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Record: MDI42A12SE00014

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lally Shaft - 1915
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Mar-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Turnbull

Latitude: 48° 30' 1.76"    Longitude: -81° 36' 20.78"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 455251.002   Northing: 5372106.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Timmins

NTS Grid: 42A12SE

Point Location Description: AMIS site survey

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS

Access Description: The site lies 450 m north west from a point where the Lally bush road crosses the west arm of Godrey Creek



Exploration History

1909-1915: J. Lally - 2 shafts 40 and 60 feet in depth; possible underground drifting at the 60 foot shaft, trenching, diamond drilling. 1989: M. Caron - ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
T-3360 42A05NE0140 42A05NE0140

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Quartz Monzonite 1 Contains
Vein 2 Quartz Host

Lithology Comments

Feb 28, 2008 (A Wilson) - The shaft was sunk on a quartz vein hosted by a grey granite. The granite is cross cut by quartz porphyry dikes. The Lally vein strikes N5°W, parallel to but not adjacent to the quartz diabase dikes. The vein is exposed along the east side of the quartz porphyry. The vein has been traced for 150 feet, dips east (75-85°) and ranges in width from narrow stringers to 6 feet.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 318  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


File - Resident Geologist files T-332

Publication Number: Date:

Author:

Publisher Name:

Location: Timmins RGP office


Map - Geological series, Turnbull Township, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: P0966 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1974

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Kamiskotia Lake gold area, District of Cochrane, Ontario

Publication Number: ARM34F Scale: 1:47,520    Date: 1998

Author: Finley F.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Kamiskotia gold area (District of Cochrane)

Publication Number: ARV34-06.002 Page: 61  Date: 1998

Author: Finley F.L.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: P3396 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

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: 137  Date: 1971

Author: Ferguson S.A., Groen H.A., Haynes R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs

Location:


Map - Geological Compilation of the Timmins Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Publication Number: P3379 Scale: 1:100,000    Date: 1998

Author: Ayer J.A., Trowell N.F.

Publisher Name:

Location:


Mono - Geology of Turnbull and Godfrey townships, District of Cochrane

Publication Number: OFR5118 Page: 155-160  Date: 1975

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Turnbull, Carscallen and Bristol Townships

Publication Number: P3544-REV Scale: 1:10,000    Date: 2005

Author: Hathway B., Hocker S.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - The Kamiskotia Lake area [The Porcupine gold area (third report), appendix 1]

Publication Number: ARV24-03.002 Page: 60  Date: 1998

Author: Burrows A.G., Hopkins P.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Map - Turnbull and Godfrey townships, Cochrane District

Publication Number: M2330 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1976

Author: Middleton R.S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area

Publication Number: S059 Date: 2000

Author: Barrie C.T.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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