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| Record Name(s) | Oklend West - 1934, Oklend Occurrence (West of the Narrows) - 1934 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Feb-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Lead
Township or Area: Ashmore
Latitude: 49° 41' 9.89" Longitude: -86° 53' 38.25"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 507649 Northing: 5503734 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42E10NW
Point Location Description: Diamond drill holes on OGS map M1951-02
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The claim is located in south central Ashmore Township, on the north shore of Kenogamisis Lake, 1.6 km west of the Main Narrows and within MacLeod Provincial Park. Proceed east of the Geraldton turnoff along Highway 11 to MacLeod Provincial Park.
1932: The occurrence was staked by D.M. Morin. 1933: A total of 116 assessment days were credited to the claim for unspecified work. 1934: Oklend Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated to undertake development of the claim. The claim was transferred to Oklend Gold Mines Ltd. and surveyed. Geological and dip needle surveys were conducted. 1935-36: A 59 hole, 10,956.7 m diamond drill program was completed. Fourteen holes explored two erratic vein zones on claim TB10699. 1937: An application was submitted to patent the claim, but approval was withheld as the claim was too large. 1938: Six holes totalling 1,265.2 m were drilled elsewhere on the claim block. 1939: A portion of TB10669 was staked as TB10669A by Watkin Samuel, who transferred the claim to Oklend Gold Mines Ltd. Both claims were patented. 1946-47: A joint exploration program was carried out with Hard Rock Gold Mines Ltd., which involved drilling along the common north-south boundary. 1951: A diamond drilling program was carried out by Oklend Gold Mines Ltd. and Little Longlac Gold Mines Ltd. along their mutual boundary. 1966: The property was sold to Little Longlac Gold Mines Limited. 1986: Claim held by Little Longlac Gold Mines Limited. No assessment reports were found on file as the land is patented.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Beardmore-Geraldton
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - The area is underlain by Precambrian metavolcanics and metasediments which have been intruded by bodies of hornblende diorite, diorite porphyry, albite porphyry and quartz diabase. The arkose horizon within which the quartz ores of the Little Long lac Mine occur forms a continuous band up to 304.8 m thick, and has been traced to diamond drill intersections south of the Main Narrows. Fourteen holes were drilled on claim TB10699 to test the ground along strike of the arkose horizon easterly from the Little Longlac Mine. Several erratic quartz-carbonate stringer zones in arkose and greywacke were intersected.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Hornblende Diorite | Near |
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| Diorite | 2 | Diorite | Porphyritic | Near |
| Porphyry-unsubdivided | 3 | Albite | Near | |
| Diabase | 4 | Diabase | Near | |
| Sandstone | 5 | Arkose | Host | |
| Vein | 6 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Sandstone | 7 | Greywacke | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Arsenopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Seven mineralized sections were intersected, returning values from 0.10 to 0.17 oz/ton Au over widths of 0.2 m to 1.5 m. Two 0.2 m sections assayed 0.32oz/ton Au (in quartz veinlets mineralized with gn and cp) and 0.44 oz/ton Au (in veinlets mineralized with py). None of the veins could be traced in closely spaced holes. Intersections on other parts of the 55 claim block returned gold values up to 0.25 oz/ton Au over 0.8 m and 0.39 oz/ton Au over 0.4 m.
Map - Little Long Lac gold area, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM44D Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Bruce E.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Compilation series, Geraldton sheet, Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: P0241 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1984
Author: Stott G.M., McConnell C.D., Mason J.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Mineral deposits series, Ontario mineral potential, Longlac sheet, districts of Thunder Bay and Cochrane
Publication Number: P1527 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 1978
Author: Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of Ashmore Township
Publication Number: ARV60-05 Page: 94-96 Date: 1997
Author: Horwood H.C., Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township of Ashmore, District of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Publication Number: M1951-02 Scale: 1:12,000 Date: 1997
Author: Horwood H.C., Pye E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Beardmore-Geraldton area, districts of Thunder Bay and Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5630 Page: 446-448 Date: 1986
Author: Mason J.K., White G.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Tashota-Geraldton sheet, geological compilation series, Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: M2102 Date: 1997
Author: Pye E.G., Harris F.R., Fenwick K.G., Baillie J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
File - Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Map - Thunder Bay data series, Geraldton area, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: P2520 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Love W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geophysical series, Jellicoe Project, Ontario, airborne magnetic, total field
Publication Number: M30002G Scale: 1:125,000 Date: 1998
Author: Geological Survey of Canada, Ontario Division of Mines
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada, Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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