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| Record Name(s) | Hislop Prospect - 1919, Falkenham - 1918, Matachewan Consolidated Mines Ltd. - 1984, Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. - 1988, Hislop Gold Mines Ltd. - 1927, Gunnar Mining Ltd. - 1959, Royal Oak Mines Ltd. - 1995 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Hislop
Latitude: 48° 30' 26.55" Longitude: -80° 16' 46.48"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 553211 Northing: 5372946 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A09SW
Point Location Description: Open pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed on highway 572 to Holtyre and continue 4.5km north of Holtyre on highway 572 along the Hislop/Guibord township line. The site is 400m west of highway 572.
1935-37:Hislop Gold Mines Ltd. - 2 shafts (50 ft and 170 ft); underground drifting; DD-1870 ft. surface; UG DD-2501 ft.; under an option by Ventures Ltd. and Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd. 1946: Hislop Mines Ltd. - DD-15-9446 ft. 1959-1960: Gunnar Mining Ltd. - property acquired. 1961: P.H. McCloskey - property acquired. 1962: Western Surf Inlet Mines Ltd. - DD-3-1285 ft. 1984: Matachewan Consolidated Mines Ltd. - DD-3-1208 ft. 1988: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. / Alban Explorations Ltd.- acquired property, right to explore the property; outcrop stripping, ground geophysical surveys; DD. 1995: Royal Oak Mines Inc.- mined 43 308 tons of ore from the pit to produce 4171 ounces of gold.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.4430 | 42A09SW0202 | 42A09SW0202 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - Contact between mafic volcanic rocks, to the northeast, and komatiites, to the southwest, occurs in the northern part of the pit.
Apr 15, 2016 (C Salo) - Although detailed knowledge of the bedrock geology in northeastern Hislop Township is lacking due to extensive and locally thick accumulations of glacial deposits;regional scale aspects of the area's bedrock geology have been known since the 1950's when Prest mapped Hislop and Guibord Townships. More recently, Jensen, Johnstone, Johnstone and Trowell, Jensen and Baker, Johnstone and Steele, and Troop have reevaluated the area's geology in terms of the regional stratigraphic framework of the Abitibi greenstone belt.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Porphyry-unsubdivided | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultramafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Kimatiiite | Adjacent | |
| Granite | 3 | Near | ||
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Basalt | Near | |
| Vein | 5 | Quartz | Host |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Guidon) - The pit is developed within komatiitic 'green carbonate' rocks near the contact with mafic volcaic rocks to the northeast. The komatiitic rocks contain 2 fracture sets filled with narrow quartz veins. Sets are 360-85 and 290-70. Quartz veins are 1-2 cm wide. Iron carbonate alteration is associated withfracturing. Intensity of the alteration decreases with distance from the controlling fractures. Mafic volcanic rocks are medium to dark grey-green. Some fracturing rich in chlorite. Cubic pyrite, to 1 mm, associated with veining.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Fuchsite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Sericite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Tourmaline | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 7 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Medium | Stockwork | ||
| Pyrite | Alteration | Pyritic | 2 | Medium | Disseminated |
Apr 15, 2016 (A Wilson) - 1984: Canamax Resources Inc. reported that 2 grab samples of quartz vein material obtained from the eastern outcrop (along the west side of Highway 572) averaged 7.31 and 0.96 ppm of gold.
Apr 15, 2016 (C Salo) - Knight et al. reported that where once exposed, the vein on which the No.1 shaft was sunk: a) is east striking and south 85 degrees dipping; b) ranges in thickness from a few inches to about 1 foot; c) has a sharp (faulted) northern contact; d) that a parallel system of quartz stringers occurs immediately south of the vein; e) that near the southern vein contact a 6 inch wide zone containing chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, pyrite, and flour (native) gold occurs; and f) that this anomalously sulfidic zone contained, on average, 1-2 ounce of silver per ton. The vein was reported by Knight et al. to be hosted by quartz phyric carbonate schist which was interpreted by them (on the basis of thin section petrography)to have originally been a rhyolite flow. Moore reported that east of the shaft the vein was localized along thecontact between biotite syenite (to the north) and basalt (to the south) but that west of the shaft the vein swings into a west northwest orientation and is hosted exclusively by syenite. The vein on which the No.1 shaft was sunk is no longer exposed.The Matachewan Consolidated Mines drilling apparently confirmed the presence at depth of anomalously auriferous northeast striking quartz-carbonate veinlets east of the No.1 shaft site, with the most encouraging intersection Although heavily overgrown in 1986, Moore indicated that the limited exposure observed by him near the No.2 shaft is complex geologically, consisting of intercalated dacitice (quartz phyric) volcanic rocks and variably carbonatized and fuchsitic tuffaceous horizons. This volcanic assemblage is reported by Moore to be intruded by narrow north northeast striking tongues of feldspar porphyry and narrow west northwest trending lamprophyre dikes. Because the outcrop and the trenches near the No.2 shaft are heavily overgrown, samples from the shaft waste pile were sampled and assayed by the present writer. Visible gold was observed .
| Commodity | Analytical Method | Digestion Method | Result | Unit | Limit | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony | Unknown | BDL | ||||
| Antimony | Unknown | BDL | ||||
| Arsenic | Unknown | 14.26 | ppm | |||
| Arsenic | Unknown | 64.9 | ppm | |||
| Barium | Unknown | 78.89 | ppm | |||
| Barium | Unknown | 38.83 | ppm | |||
| Chromium | Unknown | 500 | ppm | ADL | ||
| Chromium | Unknown | 134.6 | ppm | |||
| Copper | Unknown | 172.66 | ppm | |||
| Copper | Unknown | 28.57 | ppm | |||
| Gold | Unknown | 110.3 | ppb | |||
| Gold | Unknown | 423.28 | ppb | |||
| Lead | Unknown | 2.28 | ppm | |||
| Lead | Unknown | 6.42 | ppm | |||
| Molybdenum | Unknown | BDL | ||||
| Molybdenum | Unknown | BDL | ||||
| Nickel | Unknown | 871.46 | ppm | |||
| Nickel | Unknown | 590.12 | ppm | |||
| Silver | Unknown | 2 | ppm | |||
| Silver | Unknown | 2 | ppm | |||
| Tin | Unknown | 1.15 | ppm | |||
| Tin | Unknown | .17 | ppm | |||
| Tungsten | Unknown | 1.19 | ppm | |||
| Tungsten | Unknown | 3.28 | ppm | |||
| Zinc | Unknown | 137.83 | ppm | |||
| Zinc | Unknown | 41.42 | ppm |
Date: Dec 15, 2000
Geologist: D Guidon
Notes: Property visited June 27, 2000 with Rob Glover. It appears that the pit was developed on or to the north of the outcrop on map 1955-5. A shaft is not located on this map and one was not looked for on the property visit. The pit is estimated to be about 30 m in diameter with the water level about 10 m below the the former bedrock surface. Quartz veins are narrow but, in places, the rock is composed of up to 30% veins. The zone with the most veining is 5-6 m wide and may strike at 140-60. Samples: 00306 - green carbonate rock with quartz vein; 00307 - mafic volcanic with disseminated pyrite and veining. Photos: 730122 - open pit; 730123 - open pit - Rob Glover looking at rocks on ramp into pit; 730124 - veining and iron-carb alteration; 730125 - veining and iron-carb alteration - boulder near road from Hwy 572; 730126 - veining and iron-carb alteration - boulder near road from Hwy 572.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hislop West | 1996 | Unclassified | 303800 | OFR 5958, P.7-22 | Gold 6.1 g/t |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39288 |
Gold 4171 Ounces |
OFR5943, p. 173 | 0.096 oz/t Au; 4171 oz Au produced |
File - Resident Geologist files KL-1146, KL-2826, KL-3564
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Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Ramore area, northeastern part, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2861 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1985
Author: Jensen L.S.
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, 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:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 1, districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Rainy River, and Thunder Bay
Publication Number: MDC013 Page: 74 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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 - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Page: G0062 Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
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, 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:
Map - Black River-Matheson Area
Publication Number: OFM0013 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1985
Author: Johnstone R.M., Trowell N.F.
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Location:
Mono - Mineral occurrences, deposits, and mines of the Black River-Matheson area
Publication Number: OFR5735 Page: 1035-1050 Date: 1990
Author: Bath A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist's area - 1987
Publication Number: MP138.011 Page: 251-275 Date: 1997
Author: Grabowski G.P.B., Lovell H.L., Guindon D.L., Bath A.C.
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 - 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:
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 Page: 291-296 Date: 1997
Author: Johnstone R.M., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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
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:
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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Part - Abitibi-Night Hawk gold area, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: ARV28-02.001 Date: 1998
Author: Knight C.W., Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E., Parsons A.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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 - 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:
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:
Part - Geology of Hislop Township
Publication Number: ARV65-05 Date: 1997
Author: Prest V.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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
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Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5943 Page: 173 Date: 1996
Author: Baker C.L., Fyon J.A., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1996, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5958 Page: 7-22 Date: 1997
Author: Newsome J.W., Laderoute D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6091 Page: 71, 73, 76 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
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