 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J., Hogg N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1954
Publication Number: ARV64-02 Page: 1 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geophysical/geochemical series, Matheson-Black River area, Beatty Township, airborne electromagnetic survey, total intensity magnetic survey, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: M80585 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1984
Author: Questor Surveys Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mining operations in 1957
Publication Number: ARV67-02 Page: 2-3 Date: 1997
Author: Field D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
Mono - Asbestos in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR036 Page: 27, 39 Date: 1998
Author: Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Folio - Beatty Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GDIF266 Date: 1997
Author: Kirkland Lake RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Black River-Matheson Area
Publication Number: OFM0013 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1985
Author: Johnstone R.M., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name:
Location:
Map - Geology of Beatty Township
Publication Number: OFM0158 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1991
Author: Johnstone R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 128-134 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Chrysoltile Asbestos in Munro and Beatty Twp., p. 28-35
Publication Number: CIMM-54 Date: 1951
Author: N.W. Hendry
Publisher Name: CIMM
Location: Kirkland Lake RGO
Map - Geological Compilation: Beatty and Munro Townships
Publication Number: P3395 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1999
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Geology of Munro-Beatty Asbestos Deposits, Guide Book-Field Trip # 9, Porcupine District, p. 28-31
Publication Number: GAC GB9 Date: 1953
Author: Hendry, N.W.
Publisher Name: GAC-MAC
Location: JOINT ANNUAL MEETING GSA/GAC, TORONTO
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 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:
Article - Precambrian geology of the Black River-Matheson (BRIM) area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP126.056S Date: 1997
Author: Johnstone R.M., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of Munro Township
Publication Number: ARV60-08 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Mineral deposits investigations in the Black River-Matheson (BRIM) area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: MP119.053 Date: 1997
Author: Whittaker P.J., Malczak 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
Location:
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