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| Record Name(s) | Hopson Zone - 1995 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2002-Oct-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Macklem
Latitude: 48° 30' 26.94" Longitude: -80° 55' 26.76"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 505606 Northing: 5372710 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A10SW
Point Location Description: Zone located at western end of East Peninsula of Nighthawk Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The zone is partially under the water of Nighthawk Lake and partially under the East Peninsula of Nighthawk Lake. Access may be gained by water from Highway 101, from the Nighthawk Lake Mine or by drill trails leading from the Asarco Aguarius mine site.
1995-96: Royal Oak Mines Inc: DD-7-9600 ft, environmental studies. 2000-2001: Kinross Gold Corp.: Assays, DD-59-33,521 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-4751 / 2.24187 | 42A10SW2029 | 42A10SW2029 |
| T-3797 | 42A10SW0045 | 42A10SW0045 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Felsite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Mafic pillowed flow | 3 | Basalt | Pillowed | Adjacent |
| Vein | 4 | Quartz | Contains |
Jun 24, 2013 (A Wilson) - Gold occurs in felsic sills and dikes (felsites) within carbonatized fuchsite-bearing ultramafic rocks. Most assays ranged between 0.01 and 0.22 g/t Au over 4 m. Assays as high as 28.80 g/t Au over 2 m were obtained from quartz-carbonate veining.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 1 | Strong | Replacement | ||
| Fuchsite | Alteration | Carbonatization | 2 | Strong | Replacement |
Jun 24, 2013 (A Wilson) - Assays from the 1996 drilling of the Hopson Zone included: 1.56 oz/t Au over 6 ft; 1.42 oz/t Au over 12 ft.; 0.39 oz/t Au over 19 ft; 0.089 oz/t Au over 188.8 ft.. The Hopson Zone extends for over 610 m along strike. The Hopson Zone is one of 4 zones that contain geological resources of approximately 800,000 ounces of gold.
Book - 1995 – Royal Oak Mines Inc.
Publication Number: Date: 1996
Author: Royal Oak Mines Inc.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Publication - Royal Oak Bursts with Excitement Over Pending Results of Exploration
Publication Number: Date: 1995
Author: F. Christensen
Publisher Name: Northern Ontario Business
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5943 Page: 235 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: 8-19 Date: 1997
Author: Newsome J.W., Laderoute D.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Press Release - Press Release - Royal Oak Acquires Ronnoco Gold Mines
Publication Number: Prss Rls Date: 1995
Author: Royal Oak Mines Inc.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
Press Release - Royal Oak Identifies a Significant New Gold Resource at Nighthawk Lake
Publication Number: Prss RLS Date: 1996
Author: Royal Oak Mines Inc.
Publisher Name:
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
Location:
Map - Timmins data series, Macklem Township, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P2071 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1980
Author: Hunt D.S., Maharaj D.
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:
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