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| Record Name(s) | Pleno Mines Prospect - 1955, Desaulniers - McDonald Option - 1939 |
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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-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Silver, Gold
Township or Area: Jamieson, Robb
Latitude: 48° 35' 22.28" Longitude: -81° 35' 44.87"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 456065 Northing: 5381998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42A12SE
Point Location Description: drill collar
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1945-49: Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines and Kam-Kotia Porcupine Mines Limited - gravity, ground geophysics, DD. 1955-64: Pleno Mines Limited and New Kelore Mines Limited - ground geophysics, DD-50, mapping. 1965: Kam-Kotia Mines Ltd. - underground exploration - 450-level drift explored the prospect, some underground drilling (2000 feet). 1979-82: The Sulphide Syndicate - ground geophysics, DD-2. 1994-97: Falconbridge Limited - DD-6 -2169 m, ground geophysics 1999: Prospectors Alliance – Rept. 2017: International Explorers and Prospectors Inc. – AEM, AMag.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-1936 / 2.2986 | 42A11SW0097 | 42A11SW0097 |
| T-1936 / 44 | 42A12SE0154 | 42A12SE0154 |
| T-3189 / W9560.00501 | 42A12SE0013 | 42A12SE0013 |
| T-3189 / W9460.00142 | 42A12SE0008 | 42A12SE0008 |
| T-3189 / W9560.00247 | 42A12SE0011 | 42A12SE0011 |
| T-7050 / 2.58128 | 20000015111 | 20000015111 |
| T-544 / 63.1018 | 42A12SE0140 | 42A12SE0140 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Jul 25, 2008 (A Wilson) - The Pleno Prospect is located along strike with the Kam-Kotia Mine. The deposit lies within the felsic metavolcanic rocks of the Kamiskotia Volcanic Complex. The Kamiskotia Volcanic Complex overlies and is intruded by the Kamiskotia Gabbroic Complex. The KVC has been dated at 2701± 1.4 to 2698± 1.3 Ma.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Intermediate Tuff | 1 | Andesite | Tuff | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Rhyolite | Silicified | Adjacent |
Apr 26, 2019 (A Wilson) - The diamond drill hole intersected a sequence of intermediate metavolcanic rocks and silicified intermediate or felsic metavolcanic rocks. Amygdules in the rhyolite were identified. The zone on surface extends for a minimum of 900 feet and has been explored to a depth of 400 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 25, 2008 (A Wilson) - Assays from Pleno Mines Limited drill hole 112 returned values of 0.78% Cu and 3.12% Zn over 13.5 ft. A 4 foot section of core from Pleno Mines DDH 110 returned 0.64% Cu, 3.43% Zn, 0.01 oz/t Au and 0.60 oz/t Ag. Surface grab samples collected by New Kelore Mines Ltd. in 1954 retuned assays up to0.31% Cu, 7.78% Zn and 0.60 oz/t Ag over 1.1 feet and 2.08%Cu, 4.03% Zn and 1.42 oz/t Ag over 1.3 feet.
File - Resident Geologist files T-293, T-4104
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Geological compilation series, Pamour sheet, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P0698 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bright E.G., Hunt D.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Publication - CIMM 1957, CONGRESS, P246-259
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1957
Author:
Publisher Name: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Location: Timmins RGO library
Publication - Financial Post 1968, Survey of Mines
Publication Number: Page: 163 Date: 1968
Author:
Publisher Name: Financial Post
Location:
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: 42A-323 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D. G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Publication - Northern Miner 75-04-17, Drop, p. 4
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1975
Author: Northern Miner
Publisher Name: Northern Miner
Location: Timmins RGO clippings file
Part - Geology of the Robb-Jamieson area
Publication Number: ARV53-04.001 Date: 1997
Author: Berry L.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits in Ontario (revised to February, 1957)
Publication Number: MDC002 Page: 42 Date: 1957
Author: Thomson J.E., Ferguson S.A., Johnston W.G.Q., Pye E.G., Savage W.S., Thomson R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 121 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Core - Resident Geologist drill core library
Publication Number: Date: 1901
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins DCL library
Map - Robb and Jamieson townships, Cochrane District
Publication Number: M2255 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1973
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Magnetic survey of Robb and Jamieson townships, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: GPR01 Page: 48 Date: 1998
Author: Middleton R.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mine
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:
MonoMap - Geology of the Kamiskotia Area
Publication Number: S059 Date: 2000
Author: Barrie C.T.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parts of Godfrey, Robb, Jamieson, Loveland, Macdiarmid and Thorburn Townships
Publication Number: P3556 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Mineralization in the Kamiskotia Area: Discover Abitibi Initiative
Publication Number: OFR6155 Date: 2005
Author: Hathway B., Hudak G., Hamilton M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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