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| Record Name(s) | Braminco No. 7 Vein - 1942, Braminco Option - 1985, Micon Property - 2008 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2001-Jun-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Silica, Gold
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Brackin
Latitude: 48° 21' 52.13" Longitude: -83° 51' 17.83"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 288548 Northing: 5360751 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B05SW
Point Location Description: Portal on patented claim SSM34821
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Drive east along the Renabie Mine access road for approximately 17 km from the north end of highway 651 to the Crooked Lake access road. Drive south for approximately 1.5 km to the Braminco access road and then turn west and drive for approximately 1000 m to the portal.
1940-41:Canbrae Mines Ltd. - 3639.6 ft ddh on C, B and No. 7 veins (8 ddh drilled on No. 7), trenching. 1946-47: Braminco Mines Ltd. - sampling, 33 ddh (9132 ft, trenching. 1983-84: Canreos Minerals (1980) Ltd. - ground geophysical survey, bulk sampling. 1985-88: Missibay Mining Ltd. - diamond drilling, ramp and open pit development on the No. 21 and No. 7 veins, contracted to supply Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. Smelter with flux for 2 years, bulk sample (4600 ton) shipped to Kidd Creek smelter; in production 1985-1987. 2003: Concopper Enterprises Limited - property purchased from Young-Davidson Mines Limited. 2008-2010: Concopper Enterprises Limited - ground geophysics, IP survey, GC. 2008-2010: Micon Gold Inc. - ground geophysics, soil geochemistry
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Brackin.60 / 2.48343 | 20000006422 | 20000006422 |
| WT Brackin.43 / donation | 20000018831 | 20000018831 |
| WP Brackin.14/ 2.6608 | 42B05SW0044 | 42B05SW0044 |
Province: Kapuskasing Structural Zone
Geological Age: Neoarchean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Tonalite | 1 | Trondhjemite | Sheared | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz | Host |
Jul 14, 2014 (A Wilson) - The 7 Zone is described as quartz bands in schistose granite gneiss. They have an easterly strike, dip moderately to the north and the quartz bands suggest a complexly folded horizon.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Gold | Economic | Ore |
Apr 28, 2015 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the OGS in 2014 returned 0.052 oz/t Au and 0.2 oz/t Ag (288592E, 536066N, Zone 17, NAD83).
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sheared |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 39.6 | 3.8 | 60.9 |
Date: Jun 11, 2001
Geologist: A Wilson
Notes: The No. 7 Vein lies approximately 182 m south of the No. 21 vein. Only low gold values are found in the sheared area between the two occurrences.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braminco 7 Vein | 1988 | Unclassified | 160008 | WP Brackin.60 | Canreos Minerals reported a combined resource (probable, possible and inferred) for the No 7 Zone | Gold 0.066 oz/T |
| Canreos Minerals (1980) Ltd. | 1988 | Possible | 263833 | Canadian Mines Handbook 1984-85 p. 82-83 | to 200 ft in depth | Gold 0.084 oz/T |
| Braminco No. 7 Vein | 1948 | Possible | 21228 | R172 p. 33 | Gold 0.13 oz/T |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 65027 |
Gold 5913 Ounces |
CMH 1988-89, p. 96 | 5913 oz Au also produced |
File - Resident Geologist files WP Leeson.13, WP Leeson.17 (63.4601 / OM84-5-C-237)
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Renabie Mines Limited, Nudulama Mines Limited and adjoining properties, surface geology, parts of Rennie, Leeson and Brackin townships, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0492 Scale: 1:6,000 Date: 1997
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Crooked Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R172 Page: 32-34 Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Brackin Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0791 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1972
Author: Bennett G., Dupuis C.P., Elmhirst F., Andrews M.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Rennie-Leeson area, District of Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51G Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Bruce E.L., Horwood H.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Page: 49-50 Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Stover and Brackin townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2380 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Timmins Resident Geologist area, Northern Region
Publication Number: MP128.006 Page: 168 Date: 1997
Author: Luhta L.E., Sangster P.J., Ireland J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Operation Chapleau, Missinaibi Lake sheet, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: P0672 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Thurston P.C., Siragusa G.M., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Article - Timmins Resident Geologist's area, Northern Region
Publication Number: MP134.006 Page: 146 Date: 1997
Author: Luhta L.E., Draper D.M., Ireland J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - The geological and structural setting of gold mineralization in the Renabie portion of the Missanabie-Renabie gold district, Wawa gold camp, Wawa
Publication Number: MP146.017 Page: 99-107 Date: 1997
Author: Heather K.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Gneissose trondhjemite/tonalite hosted Au-quartz vein mineralization, Renabie Mine area, Wawa: geological characteristics and shear zone control
Publication Number: MP136.288 Date: 1997
Author: Callan N.J., Spooner E.T.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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