Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Ronnoco South - 1986, Ronnoco - 1937, Ronnoco Extension - 1996, J.F. Clemens Claims - 1945, East Peninsula - 1946, Red Dog Claims - 1914 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2002-Jun-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jan-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Macklem
Latitude: 48° 30' 38.51" Longitude: -80° 54' 32.07"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 506727.68 Northing: 5373068.51 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A10SW
Point Location Description: Approximate centre of the Ronnoco South Zone
Location Method: Other
Access Description: Travel south 2.5 km from highway 101 to the Aquarius Mine. Travel by atv 3.5 km west to the site on the north shore of the east peninsula. The site can also be accessed by boat on Night Hawk Lake by crossing northeast bay.
Circa 1912-14: property owned by Viscount Lascelles, transferred to Captain Mann. 1937-1944: Ronnoco Gold Mines - property acquisition, mapping, DD-15. 1982-87: Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd. - ground geophysics, IP, DD-2-1282 ft, OVD-70-7540 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| T-2313/ 59/87 | 42A10SW0222 | 42A10SW0222 |
| T-2313/ 2.8707 | 42A10SW0268 | 42A10SW0268 |
| T-2313 / OM86-5P-197 / 63.4921 | 42A11SE8407 | 42A11SE8407 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Syenite | Host |
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| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Near |
Jun 25, 2013 (G Seim) - The Ronnoco South Deposit occurs within a thick syenite dike that trends east along the south shore of the East Peninsula of Nighthawk Lake.
Jun 25, 2013 (G Seim) - In 1996 Royal Oak announced that the Ronnoco Extension formed part of an 800,000 ounce geological resource on 4 zones that also includes the Ronnoco North, Hopson and Gold Island zones. Royal Oak reported a best assay of 0.185 oz/t Au over 95.1 feet.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Ronnoco South | 1992 | Unclassified | 5443108 | property boundary map in T-1959 | quotes as 6,000,000 tons at 0.07 oz/t Au | Gold 0.07 Ounce per Ton |
| Ronnoco South | 1986 | Unclassified | 1088622 | Timmins assessment file T-2313 OM86-SP-197 | Gold 0.077 Ounce per Ton |
File - Resident Geologist file T-0110
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Press Release - Royal Oak identifies a significant new gold resource at Nighthawk Lake
Publication Number: Press Release Date: 1996
Author: Royal Oak Mines Inc.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Book - 1995 Annual Report
Publication Number: Annual Report Date: 1996
Author: Royal Oak Mines Inc.
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Location: Timmins RGO
Map - Night Hawk Lake area, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2222 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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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
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MonoMap - Geology of the Night Hawk Lake area, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: R096 Page: 39 Date: 1971
Author: Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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