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| Record Name(s) | Victor Diamond Mine - 2008, Victor-1 - 2000, Grid V - 1995, DeBeers DDH V-1-88 - 1988, Victor Main Kimberlite - 2000, Victor Kimberlite - 1989 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1995-Mar-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Oct-17 |
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| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Kimberlite, Diamond
Township or Area: BMA 527 834
Latitude: 52° 49' 36.31" Longitude: -83° 53' 7.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 305608 Northing: 5856900 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 43B13SW
Point Location Description: exact
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Via helicopter from Attawapiskat.
1984-86: Monopros Ltd.: regional sediment sampling program. 1986-87: Monopros Ltd.: airborne magnetic survey. 1988-89: Monopros Ltd. - ground magnetic survey, 8 ddh (1264.9 m). 1997- 1998: Monopros Ltd. - ground geophysical survey, 25 reverse circulation drill holes (1301.2 m), 24 302.4 kg sample, trenching. 2000-2002: Monopros Ltd. - 6 ddh (1862 m), geotechnical study, bulk sampling (10 000), airborne geophysics, pre-feasiibility study. 2007: De Beers Canada Inc. - mine development, DD-50-9016 m. 2008: DeBeers Canada Inc. - production commences
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| T-5554/2.35644 | 20000002762 | 20000002762 |
| T-3262/ 2.18134 | 43B13SW2002 | 43B13SW2002 |
| T-3262/ 2.12003 | 43B13SW0006 | 43B13SW0006 |
| T-3262/ 2.11992 | 43B13SW0009 | 43B13SW0009 |
| T-3262/ 2.12001 | 43B13SW0003 | 43B13SW0003 |
| T-3262/ 2.12004 | 43B13SW0007 | 43B13SW0007 |
| T-3262/ 2.12002 | 43B13SW0004 | 43B13SW0004 |
| T-3262/ 2.18142 | 43B13SW2003 | 43B13SW2003 |
| T-4753/2.23991 | 43B13SW2011 | 43B13SW2011 |
| T-4714/2.23977 | 43B13SW2009 | 43B13SW2009 |
| T-4664/2.22711 | 43B12NW2005 | 43B12NW2005 |
| T-3262/ 12 | 43B13SW0005 | 43B13SW0005 |
| T-4449/2.20497 | 43B13SW2005 | 43B13SW2005 |
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Hudson Bay Basin
Geological Age: Mesozoic Geochronological Age: 180 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: OFR 6019
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - In the Attawapiskat area there are both Early Jurassic and Proterozoic kimberlites. The early Jurassic kimberlites are centred at approximately latitude 52 45N and 83 50 W. These kimberlites occur along the Winisk River fault trend and occur where this fault splays toward James Bay. The kimberlite distribution pattern is elongated northwest along the Winisk River fault, parallel to the NW trend of the Proterozoic Sutton Inlier (120 km north of Attawapiskat). The Early Jurassic kimberlites lie just south of the NE trending Cape Henrietta Maria Arch.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Kimberlite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
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Aug 31, 2009 (A Wilson) - The kimberlite consists of two distinctive bodies. The Victor Main is the larger of the two bodies and may consist of up to three separate crater events. The Victor southwest is located to the southwest of the Victor Main pipe. It appears to be separated by a poorly delineated section of in-situ country rock. The kimberlite has been described as a hypabyssal macrocrystic to hypabyssal segregationary kimberlite locally containing Paleozoic limestone xenoliths or Paleozoic limestone breccia. Garnet, ilmenite and clinopyroxene megacrysts have been observed. Basement and mantle xenoliths are also present in the kimberlite. The garnets are almost exclusively G-9. Chromite is uncommon and has a chemistry that falls outside of the fields of chromite intergrown with diamond.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Diamond | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrope | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Olivine | Economic | Ore |
Aug 31, 2009 (A Wilson) - Monopros has recovered 96 macrodiamonds from the drill core sampled in 1997. By 2001 DeBeers Canada Exploration Ltd. had outlined a resource of 36.2 million tonnes of kimberlite with a diamond grade of 0.42 carats per tonne.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond |
| 2 | Kimberlite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Mine | 2013 | Probable Mineral Reserve | 962200 | OFR6294, p. 6 | Diamond 0000 Carats | |
| Victor Mine | 2008 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 22284000 | OFR6235, p. 16 | 5,211,000 carats | Diamond 23 Carats per 100 Tonnes |
| VICTOR | 2004 | Unclassified | 28500000 | DE BEERS CANADA, THE VICTOR PROJECT, IN PRESS RELEASES FILES, TIMMINS RGO | GRADE IN CARATS PER HUNDRED TONNES | Diamond 23 Carats per 100 Tonnes |
| Victor | 2004 | Unclassified | 28500000 | De Beers Canada, The Victor Project, In press releases files, Timmins RGO | grade in carats per hundred tonnes | Diamond 23 Carats per 100 Tonnes |
| VICTOR | 2001 | Unclassified | 36200000 | THE NORTHERN MINER, DEC. 3, 2001 PAGES 1 AND 19 | GADE IN CARATS PER TONNE | Diamond 43 Carats per 100 Tonnes |
| Victor | 2001 | Unclassified | 36200000 | The Northern Miner, Dec. 3, 2001 p. 1 and 19 | Diamond 43 Carats per 100 Tonnes |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1168000 |
Diamond 425000 Carats |
OFR6366, p.8 | grade of 0.36 cpt |
| 2018 | 2936000 |
Diamond 937000 Carats |
OFR6354, p.12 | |
| 2017 | 2962000 |
Diamond 724000 Carats |
OFR6339, P.8 | 2962000 tonnes at a grade of 0.25 c/t |
| 2016 | 2989000 |
Diamond 596000 Carats |
OFR6327, p.7 | Grade of 0.2 carats per tonne |
| 2015 | 1 |
Diamond 644000 Carats |
OFR 6317, p.9 | The mine produced 644 000 carats of diamonds. The tonnage mined is unknown. Do not rely on the tonnage reported above. |
| 2014 | 1 |
Diamond 647000 Carats |
OFR6304, p.3 | The mine produced 647 000 carats of diamonds. The tonnage mined is unknown. Do not rely on the tonnage reported above. |
| 2013 | 2961336 |
Diamond 655004 Carats |
OFR6294, p. 6 | grade 0.22 ct/tonne |
| 2012 | 3048807 |
Diamond 688794 Carats |
OFR6286, p. 7 | grade 0.226 ct/tonne |
| 2011 | 2731299 |
Diamond 780114 Carats |
OFR6274, p. 8 | grade 0.286 ct/tonne |
| 2010 | 2636489 |
Diamond 797505 Carats |
OFR6264, p. 8-9 | grade 0.302 ct/tonne |
| 2009 | 2048622 |
Diamond 696484 Carats |
OFR6247, p. 14 | grade 0.34 ct/tonne |
| 2008 | 1787046 |
Diamond 703992 Carats |
OFR 6235, p. 16 |
File - Resident Geologist files T-3262, T-3359 (W9006.60312),
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Location: Timmins RGP office
Map - Known Kimberlites of Eastern Ontario
Publication Number: P3321 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1995
Author: Zalnieriunas R.V., Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Kimberlites of the Attawapiskat Area, James Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6019 Page: 21 Date: 2000
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Article - Alkalic rock, carbonatite and kimberlite complexes of Ontario, Superior province
Publication Number: SV04-01.018 Date: 1997
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands Region Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data-East Sheet
Publication Number: P3598-REV Scale: 1:500,000 Date: 2008
Author: Stott G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2008, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6235 Date: 2009
Author: Atkinson B.T., Pace A., Woo H., Wilson A.C., Butorac S., Draper D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2009, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6247 Page: 14 Date: 2010
Author: Atkinson B.T., Pace A., Beauchamp S.A., Bousquet P., Butorac S., Draper D.M., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2010, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6264 Page: 8-9 Date: 2011
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Burnett S., Butorac S., Draper D.M., Metsaranta D.-A., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2011, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6274 Page: 8 Date: 2012
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Butorac S., Harvey S., Draper D.M., Debicki R.L., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2013, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6294 Page: 6 Date: 2014
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Debicki R.L., Daniels C.M., Wilson A.C., Halet S.E., Beauchamp S.A., McMillan R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2016, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6327 Date: 2017
Author: van Hees E., Bousquet P., Pace A., Daniels C.M., Wilson A.C., Samuel A., Walmsley J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2017, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6339 Date: 2018
Author: van Hees E., Pace A., Bustard A., Gomwe T.S., Bousquet P., Daniels C.M., Wilson A.C., Streit L., Sword P., Patterson C., Fudge S.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2019, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6366 Date: 2020
Author: van Hees E., Bousquet P., Suma-Momoh J., Daniels C.M., Hinz S.L.K., Boucher C., Sword P., Wang L., Fudge S.P., Millette A., Patterson C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2012, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6286 Page: 7 Date: 2013
Author: Atkinson B.T., Bousquet P., Pace A., Debicki R.L., Grabowski G.P.B., Lockwood H.C., Wilson A.C., Halet S.E., Larche C., McMillan R., Draper D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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