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MDI42E13SE00017
| Record Name(s) | Newroy - 1991, Milestone - 1968, Elmwood - 1952, Carling Copper - 1972, Lun-Echo Gold Mines - 1952, Wood-Brown - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Partial |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Silver
Township or Area: Elmhirst
Latitude: 49° 45' 49.24" Longitude: -87° 44' 56.73"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 446052.29 Northing: 5512625.14 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North
NTS Grid: 42E13SE, 42E13SW
Point Location Description: Diamond-drill holes; unknown surface work.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The claim is located in the southwestern corner of Elmhirst Township. Travel north of Nezah (10.1 km west of Jellicoe) for 12.9 km on Secondary Highway 801 and northwest on a lumber road for about 1.3 km. The occurrence is located approximately 0.6 km south of the road and the Namewaminikan (Sturgeon) River.
1934: The property was staked by Malcolm P. McLeod. 1935: M. McLeod performed enough work to receive 30 days assessment credit before transferring the claim to Cecil S. Kennedy. Kennedy accumulated 258 days assessment credit. 1939: The claim was surveyed and Cecil S. Kennedy applied for a lease on the property. The application was approved. 1949: The lease was renewed by Cecil S. Kennedy. 1952: Elmwood Mines Ontario charter was financed in part by Lun-Echo Gold Mines Ltd. 1968: The amalgamation of Milestone Mining Ltd, Caramat Gold Mines Ltd., Don Cameron Company Ltd., Man Echo Mining Ltd., and Springpole Mining Ltd. resulted in the formation of Milestone Exploration Limited. 1970: The claim was leased by Milestone Exploration Limited. 1972: The claim was optioned to Carling Copper Mining Limited, which completed a diamond-drilling program of 8 DDH totalling 554.3 m. 1974-81: Surface work was performed by Carling Copper Mining Limited. 1986: Claim held under lease by Milestone Exploration Limited.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 27 | 42E13SE0153 | 42E13SE0153 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Terrane: Eastern Wabigoon
Belt: Onaman-Tashota
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - The occurrence is in an area of felsic metavolcanics along strike with those on the Jupiter Minerals and Carling Copper MInes Corporation properties. Tuff-breccia, pyroclastic breccia and feldspar porphyry underlie the occurrence. Bartley and Greer (1953) indicate the presence of two surface showings,a narrow quartrz vein erratically mineralized with gold, and a parallel occurrence containing lead, zinc and copper. The quartz vein strikes north 30 degrees E and dips at 70 to 80 degrees to the northwest. It has been emplaced along a zone of moderate shearing. The drill core indicates that the shearing is confined to a rhyolitic rock 3 m to 7.6 m in width, which contains considerable sericite and talc. Lavas of intermediate composition are on each side. The rhyolite may represent a dyke. The other showing appears to be a zone of fracturing and silicification about 53 m southeast of the quartz vein. The quartz vein is erratically mineralized. Felsic metavolcanics contain only disseminated pyrite in drill core samples.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Near |
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| Breccia-unsubdivided | 2 | Tuff Breccia | Near | |
| Breccia-unsubdivided | 3 | Pyroclastic Breccia | Near | |
| Feldspar Porphyry | 4 | Feldspar | Near | |
| Vein | 5 | Quartz | Host | |
| Felsic lava flow-unsubdivided | 6 | Rhyolite | Sheared | Host |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 7 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Galena | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Quartz | Alteration | Silicification | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (B Nelson) - Specimens taken from the fractured and silicified zone show that heavy sphalerite and chalcopyrite mineralization occurs at certain places. The drill intersections show relatively small quantities of these metals and only across narrow widths. The quartz vein is erratically mineralized and carried gold, silver and sphalerite. No copper values were reported. Bartley and Greer (1953) indicate that DDH #1 showed assays of 87.82 oz/ton Au between 32.3 and 33.2 m, and 8.20 oz/ton Au between 33.2 and 33.9 m. DDH #9 gave 2.00 oz/ton Au between 33.7 and 33.9 m. Visible gold was noted in these samples. None of the other drill holes returned any commercial assays in gold.
Date: Jan 13, 1997
Geologist: B Nelson
Notes: The Beardmore-Geraldton Economic Geologist visited the occurrence June13, 1984.
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:
MonoMap - Geology of Elmhirst and Rickaby townships, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R168 Page: 81 Date: 1978
Author: Mackasey W.O., Wallace H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit Files
Publication Number: Min Dep Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Map - Elmhirst and Rickaby townships, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2373 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Mackasey W.O., Wallace H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Gold occurrences, prospects, and deposits of the Beardmore-Geraldton area, districts of Thunder Bay and Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5630 Page: 418-420 Date: 1986
Author: Mason J.K., White G.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Thunder Bay data series, Wilkinson Lake area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P2514 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Speed A.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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